- Genre:fiction
- Sub-genre:Satire
- Language:English
- Series Title:The Dirty Works
- Series Number:2
- Pages:320
- Paperback ISBN:9781098314439
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Overview
What are you looking at, friend-o? Never seen anybody change colour before? Good trick, hey? Let's face it, sooner or later, staying ahead of the pack will more than likely involve executing a fast one or two. Might have to pull the wool over the odd eye or four. Possibly put one over on dinner. May need to mislead it right up the garden path. It's a tough game. Just ask Detective Pete Young, facing his biggest challenge to date. He's about to cop what every dick worth his salt needs: An arch nemesis, namely, Chad Oldman; social security recipient, reality television addict and cover band member. There's a lot MORE DIRTY WORK in the offing!
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Mr. Chad Oldman proves to be a hard nut to crack. In the big black MORE DIRTY WORK pot we have a sexy Italian celebrity chef subjected to an on-going and increasingly nasty extortion campaign conducted by a bunch of unknown texting loonies, a Department of Social Security surveillance team with blackmail on their agenda, an Alt-country, blues and roots band that keep disappearing, an A.I. called Ivan brought in to sort out the mess, an ex-bassist with a new album to promote, a kidnapped cop, a cover band taking to the high seas and a private investigator hot on their heels. What's all this got to do with Mr. Chad Oldman? That's the continuing conundrum and, as usual, that's just the humans. The hard-boiled parody continues....
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