Books published by Charles Boag

A trip to Paris in the company of a beautiful dame would be many men''s idea of heaven. But a flight to France with the gorgeous Helen Damnation rapidly spirals into a journey to hell.Rainbow''s daughter''s missing and he doesn''t know who''s taken her - or why. Nor does he know where she might have gone, until he enlists the help of a childhood mate - now a spy - Ace Mollema. But can he trust the spook? Or the beautiful dame, for that matter? Above all, can he save the kid?Sparks fly when Rainbow assumes a temporary identity to get a passport - and those sparks quickly turn to fire. Can Rainbow rescue his daughter? And if he does, can he work out the significance of the Bullets at the Ballet ...The Case of the Bullets at the Ballet, the fourth novel in the sensational Mister Rainbow series, is a modern story with a wink and a nod to the golden age of pulp fiction.With its memorable characters, witty dialogue and fast-paced plot, it signals the arrival of an arresting new Australian talent.Praise for Mister Rainbow''Mister Rainbow is that rare creature - a PI with depth. Down at heel, shabby, inept - he''s a born loser, at his best when the odds are stacked against him. Somehow, in a taut contest, he wins.'' Barry Oakley, writer and former literary editor of The Australian