Meet Billy Glasheen, a fresh voice in crime fiction. It's Sydney, the
1950s, and Billy's trying to make a living, any way he can. Luckily,
he's a likeable guy, with a gift for masterminding elaborate
scenarios--whether it's a gambling scam, transporting a fortune in
stolen jewels, or keeping the wheels greased during a hair-raising tour
by Little Richard and his rock 'n' roll entourage.
But trouble follows close behind--because Billy's schemes always seem to
interfere with the plans of Sydney's big players, an unholy trinity of
crooks, bent cops, and politicians on the make. Suddenly he's in the
frame for murder, and on the run from the police, who'll happily send
him down for it. Billy's no sleuth, but there's nowhere to turn for
help. To prove it wasn't him, he'll have to find the real killer.
Set in Sydney in the period following World War II, Doyle's
novels--featuring the irresistible Billy Glasheen--brilliantly explore
the criminal underworld, high-level political corruption, and the
postwar explosion of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.