The explanation of the fates of Carlozo and Montgomery is accepted by everyone: police, Rex and the monkeys at the Monkey Hostel. And Top Town has hardly changed.   Brought to you by the fine folks at the Suddsy Corporation, who have their busy little hands in just about everything. 

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Chapter 23, "A New Deal"

Now that TC Montgomery's fate has been sealed, Rex, Boots and the remaining Redd Brothers argue their next step. As police sirens close in, Boots makes a drastic decision.  Brought to you by Omniverall, good for whatever ails you or not. Episode 22 of 23 (From the e-book Honk Honk, My Darling, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 22, "Black Mariah"

TC Montgomery is close to completing his elaborate and deadly plot of revenge. What will he do to the last witnesses to his crime? Will Rex and Boots be able to walk out of the tents factory, or will they meet the same fate as Carlozo? Find out the answers in this award-winning mystery parody that puts the hoo-hoo in whodunits. From the best-selling author of Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. Brought to you by Chamberlain's Appease-Mints, guaranteeing your "Peace of mind in our time."

Chapter 21, "Three Bullets and a Lady"

At the Plew Perfect Tents Factory, TC Montgomery finally reveals the dark incident in the past that fuels his vendetta against Reynaldo Carlozo, and drove him to kill Berndt Bork and Flying Fleming. And why is Reynaldo's wife gagged and tied to a wheeled chair? It's time for a little game of "Follow the Queen." Brought to you by Okra-Dokies, the delicious frozen snack from "down Georgia way."

Chapter 20, "No Peekie"

Rex is certain that Top Town businessman T.C. Montgomery has had a hand in the killings of Berndt Bork and Flying Fleming, and that he has lured Carlozo to the Plew Perfect Tents Factory on the far side of town. He heads there with nothing but a hard head and an old pistol that may or may not work. What deadly surprises will he find there? Tune into this noir mystery and find out!

Chapter 19, "Ace in the Hole"

 After his escape from Kriehbel’s poker game, Rex runs back to the Club Bimbo to return the money he “borrowed” from Lotta. When she catches him in the act, we learn about her own gambling problems. What’s worse, Boots Carlozo has been abducted by the Redd Brothers from the club, and Rex finally figures out who is behind all the killings.

Chapter 18, "Tip of the Hand"

While Rex is ringing his bell on the corner for charity, the donations kettle is filched right from under his nose. Who could've snuck in and cloated it without leaving any footprints? As Rex tries to recover the bucket, he is led on an adventure involving a sick friend, a dozen or so uncontrollable monkeys, and a miserly landlord who needs a stern lesson in the spirit of Christmas charity. This heart-warming tale is brought to you by the Ludwig Coal Company, "just like mother used to burn."

"Have Yourself a Monkey Little Christmas: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Yarn"

 The poker game run by Slats Kriehbel, the Armless Wonder, is high stakes and dangerous. It was also a place frequented by both Berndt Bork and Flying Fleming, both now dead. Rex sneaks past the guards and, using money he stole from Lotta, gets himself a place at the table to gather dirt on the two murdered flyers. His curiosity is not appreciated by the management. Brought to you by Sink Bomb! Blasting germs and odors to Kingdom Come!

Chapter 17, "Betting Against the House"

On his way to the poker game, Rex is attacked in an alley by Boots Carlozo, who then passes out inexplicably. He takes her to one place he thinks she’ll be safe: The Club Bimbo. However, the club’s owner Lotta is not in any mood to take in strays. Episode 16 of 23 (From the e-book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 16, “The Wild Widow”

Rex tries to sort through his loose ends with Hobie Hoobler, the old blind newsie, but comes up with nanty as to who is killing the aerialists of Top Town. Our heroic bigshoe is forced to throw himself head first into some dangerous company to shake loose new clues. Episode 15 of 23 (From the e-book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 15, "Suicide King"

Rex and Jimmy Plummett try to rescue Reynaldo Carlozo from the attacker who has dragged him into the alley. Rex pins the assailant down, then watches Carlozo run away. The attacker has family connections to other unsavory characters in the story. Rex and Jimmy end up at the Hi-Wire, and Jimmy tells Rex he can get answers to his questions about the murders by going to a certain high-stakes poker game. Episode 14 of 23 (From the book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 14, "Texas Hold 'Em"

 Rex plays a sticky prank on Jimmy Plummett at the Hi-Wire. Jimmy gives him more flap on why Boots Carlozo is a “Black Widow”, then watches as someone dear to him gets accosted and dragged by the throat into an alley. Episode 13 of 23 (From the book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ) 

Chapter 13, “Cutthroat”

Those ginger-headed bastards, the Redd Brothers, have ambushed Rex in an abandoned blacksmith shop. The fight is interrupted by Detective Pinky Piscopink, who sends Missouri Redd and Maine Redd packing. Piscopink tries to get Rex to admit to the recent killings, but Rex is more determined than ever to solve the case, just to spite "Javert Junior". A search of Berndt Bork's shack turns up another piece of evidence connecting the two killings. Brought to you by Genghis Kahn Hair Tonic, The Barbarian's Choice! Episode 12 of 23 (From the e-book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 12, "California Lowball"

On his way to meet his client, Rex is interrupted by Mayor Eugene X. Brody and his entourage. Brody is dragging newspaper reporters around Top Town with him, trying to explain away his embarrassing presence in the ghetto’s cathouses the day before. Once he escapes, Rex finds that Carlozo has stood him up, but a couple of other playmates have come to pass the time. Episode 11 of 23 (From the book of the same name, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 11, "Calling the Bluff"

On the way to breakfast at the Pie Car, Rex sees the newspaper stories about the death of Berndt Bork.  Later at the diner, his meal is interrupted by Fugitive-of-the-Hour, Boots Carlozo.  Their angry confrontation cools a little as they try and sort out the pieces of the deadly previous day, and Boots explains her connections with the murdered daredevils and her husband. Episode 10 of 23 (From the e-book “Honk Honk, My Darling”, available at Amazon:  http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004YFEUCQ)

Chapter 10, "Read 'em and Weep"

In this clown noir thriller, Rex Koko is hired by an arrogant trapeze artist to bring home his wayward wife. But the bodies begin piling up, and people start asking whether Rex or the wife is responsible.

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