A Second Hand

Detective Inspector Franz Heineken, aka Pufferfish, is Tasmania's long-time cop who loves to be loathed. Momentarily becalmed in the shallows of his beloved, bedevilled island home, Pufferfish, investigates a low-level mysterious and clueless attack on respectable Hobart second-hand dealer Ira Crone. But while her injuries are not serious, her volunteer work for a soup kitchen attracts the attention of the good detective's ever-probing eye. Taking up a frustrating night-vigil, Pufferfish is surprised to encounter a peculiar sleeping tramp: young, Jesus-faced, indescribably stinking and wearing $20,000 worth of sable coat. Not to mention the diamond accessories and precious rings. And who is Kingo, who cannot - or will not - speak, and has a large swastika tattooed between his shoulder blades?