Rex Koko, Private Clown

The adventures of Rex Koko, a tough joey with a deadly past and a nose for picking all the wrong fights. Step right this way! Smell the popcorn and the whiskey! Hear the elephants trumpet and the pistols explode, the laughter and the screams! And tell me that anyone with a heart beating in his chest can resist the siren’s call!

Chapter 23, "A New Deal" 11/19/2018

Chapter 23, "A New Deal" 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. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/7616219

Chapter 22, "Black Mariah" 11/02/2018

Chapter 22, "Black Mariah" Now that TC Montgomery's fate has been sealed, Rex, Boots and the remaining Redd Brothers argue their next step. As the police sirens close in, Boots makes a drastic decision. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/7418651

Chapter 21, "Three Bullets and a Lady" 04/18/2016

Chapter 21, "Three Bullets and a Lady" 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. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/4304022

Chapter 20, "No Peekie" 05/20/2015

Chapter 20, "No Peekie" 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." /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/3566501

Chapter 19, "Ace in the Hole" 05/05/2015

Chapter 19, "Ace in the Hole" 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! /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/3535895

Chapter 18, "Tip of the Hand" 02/20/2014

Chapter 18, "Tip of the Hand" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/2692507

"Have Yourself a Monkey Little Christmas: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Yarn" 12/04/2013

"Have Yourself a Monkey Little Christmas: A Rex Koko, Private Clown Yarn" 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. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/2579521

Chapter 17, "Betting Against the House" 11/22/2013

Chapter 17, "Betting Against the House" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/2561813

Chapter 16, “The Wild Widow” 03/20/2013

Chapter 16, “The Wild Widow” 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/index/show/rexkoko/id/2257599

Chapter 15, "Suicide King" 10/31/2012

Chapter 15, "Suicide King" 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/index/show/rexkoko/id/2113657

Chapter 14, "Texas Hold 'Em" 10/10/2012

Chapter 14, "Texas Hold 'Em" 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/index/show/rexkoko/id/2091483

Chapter 13, “Cutthroat” 06/07/2012

Chapter 13, “Cutthroat” /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1970105

Chapter 12, "California Lowball" 04/27/2012

Chapter 12, "California Lowball" 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. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1929728

Chapter 11, "Calling the Bluff" 02/15/2012

Chapter 11, "Calling the Bluff" 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/index/show/rexkoko/id/1853996

Chapter 10, "Read 'em and Weep" 11/29/2011

Chapter 10, "Read 'em and Weep" 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/index/show/rexkoko/id/1768823

Chapter 09, "Marked Cards" 10/20/2011

Chapter 09, "Marked Cards" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1737156

Chapter 08, “Follow the Queen” 10/03/2011

Chapter 08, “Follow the Queen” Getting roughed up by the police -- especially the midget Pinky Piscopink -- starts a new fire in Rex to solve his case and bring in Boots Carlozo. He visits the last known paramour of Boots, Flying Fleming, who is none too happy to see Rex. Fleming prepares his act for the evening, a high-dive into a shallow basin of water. In front of Rex and his assembled audience, Fleming's platform breaks, and the daredevil is sent to his death. Was it an accident, or murder? /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1724639

Chapter 07, "Big Dog, Little Dog" 09/15/2011

Chapter 07, "Big Dog, Little Dog" Outside the Banana Peel, Rex is hassled by two policemen over the death of Berndt Bork and the damage done to Mayor Brody’s car. One of these bulls is Detective Pinky Piscopink, a tenacious, sadistic midget who will become the bane of Rex’s existence. After the interview, the cops warn Rex not to leave Top Town, but really, where the hell else would he go now? /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/4011502

Chapter 06, "Up the Ante" 07/22/2011

Chapter 06, "Up the Ante" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1670750

Chapter 05, "Jokers Wild" 07/07/2011

Chapter 05, "Jokers Wild" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1658756

Chapter 04, "Poker Face" 06/09/2011

Chapter 04, "Poker Face" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1636954

Chapter 03, "Shoot the Moon" 05/26/2011

Chapter 03, "Shoot the Moon" Rex gets more dirt on Boots Carlozo from Lotta. On his way to follow Boots' trail, he runs into Missouri Redd, one of the gang of vicious bastard roustabouts, the Redd Brothers. After tangling with Missouri, Rex's newly cleaned duds have some embarrassing stains. (Tip: Always be careful when walking by the windows of the Monkey Hostel.) Berndt Bork, the Human Howitzer, answers questions about his brief time with Boots, and as Rex watches, meets a grisly end while practicing his human cannonball routine. /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1603686

Chapter 02, "Strip Poker" 05/18/2011

Chapter 02, "Strip Poker" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1594830

Chapter 01, "Dealing from the Bottom" 05/18/2011

Chapter 01, "Dealing from the Bottom" /episode/index/show/rexkoko/id/1594823

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