China, Please Give Me More (Fungus #3)

In this latest installment of the Fungus series, Cucumber Gutierrez hands over narration duties to Alberto Zapata himself, assistant police commissioner in the state of Victoria, Melbourne's own Sherlock Holmes (or is that Inspector Clouseau?).

Melbourne is to host a gigantic celebration of the anniversary of two hundred years of rugby, in which a combined Australia/New Zealand team will play England/Argentina. The premier has recently started exporting taxis, leaving tourists to be carted around in rickshaws imported from China. In fact, as the celebration nears, China is called upon to remedy shortages of everything from gum to glasses.

On the day of the rugby festival, Zapata and his team will be called upon to investigate a brutal and confusing incident that baffles even his keen detective instincts. God only knows who is behind the carnage…