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Why does Rebus refer to his health threat as 'Hank Marvin'?

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Craig Thomson Hank Marvin's backing band were called The Shadows. His X-Rays showed a shadow on his lung. Rebus using music as he frequently does to make light of something potentially serious
Margaret Joyce It's 'code' for that which is so scary that he dare not say aloud, namely the shadow on his lung, as detected by a recent x-ray of same. In what way is it code? Well, there is a song by Hank Marvin, apparently (and this is mentioned in the text) that talks about a shadow.
Chumba Tribes Could that be a reference to his X-rays showing "shadows"?
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