The Brush-Off

The Murray Whelan Novels: Text Classics

Shane Maloney, Michael Robotham

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Text Publishing Company
29 January 2018

Crime & Mystery; Australian Crime Fiction

Series: Text Classics

ABBEY’S BOOKSELLER PICK —— I love a novel with a sharp tongue, especially when targeted at the machinations of staying in power. Shane Maloney won a Ned Kelly for this instalment of his Murray Whelan series wherein Maloney skewers Melbourne’s art world and desperate politicos. 2004 saw David Wenham in the role of Whelan in the screen adaptation of the same name, but I had the theme music of Grass Roots (ABC political comedy series, early 2000s) in my head as Murray scurried about trying to suss out what was happening. A warm, larrikin-toned, aussie crime read. Craig Kirchner

If you like this, also take a look at Something For Nothing by Andy Muir.

Winner, Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction, 1996.

Murray Whelan, hero of Stiff, is back at his richly futile best in The Brush-Off. When the body of an artist is fished from the moat outside the National Gallery, Murray - political minder, brushed-off lover and art buff on the make - goes looking for the big picture. If he can put the fix in, he might have a chance of staying employed. The second adventure in Shane Maloney's series brilliantly mixes high art with low blows.

By: Shane Maloney
Introduction by: Michael Robotham
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9781925603279
ISBN 10: 192560327X
Series: Text Classics
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 29 January 2018
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Brush-Off: The Murray Whelan Novels: Text Classics

If you like this, also take a look at Something For Nothing by Andy Muir.

`A succulent, consistently funny detective story...The plot is something like John Cleese might dream up if he was drunk with Dashiell Hammett.' * Age * `Wickedly funny...a cultural caper about the politics of art and the art of politics from Australia's top crime writer. The Brush-Off is a beaut of a book, and Shane Maloney a name to remember.' -- John Leslie `The Brush-Off brilliantly mixes the comic and the tragic: this amusing thriller has you laughing at the moments where a gasp may be more appropriate.' * Rolling Stone * `The funniest meanstreets-style writing on offer these days...Don't miss this one.' -- Kerry Greenwood * Age * `Maloney is top shelf.' * Australian * `Entertaining...smart and sassy.' * Adelaide Advertiser *