The Brush-Off: Text Classics
The Murray Whelan Novels: Text Classics
$17.92
- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2018
Summary
The classic art-world mystery from one of Australia’s most iconic novelists. 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.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781925603279 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 192560327X |
| Author: | Shane Maloney |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2018 |
| Weight: | 286g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Text Classics |
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Critics Review
‘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.’
Wickedly funny…a cultural caper about the politics of art and the art of politics from Australia’s top crime writer. <i>The Brush-Off</i> is a beaut of a book, and Shane Maloney a name to remember.’ -- John Leslie<br />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 *<br />Maloney is top shelf.’ * Australian *
`Entertaining…smart and sassy.’ * Adelaide Advertiser *
Shane Maloney
Born in Hamilton, Victoria in 1953, Shane Maloney is one of Australia’s most popular novelists. His award-winning Murray Whelan series, including Stiff, The Brush-Off, Nice Try, The Big Ask, Something Fishy, and Sucked In, has been published internationally.
Before his writing career, Maloney worked as a rock band booker, a public radio promoter, a public relations officer for the Boy Scouts Association, managed the Melbourne Comedy Festival, and served as a swimming pool lifeguard.
In 1996, The Brush-Off received the Ned Kelly Prize for Crime Fiction. Both Stiff and The Brush-Off were adapted into telemovies in 2004, with David Wenham portraying Murray Whelan. In 2009, Maloney was honored with the Crime Writers’ Association of Australia Lifetime Achievement Award.
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