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The Brush-Off
First edition
AuthorShane Maloney
LanguageEnglish
SeriesMurray Whelan
GenreCrime, Comedy, Political novel
PublisherText Publishing

Publication date

1996
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages314 pp
ISBN1-875847-14-6
OCLC35630734
Preceded byStiff 
Followed byNice Try 

The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian, Ned Kelly Awards-winning crime thriller, written by Shane Maloney.[1]

It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor Party.[2]

Movie[edit]

In 2004, The Brush-Off was adapted into a television movie by Huntaway Films and the Seven Network as part of The Murray Whelan Series. The screenplay was written by John Clarke and directed by Sam Neill. David Wenham was cast as Murray Whelan (reprising his role from the previous film Stiff), with a supporting cast that included Mick Molloy, Deborah Kennedy and Steve Bisley.[3]

Cast[edit]

Awards[edit]

Notes[edit]

This novel has been translated into German (2000), Japanese (2002) and French (2004).

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Brush-Off by Shane Maloney". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  • ^ "Austlit — Murray Whelan series by Shane Maloney". Austlit. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  • ^ ""Partners in crime"". The Courier-Mail, 2 September 2004. ProQuest 354176792. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  • ^ ""Looking for laughs on the crime scene"". The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May 1997. ProQuest 363333502. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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