Nice Try — Shane Maloney

Title: Nice Try
Author: Shane Maloney
Publisher: Text Publishing
ISBN: 1-875847-47-2
Binding: Paperback

Edition: 1998 (first edition)

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Some visible creasing and edge wear to cover, light scuffing, and minor marks. Internally clean and readable, has an inscription.

A fast-paced Australian crime novel featuring Murray Whelan, a political fixer navigating corruption, scandal, and murder in Melbourne. Blends crime, satire, and politics with a distinctly local tone.

Set around Olympic bid politics and power plays, the book mixes humour with darker themes, including media manipulation and institutional dysfunction.