{"product_id":"stiff-shane-maloney","title":"Stiff - Shane Maloney","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eTitle: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eStiff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"76\"\u003eAuthor: \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eShane Maloney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"124\"\u003ePublisher: Text Publishing\u003cbr data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"153\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"173\"\u003eFirst Published: 1994\u003cbr data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"197\"\u003eISBN: 1-875847-00-6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"262\"\u003eCategory: Crime Fiction \/ Australian Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"467\"\u003eCondition: Good second-hand condition with general shelf wear, edge wear, and light creasing from age and reading. Pages remain clean and binding is solid. Please see photos for the exact copy available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"701\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eStiff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is the debut novel introducing Murray Whelan, the wisecracking political staffer and reluctant investigator at the centre of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eShane Maloney\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e’s cult Australian crime series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"1084\"\u003eSet in Melbourne’s working-class suburbs and tangled world of unions, local politics, ethnic rivalries, and backroom deals, the novel follows Whelan as what begins as political chaos quickly spirals into murder, conspiracy, and absurd danger. Fast-paced, darkly funny, and sharply observant, \u003cem data-start=\"995\" data-end=\"1002\"\u003eStiff\u003c\/em\u003e blends noir crime fiction with distinctly Australian humour and political satire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astaroth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49129855484127,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0805\/6815\/6383\/files\/IMG_6015.jpg?v=1778313627","url":"https:\/\/astarothbooks.com\/products\/stiff-shane-maloney","provider":"Astaroth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}