The Brush-Off - Shane Maloney

Title: The Brush-Off
Author: Shane Maloney
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company, Melbourne
Format: Paperback
Published: 1996
ISBN: 1-875847-14-6

Category: Crime Fiction / Australian Fiction / Mystery

Condition: Good second-hand condition with light shelf wear, faint creasing, and minor edge rubbing. Binding remains solid and pages are clean overall. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

The Brush-Off is the second Murray Whelan novel by acclaimed Australian crime writer Shane Maloney, blending political satire, noir humour, Melbourne culture, and sharp social observation into a distinctly Australian thriller.

Set across the art galleries, political backrooms, and late-night streets of Melbourne, the novel follows political adviser Murray Whelan as he becomes entangled in the suspicious death of an artist discovered in the ornamental moat outside the National Gallery. What first appears to be an accident soon opens into a world of corruption, power brokers, wealthy collectors, and dangerous secrets.