Country Australia Series Murray Whelan Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published 1996 Preceded by Stiff Followed by Nice try, Stiff | Language English Publication date 1996 Pages 314 pp Publisher Text Publishing | |
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Genres Crime Fiction, Comedy, Political fiction Similar Shane Maloney books, Crime Fiction books | ||
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The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian, Ned Kelly Awards-winning crime thriller, written by Shane Maloney. 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.
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In 2004, this novel was adapted into a television movie by Huntaway Films and the Seven Network. 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.
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