Author | Shane Maloney |
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Language | English |
Series | Murray Whelan |
Genre | Crime, Comedy, Political novel |
Publisher | Text Publishing |
Publication date | 1996 |
Publication place | Australia |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 314 pp |
ISBN | 1-875847-14-6 |
OCLC | 35630734 |
Preceded by | Stiff |
Followed by | Nice Try |
The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, 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]
The novel was a co-winner for the Crime Writing, Best Australian Crime Novel Award at the Ned Kelly Awards in 1997. [3] It has been translated into German (2000), Japanese (2002) and French (2004).
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. [4]
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