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Reluctant sleuth and adviser to the minister for Water Supply and the Arts, Murray Whelan becomes caught up in the madness involving the selection of a site for the next Summer Olympics, after a young athlete turns up dead, a crime that leads to a dramatic confrontation with an aborigine activist, a psychopath, a beautiful aerobics instructor, and Dr. Phillipa Verstak.
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The funniest . . . Nice Try is plump with one-liners.” Christian Science Monitor
Tight paced, believable dialogue, terrific puzzle: Melbourne may have missed the Olympics, but they have a first-rate amateur sleuth.” Kirkus Reviews
Murray is a great creation. . . . Takes the wisecracking wise guy into a whole new realm.” Houston Chronicle
"Another welcome, witty, off-the-wall, and devil-may-care adventure for Murray." Library Journal
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
Recruited to head off an Aboriginal protest that threatens Melbourne's Olympic bid, Murray is confident of stitching up a deal with the Kooris in three days tops. But then a steroid-crazed bodybuilder goes on the rampage and a young black athlete is murdered - and soon Murray's investigative instinct is getting as tough a workout as his nicotine patch.
"As hilarious as it is immensely satisfying. I can't think of anyone, from fans of Robert Barrett through to Elmore Leonard, not enjoying this book." HERALD SUN
"Full of deft one-liners . . . Maloney is one of the genre's most gifted writers." WHO WEEKLY
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- PublisherArcade Pub
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 1559705132
- ISBN 13 9781559705134
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages259
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