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Tightly plotted, funny and briskly paced, this first Murray Whelan mystery leaves the reader with the hugely enjoyable prospect of more to come. When a disgruntled artist is found dead in the moat surrounding the Melbourne public arts building, Murray Whelan, political advisor and artless lover, has to investigate the case to make sure that there will be no negative political impact on his boss. In the process, he stumbles upon widespread misuse of government funds, begins to suspect a forgery scam, and tangles with two beautiful women. Meanwhile, Whelan's childhood nemesis lurks menacingly on the edge of the action, and people are dropping like flies. When you dabble with death, there's nothing abstract about a loaded gun.
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An enjoyable, richly textured read.”
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Funny, inventive, and tonic.”
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An enjoyable, richly textured read.”
Mystery Review, four daggers
Funny, inventive, and tonic.”
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"An enjoyable, richly textured read which I can strongly recommend, regardless of which continent you find yourself on."‹The Mystery Review, four daggers "Another take on the venerable detective novel...Protagonist Murray Whelan's tongue-in-cheek narrative and the author's delight in satirizing the down-under art scene keep us fully engaged." ‹San Francisco Chronicle
"An enjoyable, richly textured read which I can strongly recommend, regardless of which continent you find yourself on."‹The Mystery Review, four daggers "Another take on the venerable detective novel...Protagonist Murray Whelan's tongue-in-cheek narrative and the author's delight in satirizing the down-under art scene keep us fully engaged." ‹San Francisco Chronicle
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- PublisherCanongate Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1841952044
- ISBN 13 9781841952048
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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