Stiff
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The book has a tail-wagging, wisecracking tone. . . . Stiff shows that local politics can be both entertaining and deadly.”
San Francisco Chronicle
Readers who enjoyed the first Whelan novel especially those who enjoyed Maloney’s fresh use of language and his ability to serve up a laugh on pretty much every page will no doubt enjoy this one.”
Booklist
Shane Maloney, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction, is also the author of The Brush-Off, Nice Try, and The Big Ask. He is a newspaper columnist in Melbourne.
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Seller: Dromanabooks, Newstead, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. 1997 reprint. A Murray Whelan Thriller set in suburban Melbourne. No creases to spine. Cover shows arm with a lit cigarette, against a chalk outline on bitumen.100gms weight ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 218 pages. Seller Inventory # 16184
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Seller: Rokewood Books, Rokewood, VIC, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. Melobourne: Text Publishing, 1994, reprinted 1997. Soft cover. 217 p. Very Good+: unread? Almost as new except for tiny bumps to a couple of pages at the top. Wry, fast, sarcastic and funny, Murray Whelan, political fixer in Melbourne ( "throw in a snap-frozen Turk, fascist funeral rites, the tattooed vote, a killer car, blood-sucking parasites.") finds his world spinning out of control in a thoroughly entertaining way. Seller Inventory # 000663
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Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Soft Cover. Condition: USED_VERYGOOD. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (rubbed & creased, prev. owner's name to first page); pp. [vi (last blank)], 318 (last blank). A very good copy. The first in the Murray Whelan series of crime novels, the author's debut book. Seller Inventory # 031926
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Seller: Arapiles Mountain Books - Mount of Alex, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia
Soft Cover. Condition: UNSPECIFIED. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (trifle rubbed, prev. owner's name to first page); pp. [vi (last blank)], 318 (last blank). A near fine copy. Inscribed on title page to prev. owner by the author, 'Shane Maloney'. The first in the Murray Whelan series of crime novels, the author's debut book. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 031927
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