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When Murray Whelan, lovelorn political minder and part-time fitness fanatic, is recruited to massage Australia's bid for the Olympics he has no idea how tough the going will get. Not even the sight of the gorgeous Holly Deloite in her taut blue leotard at the City Club can stop him diving head first into trouble. And, when the death of the young Aboriginal athlete Darcy Anderson proves that murder is a contact sport, Murray is soon breaking all the rules. Mixing it with a savvy black activist, a body- building psychopath and the enigmatic Dr Phillipa Knox, Murray jumps the gun every time.
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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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