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The brush-off : an Arcade mystery

Murray Whelan is the political advisor to the newly appointed minister of culture, Angelo ("Tell me, Murray, what are the Arts?") Agnelli, and he's hanging on to his job by his toenails. On his first day, the disgruntled young artist Marcus Taylor is found dead, drowned in the ornamental moat outside the National Gallery. The police rule it a suicide, or perhaps an accident, but Murray is not so sure. Besides, this ugly incident occurred on Agnelli's watch, so the heat is on. A born detective despite himself, Murray digs, and the deeper he goes, the more puzzling the mystery becomes. Who is this other painter, Victor Szabo, also dead, unknown in his lifetime and now the darling of the art world, with works fetching crazy prices? And what about suave businessman and art maven Lloyd Eastlake, who is whispering financial sweet nothings in Angelo Agnelli's ear? A first-rate, funny, tightly plotted thriller with the verve of Get Shorty and Striptease, The Brush-Off brings us a Down Under we hardly knew: with political scamming and art fraud, ruthless culture vultures, silky bureaucrats, and scheming self-made millionaires -- all brought together by a streetwise, sharp-tongued political advisor who has a knack for stumbling onto murder. His crash course in culture teaches him one thing for certain: when you dabble with death, there's nothing abstract about a loaded gun.

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  • "Brush-off"

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  • "Murray Whelan is the political advisor to the newly appointed minister of culture, Angelo ("Tell me, Murray, what are the Arts?") Agnelli, and he's hanging on to his job by his toenails. On his first day, the disgruntled young artist Marcus Taylor is found dead, drowned in the ornamental moat outside the National Gallery. The police rule it a suicide, or perhaps an accident, but Murray is not so sure. Besides, this ugly incident occurred on Agnelli's watch, so the heat is on. A born detective despite himself, Murray digs, and the deeper he goes, the more puzzling the mystery becomes. Who is this other painter, Victor Szabo, also dead, unknown in his lifetime and now the darling of the art world, with works fetching crazy prices? And what about suave businessman and art maven Lloyd Eastlake, who is whispering financial sweet nothings in Angelo Agnelli's ear? A first-rate, funny, tightly plotted thriller with the verve of Get Shorty and Striptease, The Brush-Off brings us a Down Under we hardly knew: with political scamming and art fraud, ruthless culture vultures, silky bureaucrats, and scheming self-made millionaires -- all brought together by a streetwise, sharp-tongued political advisor who has a knack for stumbling onto murder. His crash course in culture teaches him one thing for certain: when you dabble with death, there's nothing abstract about a loaded gun."@en
  • "In Australia, PI Murray Whelan investigates the suicide of an artist, protesting the government's indifference to the arts. Considering the victim received a large grant, Whelan suspects foul play. A first novel."
  • "Murray Whelan, political adviser to the newly appointed minister of culture, is hanging on to his job by his toenails after the most recent ministerial shakeup. His learning curve is forced quickly upward when, on his first day, the disgruntled young artist Marcus Taylor is found dead, drowned in the ornamental moat outside the National Art Gallery. A born detective despite himself, Murray digs, and the deeper he goes, the more puzzling the mystery becomes. Who is this other painter, Victor Szabo, unknown in his lifetime and now the darling of the art world, his paintings fetching crazy prices? And what about art maven Lloyd Eastlake, who seems like the chess master moving his art-world pieces ... but toward what sinister end?"@en
  • "Winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction, this is the second Murray Whelan adventure. On a sultry Melbourne night, a dead artist is fished from the ornamental moat outside the art gallery. Whelan begins investigating among the culture vultures of Melbourne's art world and quickly learns there is nothing abstract about a loaded gun."@en
  • "Murray Whelan, political adviser to the newly appointed minister of culture, is hanging on to his job by his toenails after the most recent ministerial shakeup. His learning curve is forced quickly upward when, on his first day, the disgruntled young artist Marcus Taylor is found dead, drowned in the ornamental moat outside the National Art Gallery. A born detective despite himself, Murray digs, and the deeper he goes, the more puzzling the mystery becomes. Who is this other painter, Victor Szabo, unknown in his lifetime and now the darling of the art world, his paintings fetching crazy p."@en

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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Political fiction"@en
  • "Political fiction"

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  • "ブラッシュ.オフ"
  • "Brush-off"@en
  • "The brush off : a Murray Whelan novel"
  • "The brush-off : a Murray Whelan mystery"@en
  • "Burasshu ofu"@ja
  • "The brush-off"
  • "The brush-off"@en
  • "Burasshu ofu"
  • "The brush-off : a Murray Whelan novel"
  • "ブラッシュ・オフ"
  • "Künstlerpech : Roman"
  • "The Brush-Off"@en
  • "The brush off"@en
  • "The brush off"
  • "The brush-off a Murray Whelan thriller"
  • "Ça fait moche dans le tableau"

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