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Is part of Murray Whelan Mysteries Shane Maloney , 1994- series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1994... 1994 Stiff
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'The first Murray Whelan adventure

'The fiddle at the Pacific Pastoral meat-packing works was a nice little earner for all concerned until Herb Gardiner reported finding a body in number 3 chiller. An accident, of course, but just the excuse a devious political operator might grab to stir up trouble with the unions.

'Enter Murray Whelan, minder, fixer and general dogsbody for the Minister of Industry. Between playing of party factions and pursuing the kohl-eyed Ayisha, it’s all in a day’s work for Murray to hose down the situation at Pacific Pastoral.

'Then the lairy V8 turns up. And after that, it gets personal. Because don’t you just hate it when somebody tries to kill you and you don’t know who or why?' (Publication summary)

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Stiff John Clarke , ( dir. John Clarke ) Australia : Ruby Entertainment Huntaway Films Seven Network , 2004 Z1123378 2004 single work film/TV crime humour

'A body found in the freezer of the Meatworks in Murray's boss Agnelli's electorate causes panic in the ranks. Agnelli sees it as a Machiavellian plot by his political rivals to stir up trouble with the unions and precipitate his demise.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 5/4/2013)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Christine, my kind of funding body.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • East Melbourne, East Melbourne - Richmond area, Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 1994 .
      Extent: 217p.
      Reprinted: 1996 , 1998
      ISBN: 1875847006 (pbk.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Arcade ,       1999 .
      Extent: 227p.
      Edition info: 1st American ed.
      ISBN: 1559704810
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Murray Whelan Trilogy Shane Maloney , Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2001 Z1125061 2001 selected work novel crime humour Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2001
    • Edinburgh,
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      Scotland,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Canongate ,       2005 .
      Extent: 294p.
      ISBN: 1841955310
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2012 .
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      Extent: xiv, 276p.p.
      Note/s:
      ISBN: 9781921922251 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Text Classics Text Publishing (publisher), Melbourne : Text Publishing , 2012- Z1851461 2012 series - publisher novel 'Great books by great Australian storytellers.' (Text website.)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,      :       Arcade ,       2014 .
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      Extent: 240p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 4th February 2014
      ISBN: 9781611458091 (pbk), 9781628725025 (ebk)
Alternative title: Viande froide a Melbourne
Language: French
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