Whelan through out his entire life has delved in to situations that are way over his head. From his inauspicious role as assistant to Angelo Agnelli, minister for Ethnic Affairs to his token role as Agnelli’s assistant to the Arts and Water portfolio, after the cabinet reshuffle. Whelan somehow manages to jump into the lap of trouble. He is, by no means, a professional detective, nor does he conjure images of the trench coat clad, fedora wearing private eye so often brought to life by mystery novels of later years. His investigation skills are raw and simplistic, fuelled by an insatiable hunger to quench his curiosity. And when his curiosity is awoken by the fact of fake paintings being sold – with authenticity certificates by Fiona Lambert - he begins a journey, which brings him across an old mate, Spider Webb.

The Brush Off is written by Shane Maloney and set in suburbia Melbourne in the late 1980’s. Maloney writes The Brush Off with a band of characters that try to come to terms with the twisted little lives they have mapped out fo

With the death of Marcus Taylor in the moat of the National Gallery, it begins to become very clear, everything is not as it seems, and as usual, Whelan cant help but get involved, even though he claims it is to protect his employment.

Some topics in this essay:
Lloyd Eastlake, National Gallery, Arts Water, Shane Maloney, Webb Growing, Webb Eastlakes, Sargent Webb, Claire Whelan, Maloney Spider, Ken Sporules, spider webb, whelan cant help, aroma rodent, mate spider, what’s wrong, police whelan, fiona lambert, lamberts apartment, whelan cant, mate spider webb, cant help, lloyd eastlake,