Barry Maitland

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born

January 01, 1941 in Paisley, The United Kingdom

gender

male

website

http://www.barrymaitland.com/index.html

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Barry Maitland is the author of the acclaimed Brock and Kolla series of crime mystery novels, which are set in London, where Barry grew up after his family moved there.

His books have been described as whydunits as much as whodunits, concerned with the devious histories and motivations of their characters. Barry's background in architecture drew him to the structured character of the mystery novel, and his books are notable for their ingenious plots as well as for their atmospheric settings, each in a different intriguing corner of London.

Barry studied architecture at Cambridge University, and went on to work as an architect in the UK, then took a PhD in urban design at the University of Sheffield, where he also taught and wrote a number of...more

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Books by Barry Maitland

Average rating: 3.76 · 1,126 ratings · 202 reviews · 19 distinct works

	The Marx Sisters (Brock And Kolla, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 215 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	No Trace (Brock And Kolla, #8) 3.58 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Dark Mirror (Brock And Kolla, #10) 3.68 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Chalon Heads (Brock And Kolla, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1998 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Silvermeadow (Brock And Kolla, #5) 3.85 avg rating — 82 ratings — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Malcontenta (Brock And Kolla, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Spider Trap (Brock And Kolla, #9) 3.76 avg rating — 82 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Verge Practice (Brock And Kolla, #7) 3.69 avg rating — 70 ratings	My rating:
	All My Enemies (Brock And Kolla, #3) 3.78 avg rating — 73 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Babel (Brock And Kolla, #6) 3.67 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Barry Maitland

Brock And Kolla (11 books)
by Barry Maitland

3.75 avg rating — 1,091 ratings

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