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I was surprised to learn I had overlooked this crime fiction series from Scottish born but Australian based author Barry Maitland. The Raven's Eye is the 12th mystery to feature London police detective's Kathy Kolla and David Brock but the first I have read and I have to wonder if my lack of history with the characters affected my enjoyment of this novel. The mystery centers around a woman whose death is dismissed as accidental but something about it doesn't sit right with Kolla. Under pressure
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I discovered I hadn't read the last book in the Kathy Kolla/David Brock series by Barry Maitland. Such a pleasant surprise when you think a series is all over!
It's classic Maitland - a London setting (although he is Australia-based), a couple of interweaving stories, a restrictive bureucratic policing system that requires some finagling, and a detective (Kolla) who likes to investigate on her own.
I really enjoy Maitland's crime fiction so I highly recommend going back to his first book, The Mar ...more
It's classic Maitland - a London setting (although he is Australia-based), a couple of interweaving stories, a restrictive bureucratic policing system that requires some finagling, and a detective (Kolla) who likes to investigate on her own.
I really enjoy Maitland's crime fiction so I highly recommend going back to his first book, The Mar ...more
