Barry Maitland's second mystery, "The Malcontenta", has all of that. But what makes it an enjoyable five-stars is the wit and the characterization. Maitland sees his world from a distance, a perspective which allows him some irony and wry humor as the novel unfolds and gives him the latitude to create a bevvy of characters who are charming, intriguing, and very human/5(23). The second novel of the Brock Kolla crime fiction series written by author Barry Maitland was released under the title ‘The Malcontenta’. It was published by the Arcade Publishing in the year Following Barry Maitland's first mystery, The Marx Sisters, Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla and Detective Chief Inspector David Brock of Scotland Yard return in The Malcontenta, which won Australia's Edgar Award, the Ned Kelly Award for Crime Fiction, when it was first www.doorway.ru: Arcade.
The Malcontenta, an 18th-century mansion near Rochester in Kent, forms the backdrop for another superior mystery from Creasy Award nominee Maitland (The Marx Sisters). Det. Sergeant Kathy Kolla goes t. Barry Maitland (born in Scotland) is an Australian author of crime fiction. After studying architecture at Cambridge, Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a Professor of Architecture at the University of www.doorway.ru retired in and took up writing full-time. Barry Maitland's first mystery, The Marx Sisters, won fans with its intricate plotting and charming characters, Kathy and Brock. Now, in The Malcontenta, Maitland has honed his mystery-weaving skills and created a nuanced, complex new thriller. Kathy has been reassigned to Family and Juvenile Crime and sent by her new boss to investigate an.
The Malcontenta by Barry Maitland starting at $ The Malcontenta has 6 available editions to buy at Half Price Books Marketplace. An engaging read. (Sunday Express, UK) Barry Maitland’s captivating The Malcontenta is one of the best-crafted, best-plotted and most convincing British thrillers for decades. (Daily Mirror, UK) this delightful book is at once comic and creepy. (The Scotsman, UK). Barry Maitland's second mystery, "The Malcontenta", has all of that. But what makes it an enjoyable five-stars is the wit and the characterization. Maitland sees his world from a distance, a perspective which allows him some irony and wry humor as the novel unfolds and gives him the latitude to create a bevvy of characters who are charming, intriguing, and very human.
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