Brock & Kolla Series by Barry Maitland (Books 4, 5, 7, 9 & 11)
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Overview: 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 books on architecture and urban design. In 1984 he moved to Australia to head the architecture school at the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, and held that position until 2000. He now writes fiction full time, and lives in the Hunter Valley, Australia.
Genre: Fiction l Mystery/Thriller
The Chalon Heads (Brock And Kolla #4): When Scotland Yard detectives David Brock and Kathy Kolla are summoned to Cabot’s, a venerable dealer of rare stamps, they expect a simple case of theft and a pleasant digression from the usual sort of wrongdoing encountered in the Serious Crime Branch. Instead, they find themselves on the trail of an extortionist when they learn that the wife of Sammy China, an unsavory figure from Brock’s past, has been kidnapped. The only clue is a ransom note decorated with rare and valuable Chalon Head stamps of the young Queen Victoria, to whom Sammy’s wife bears an uncanny resemblance.
Silvermeadow (Brock And Kolla #5): "Two cases. One location. The first case, a girl gone missing, seems a decidedly local affair. The second, the return of a violent criminal who had fled the country, instantly attracts the interest of Scotland Yard and Detective Chief Inspector David Brock." When he learns that his longtime nemesis, the amphetamine-juiced killer and thief known as "Upper" North, may have surfaced, Brock assembles his team, summoning Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla to assist him. Their manhunt centers on Silvermeadow, the huge and glittery supermall on the outskirts of London where North was spotted. Taking on as camouflage the case of the missing girl, who had worked at the mall, they lie in wait, hoping to catch North before he can strike with a new crime. Yet what should they make of rumors of other young girls having disappeared from Silvermeadow? Is there a predator on the loose within the apparent safety of its carefully orchestrated aura of order and control, like a monster in a maze? Very quickly, the mall itself – and its colorful cast of characters – becomes key to their dual investigations.
The Verge Practice (Brock And Kolla #7): "In The Verge Practice, Kathy Kolla and David Brock, Scotland Yard’s superlative detective duo, take on a puzzling case in the posh world of big-name international architecture, and it’s got them chasing red herrings and hopping fences from London to Barcelona." "Charles Verge, a powerful, cutting-edge architect, has disappeared into the blue, leaving behind his firm, his beloved, and pregnant, daughter… and his young and very dead wife. The case is stalled, and, after months of fruitless searching leaves the authorities desperate to save face, Detective Chief Inspector Brock is called in." All of London is abuzz with questions about the high-profile case, which will send Kathy and Brock to some less than scenic locales in Barcelona, and back to their own stomping ground – where a suspicion of internal corruption comes much closer to home than they would like. As the investigation begins to uncover a dizzying web of possible suspects, including an ex-con gardener, a sinister doctor, and the missing Verge himself, it will reveal more than one crack in the shiny windows of the Verge practice’s sleek facade.
Spider Trap (Brock And Kolla #9): When human bones are discovered in Cockpit Lane, a poor area of inner south London, D.C.I. David Brock and D.S. Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard are called in to investigate. The first twist in the case comes when Brock and Kolla learn that the victims died over twenty years ago, during the Brixton riots, information that leads the two of them on a dangerous journey into the heart of the West Indian community in London. Making matters worse, a formidable old antagonist, Spider Roach, returns, weaving together past and present in an intricate web of deception and intrigue. Now the two have to uncover the truth of those long ago deaths, and be able to prove it with a crucial piece of evidence, in order to prevent the violence of the past from revisiting itself on them.
Chelsea Mansions (Brock And Kolla #11): When Nancy Haynes, an elderly American tourist, is brutally murdered in a seemingly senseless attack after visiting the Chelsea Flower Show, DI Kathy Killa suspects there is more to the case than first appears. When another occupant of the palatial Chelsea Mansions is murdered hot on the heels of the first – but this time a Russian oligarch – everybody wants to get involved.
Is it a Litvinenko-style KGB assassination? The spooks muscling in certainly think so. Are the murders linked? Or is Nancy’s death just the result of mistaken identity? Kathy is determined to dig deeper, but comes up against walls of silence. If she persists, does she risk her career – and possibly more? DCI Brock, meanwhile, faces the fight of his life as his past comes back to haunt him.
A crime long buried, a deadly African virus, and some of the most resourceful criminals Brock and Kolla have ever faced, conspire to make this Maitland’s best mystery yet.
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