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.
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“Gripping…Maitland brings the particular world he depicts unforgettably alive. No one who reads this haunting, unnerving work will ever again think about contemporary artists the same way.” – Publishers Weekly on No Trace
“A craft and well-crafted showpiece of the genre…Altogether an intricate and maze-like tale well told and well worth the telling.” – Los Angeles Times Book Review on The Chalon Heads
“Maitland, perhaps the most underrated writer in the field, puts it all together – a memorably twisty plot, cut-and-thrust investigation, unsparing forensics, psychological penetration – in the complete mystery package.” – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on No Trace
“As a procedural, it is first-rate; as a crime thriller, it is compelling; and as a reflection of of contemporary life, it is fascinating.” – Dallas Morning News on Silvermeadow
“In what may be his best book yet, Maitland starkly contrasts the modern art worldview of life as art/art as life with the police attitude that life is not a game.” – Library Journal on No Trace
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Barry Maitland is the author of several previous novels featuring D.C.I David Brock and Det. Sgt. Kathy Kolla. Born in Scotland and raised in London, Maitland lives in Australia. His work has been a finalist for the Barry Award, the John Creasey Award, and the winner of the Ned Kelley Award.
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This review is from: Spider Trap (Brock and Kolla Mysteries) (Paperback)
Maitland continues to write excellent mysteries. I started to read the series some years ago, but few of the books were available in the US. The original series was Brock and Cathy (his last name and her first name--just a tiny bit sexist) but they are more equal now, and better balanced as team mates. Wonderfully detailed atmospherics let you really feel like you've gotten to know the neighborhood setting.
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Good plot, but someone please fix the typos!,
This review is from: Spider Trap: A Brock and Kolla Mystery (Brock and Kolla Mysteries) (Kindle Edition)
Interesting setting and a bit of history about the Brixton riots in 1981. Brock and Kolla are convincing both
in the way they do their detective jobs and the way they often use work to avoid thinking too much or feeling too much in their private lives. I've read almost all of Matiland's mysteries and I like them (obviously) very much, but the last two I've read on Kindle have had so many formatting and other errors they have nearly made me stop reading to protest. In this book, every single time the writer uses the word I'll, it appears as I'llTil. And in other words with I', there's an upper case T after the apostrophe. In addition to this, dialogue lines which should start on separate lines run together, so you aren't sure who's talking. And there are sentences without periods at the end, words of pure gibberish and some of the common variety of typos that editing should catch. Surely, a major publisher would and should edit/check? On Kindle, it's still possible to go in and fix this stuff, so maybe the publisher will see this and fix these things.
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Michael Grant, Cockpit Lane, Brown Bread, Special Branch, Spider Roach, Queen Anne's Gate, Tom Reeves, Margaret Hart, Father Maguire, Teddy Vexx, The Glebe, Father Guzowski, South London, Joseph Kidd, George Murray, Wayne Ferguson, Ivor Roach, Martin Connell, Shooters Hill, Mafeking Road, Celia's Dream, Dragon Stout, Cove Street, Windsor Castle, Scotland Yard Browse Sample Pages:
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Michael Grant, Cockpit Lane, Brown Bread, Special Branch, Spider Roach, Queen Anne's Gate, Tom Reeves, Margaret Hart, Father Maguire, Teddy Vexx, The Glebe, Father Guzowski, South London, Joseph Kidd, George Murray, Wayne Ferguson, Ivor Roach, Martin Connell, Shooters Hill, Mafeking Road, Celia's Dream, Dragon Stout, Cove Street, Windsor Castle, Scotland Yard Browse Sample Pages:
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