Chelsea Mansions by Barry Maitland
Brock and Kolla return in one of the best in a top-notch series (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
The annual Chelsea Flower Show in London is tainted by the murder of an American tourist in what appears to be a random act of violence. It is quickly discovered that the killer avoided having both his face and his escape captured on any of the many closed-circuit cameras in the area. What originally seemed a senseless crime was in fact a carefully planned murder. But how could a retired widow be worth the trouble of such an elaborate killing? When a wealthy Russian oligarch is killed in his estate near the hotel of the murdered tourist, the detectives suspect that this case is even more complicated than it appears. The trail leads Scotland Yard detectives DCI David Brock and DI Kathy Kolla as far abroad as the U.S. and deep into the past, where personal stakes are involved and all-but-forgotten secrets are the key to a string of bloody murders that are only just the beginning.
Barry Maitland studied architecture at Cambridge. He practiced and taught in the UK before moving to Australia where he was Professor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle. He has since retired to pursue his writing. Maitland's first mystery, The Marx Sisters, was a nominee for the John Creasey award for Best First Novel, and The Malcontenta won the Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Fiction. Bright Air, Maitland's first crime novel set in Australia, was published in 2008.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780312600662 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312600666 |
| Title | Chelsea Mansions |
| Author | Barry Maitland |
| Series | Brock And Kolla Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Minotaur Books |
| Year published | 2011-10-25 |
| Number of pages | 375 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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