Praise for Barry Maitland’s Brock and Kolla series

‘There is no doubt about it, if you are a serious lover of crime fiction, ensure Maitland’s Brock and Kolla series takes pride of place in your collection.’
Weekend Australian

‘Maitland is a consummate plotter, steadily complicating an already complex narrative while artfully managing the relationships of his characters.’
The Age

‘Comparable to the psychological crime novelists, such as Ruth Rendell . . . tight plots, great dialogue, very atmospheric.’ Sydney Morning Herald

‘Perfect for a night at home severing red herrings from clues, sorting outright lies from half-truths and separating suspicious felons from felonious suspects.’
Herald Sun

‘Maitland stacks his characters in interesting piles, and lets his mystery burn busily and bright.’ Courier-Mail

‘A leading practitioner of the detective writers craft.’
Canberra Times

‘Forget the stamps, start collecting Maitlands now.’
Morning Star

‘As a literary architect of murder, Maitland is peerless in Australia,and right up there with the best internationally.’
The Australian