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The Verge Practice - Brock and Kolla Series #7
by Barry Maitland
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1741755344
- ISBN 13
- 9781741755343
- Seller
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About This Item
Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2008. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 368 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2008. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: BABEL is set in the south east of London, around an ex polytechnic, now the University of East London, in Docklands. The brutal murder of the university's professor of philosophy is headline news and DCI Brock is brought in to investigate. The university campus is home to many students drawn from the large and varied ethnic communities of south east London. When it becomes clear that the motive for murder may be political and the murderer a Muslim, the public is outraged. Following her terrifying experiences in SILVERMEADOW, DC Kathy Kolla is on leave, so burned out that she's considering leaving the force for good. But you can't keep a good detective down and soon she's on the phone to Brock asking to be put on the case. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN/EAN: 9781741755343. Inventory No: 23050186.. 9781741755343
Synopsis
From the backstreets of Barcelona to the sophisticated world of international architecture, this fast-moving mystery cements Maitland's reputation as a writer of intriguing and thrilling crime.Following the murder of his young wife, Charles Verge, world famous architect and head of a very lucrative London practice, disappears without a trace. After four months of dead-end investigations, Chief Detective Inspector Brock and his team are called in to achieve the impossible: to find fresh leads and overlooked clues and to finally put an end to the much-discussed Verge mystery. Was this a crime of passion and has Verge escaped to Spain, or even Sydney, as the public sightings suggest? Or is Verge already dead, a victim of the murderer? From the suave world of international architecture to the backstreets of Barcelona, the only thing missing is Verge himself.In their own often unorthodox style, Detective Chief Inspector David Brock and Detective Sergeant Kathy Kolla manage to unlock the secret that has perplexed and intrigued both the police investigation and the public imagination.'Barry Maitland is a master of mysteries.' - Los Angeles Times Book Review'More, please, Mr Maitland.' - The Washington Times'Maitland does a masterly job keeping so many balls in the air while sustaining an atmosphere of genuine intrigue, suspense and, ultimately, dread. He is right up there with Ruth Rendell . . .' - Australian Book Review on The Chalon Heads'Maitland gets better and better, and Brock and Kolla are an impressive team who deserve to become household names.' - Publishing News
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23050186
- Title
- The Verge Practice - Brock and Kolla Series #7
- Author
- Barry Maitland
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 1741755344
- ISBN 13
- 9781741755343
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Australia
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Fiction; The Verge Practice - Brock and Kolla Series #7
- Bookseller catalogs
- Crime; Fiction;
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