Babel - Softcover

Barry Maitland

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0752851071 ISBN 13: 9780752851075

Publisher: Orion Publishing, 2002

Synopsis

BABEL is set in the south east of London, around a former 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 ...The construction of this detailed, intricate plot is a joy - as ingenious as Colin Dexter. It's a complex, rich and intelligent novel and will surely bring Brock and Kolla to a wider, appreciative readership.

About this title

About the Author

Barry Maitland was born in Scotland and brought up in London. After studying architecture at Cambridge, he practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia where he is Professor of Architecture at the University of Newcastle.

Review

'Witty, intelligent and utterly credible, Barry Maitland has once again written an edge of seat crime story...' CRIME TIME Independent review by Graham Kaveney

Edition details

• Publisher: Orion Publishing
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0752851071
• ISBN 13: 9780752851075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288