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Barry Maitland

バリー・メイトランド

Barī Meitorando

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941 （Paisley, Scotland）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Scotland → United Kingdom → Australia

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Architect, Professor of architecture
Active Years
1941-2024
Affiliations
University of Newcastle, Australia
Nominations
2000, shortlisted for Chalon Heads and Silvermeadow, 2003, shortlisted for Babel, 2005, shortlisted for No Trace, 2007, shortlisted for Spider Trap, 2009, shortlisted for Bright Air

Education

University of Cambridge
Faculty of Architecture / Department of Architecture
Country: United Kingdom
Studied architecture

Awards

Ned Kelly Awards
1996
Work: The Malcontenta
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Australian Crime Writers Association
Result: joint winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Marx Sisters

1994 Crime fiction

First Brock and Kolla novel about the murder of the Marx sisters in London.

murdersocialism

The Malcontenta

1995 Crime fiction

Murder in a psychiatric hospital.

mental illnessconspiracy

All My Enemies

1996 Crime fiction

Further adventures of Brock and Kolla.

serial killings

Bibliography

  • The Marx Sisters
  • The Malcontenta
  • All My Enemies
  • The Chalon Heads
  • Silvermeadow
  • Babel
  • The Verge Practice
  • No Trace
  • Spider Trap
  • Dark Mirror
  • Chelsea Mansions
  • The Raven's Eye
  • The Promised Land
  • The Russian Wife
  • Crucifixion Creek
  • Ash Island
  • Slaughter Park
  • Bright Air

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed psychological portraitsArchitectural settings
Recurring Motifs
Scotland Yard detectivesUrban underbelly

Legacy

Prominent Australian crime fiction author known for the Brock and Kolla series, with a background in architecture.