Barry Maitland

Barry Maitland (born 1941 in Scotland) is an Australian author of crime fiction. After studying architecture at Cambridge, Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a Professor of Architecture with the University of Newcastle. He retired in 2000 and took up writing full-time.

Awards

• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner for The Malcontenta
• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2005: shortlisted for No Trace
• Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: shortlisted for Spider Trap

Bibliography

Novels

• The Marx Sisters (1994)
• The Malcontenta (1995)
• All My Enemies (1996)
• The Chalon Heads (1999)
• Silvermeadow (2000)
• Babel (2002)
• The Verge Practice (2003)
• No Trace (2004)
• Spider Trap (2006)
• Bright Air (2008)
• Dark Mirror (2009)

Notes

Maitland has written a series of crime novels known as the "Brock and Kolla" novels. This series consists of The Marx Sisters (1994), The Malcontenta (1995), All My Enemies (1996), The Chalon Heads (1999), Silvermeadow (2000), Babel (2002), The Verge Practice (2003), No Trace (2004), Spider Trap (2006), and Dark Mirror (2009).

Interview

• "The Book Show" ABC Radio [1]
• "Crime Factory" [2]