by Barry Maitland (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: First THUS
Publisher: Orion
Published: 05 Sep 2002
ISBN 10: 0752851071
ISBN 13: 9780752851075
Book Overview: SILVERMEADOW sold for television after a hotly contested auction SILVERMEADOW sold 6000 copies in its trade edition; THE CHALON HEADS sold 18,000 in mass market paperback Entire Maitland backlist in print in Orion paperback THE MARX SISTERS was shortlisted for the John Creasey award for best first crime novel Maitland receives consistently good reviews: 'One of the best crafted, best plotted and most convincing British thrillers for decades' Daily Mirror