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    Babel

    By Barry Maitland

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    A controversial professor is murdered in London in this novel from “a master of mysteries” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
     
    Following her ordeal in the stakeout at the Silvermeadow supermall, Det. Sergeant Kathy Kolla is on leave, so haunted by past events that she’s tempted to quit the force for good. Hearing about this puzzling new case makes her realize that nothing can keep her out of the game for too long. Professor Max Springer, a distinguished if controversial academic, has been brutally murdered on the steps of a London university. Springer was known for his stand against Islamic extremism, but was that motive enough to kill him?
     
    While Kolla and Brock start looking for answers in London’s Arab community, rivalries within the university point in another direction, and Springer’s colleague, a professor of medical genetics, becomes involved. Is he as troubling a figure as he seems? And why would somebody leak information about this critical investigation to the media, risking an explosion in the streets?
    From an award-winning crime fiction author with “a wryly humorous style,” this is a taut and satisfying police procedural (Portsmouth Herald).
     
    “Maitland has always been a notable spinner of mysteries, but [Babel] continues to extend his range, depth, and mastery into Ruth Rendell territory.” —Kirkus Reviews
     
    “Wow. This guy is good.” —Houston Chronicle
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJan 12, 2012
    ISBN9781611459654
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    Barry Maitland

    Barry Maitland is the author of several mystery novels featuring D.C.I. David Brock and Det. Sgt. Kathy Kolla, including All My Enemies, No Trace, and The Raven's Eye. Born in Scotland and raised in London, Maitland lives in Australia. His work has been a finalist for the Barry Award, the John Creasey Award, and the winner of the Ned Kelley Award.

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    • 4/5
      So I have had to skip over #5 for now as I am waiting for it to be delivered. It sounds as if it was a fairly gruesome instalment, and what happened between Kathy and Leon??This one was perhaps my least favourite so far. The solution was too far-fetched for even me to really believe it. It was written before 9/11 as it says in the preface and holds up pretty well.