The raven's eye
"DI Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard is called in as a matter of course by the local Paddington police when a woman turns up dead in what appears to be an accident. On her houseboat, Vicky Hawks is found by one of her neighbors, having apparently succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to improp...
| Main Author: | Maitland, Barry. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Minotaur Books,
2013.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"DI Kathy Kolla of Scotland Yard is called in as a matter of course by the local Paddington police when a woman turns up dead in what appears to be an accident. On her houseboat, Vicky Hawks is found by one of her neighbors, having apparently succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to improper ventilation of the narrowboat's heating system. But while the cause of death seems apparent and there's no reason for Kolla to think otherwise, something about this death still bothers her"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
325 pages ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781250028969 (hbk.) 1250028965 (hbk.) |
| Author Notes: |
Barry Maitland was born in 1941 in Scotland. He 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 at the University of Newcastle. He later retired and began writing full-time. His titles include: All My Enemies, Babel, Spider Trap, Dark Mirror, and The Raven's Eye. He made the Ned Kelly 2015 shortlists in the category of Best Novel with his title Crucifixion Creek. (Bowker Author Biography) |