Barry Maitland
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Barry Maitland is an Australia
n 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.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n author of crime fiction. After studying architecture at Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, Maitland practised and taught in the UK before moving to Australia, where he became a Professor of Architecture with the University of Newcastle
University of Newcastle, Australia
The University of Newcastle is an Australian public university that was established in 1965. The University's main and largest campus is located in Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle in New South Wales...
. He retired in 2000 and took up writing full-time.
Awards
- Ned Kelly AwardsNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 1996: joint winner for The MalcontentaThe MalcontentaThe Malcontenta is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Barry Maitland.-Dedication:"Dedication: For Clare and Alex/With my very special thanks to Margaret, and to those people who have helped bring Brock and Cathy [sic] to print, in particular Kate Jones and Jill... - Ned Kelly AwardsNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2005: shortlisted for No Trace - Ned Kelly AwardsNed Kelly AwardsThe Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...
for Crime Writing, Best Novel, 2007: shortlisted for Spider Trap
Novels
- The Marx Sisters (1994)
- The MalcontentaThe MalcontentaThe Malcontenta is a 1995 Ned Kelly Award winning novel by the Australian author Barry Maitland.-Dedication:"Dedication: For Clare and Alex/With my very special thanks to Margaret, and to those people who have helped bring Brock and Cathy [sic] to print, in particular Kate Jones and Jill...
(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) (Non-series)
- Dark Mirror (2009)
- Chelsea Mansions (2011)
Interview
- "The Book Show" ABC Radio http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2008/2343718.htm
- "Crime Factory" http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/24072/20031221-0000/www.crimefactory.net/cf007-02.htm