Brock and Kolla Mysteries Dark Mirror, Book 10, (Paperback)

from gmmartz

It was a pleasant surprise to get back into Barry Maitland's Brock & Kolla series with the Dark Mirror mystery. I'd read several while living in North Carolina and exhausted the supply at our local library. I neglected to check out the holdings in our Chicago suburb until recently, when I discove...

from pgchuis

This one started out well, but then I lost interest a bit. Rafferty, the first victim's step-father, kept cropping up in the most unlikely connections, and the ultimate denouement was disappointing and seemed under-motivated. As for the final paragraph - don't do it, Kathy!

from Auntie-Nanuuq

Dark, foreboding & definitely mysterious.Marion Summers is a graduate student writing a thesis on the Pre-Raphaelites & their use of arsenic. While doing research after lunch in the London Library Marion succumbs to poisoning.... Thus begins a dark & twisted tale of professional deceit, thuggery,...

from pgchuis

This one started out well, but then I lost interest a bit. Rafferty, the first victim's step-father, kept cropping up in the most unlikely connections, and the ultimate denouement was disappointing and seemed under-motivated. As for the final paragraph - don't do it, Kathy!

from austcrimefiction

Fans of Barry Maitland's Brock & Kolla series have had a wait on their hands. The last book - Spider Trap - was released in 2006, with a standalone book Bright Air in 2007. Leaving aside the eagerness with which we fans wait for the next book in a favourite series, there's also the slight nagging...