The Marx Sisters : A Brock and Kolla Mystery (Paperback)

from JimPratt

There is a strong academic and booklover's flavor to this detective story plot which seems more obviously centred on the dynamic of the young, driven-but-insecure Inspector Kathy Kolla and the brilliant-but-perhaps-unfulfilled Chief Inspector Brock. The sharply drawn portraits of unhappy, questin...

from jamespurcell

Complex and engaging with a surprising ending. Good pairing of senior and junior protagonists makes for an interesting team of sleuths.

from pgchuis

This was an odd book. Its setting in Jerusalem Lane seemed almost timeless, although presumably it was intended to be set around 1994. I liked the detectives, Kathy and Brock, and there was a charm to the narrative. It did go on a little long though, and then at the end Kathy, not once but twice,...

from birdsam0610

The Marx Sisters is the first of the Brock/Kolla mysteries and one of the more difficult for me to track down. I finally located a copy in Kinokuniya, Sydney but discovered more recently that most of the series is available as e-books. If you're familiar with the series (I only have two more book...

from pgchuis

This was an odd book. Its setting in Jerusalem Lane seemed almost timeless, although presumably it was intended to be set around 1994. I liked the detectives, Kathy and Brock, and there was a charm to the narrative. It did go on a little long though, and then at the end Kathy, not once but twice,...