Barry Maitland | |
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Born | 1941 (age 81–82) |
Nationality | British Australian |
Occupation | Novelist |
Years active | 1994-present |
Known for | Brock and Kolla series |
Notable work | The Malcontenta |
Awards | Ned Kelly Awards for Crime Writing |
Barry Maitland (born 1941 in Scotland) 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 retired in 2000 and took up writing full-time. [1]
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