Barry Maitland

Barry Maitland is one of the most popular authors of the Scottish-Australian descent, who is particularly well known for writing down successful novels based on the mystery, thriller, and crime fiction genres. One of the most successful novel series written by author Maitland is the Brock and Kolla crime fiction series. Before going on to become an established author, he completed his academic studies in the field of architecture and even worked in the initial days of his career. Later, author Maitand shifted to Australia, where he joined the Newcastle University as a professor. In the year 2000, he gave up his job and went on to pursue his writing career on a full time basis. While working as a professor in Australia, author Maitland and began working on some of his crime stories and had written a few books. However, he used to write only during the free time that he used to get after teaching at the Newcastle university. It was in the year 1994 that he wrote and published his debut novel titled ‘The Marx Sisters’. This was the first novel that sets the beginning of the Brock and Kolla series. Author Maitland was born in the year 1941 in Scotland, but after moving to Australia, he acquired the Australian citizenship. He obtained his graduation degree in architecture studies from Cambridge. Before shifting to Australia, author Maitland used to teach the students of architecture at several places in The United Kingdom.