num_pages: 352
description: Barry Maitland's first mystery, The Marx Sisters, won fans with its intricate plotting and charming characters, Kathy and Brock. Now, in The Malcontenta, Maitland has honed his mystery-weaving skills and created a nuanced, complex new thriller. Kathy has been reassigned to Family and Juvenile Crime and sent by her new boss to investigate an apparent suicide at a local "naturopath" spa. She can tell right away that there is a cover-up in process and calls on Brock for help. When Brock checks himself in as a patient, they both learn that spas are not always beneficial for one's health -- especially if you're a target for murder.
language: English
title: The Malcontenta
titlecomplete: The Malcontenta (Brock & Kolla, #2)
characters: Inspector Ric Tanner, Grace Carrington, Laura Beamish-Newell, Rose Duggan, Alex Petrou, Stephen Beamish-Newell, Kathy Kolla, David Brock
genres: British Literature, Mystery, Police, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 652
places: Oviento, Italy, England
series: Brock & Kolla
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Ned Kelly Award
category: Best Fiction
publisher: Arcade Publishing