Cry Guilty

This splendid thriller shows us Antony Maitland as Prosecutor, an unusual role for him. Another unusual factor is that, although complete in itself, the story is in a sense a sequel to Weep for Her.

A young man has been charged with receiving stolen goods—to wit, a...Read more

A Show of Violence

Antony Maitland, barrister and very confidential detective, reluctantly journeys to a gray town in the English Midlands to defend a young boy who is, on the face of it, guilty of murder and art theft. Maitland’s problems are not reduced by the boy’s mysterious unwillingness to say anything...Read more

Bloody Instructions

Suave barrister-detective Antony Maitland searches for the real killer after Joseph Dowling, London's leading actor, is found with the motive, opportunity, and murder weapon in the death of a powerful solicitorRead more