All My Enemies

A grisly murder sends two New Scotland Yard detectives searching for a killer with a taste for theatrics in this "well-plotted, satisfying whodunit" (The Sunday Times, UK).

"Maitland is a masterful writer of crime fiction who, like Michael Dibdin, has a remarkable ability to juxtapose genres and create a book that will appeal to fans of both hard-boiled and clue-puzzle fiction. It's a book about deception in marriages, suburban life and the theatre that works sublimely on all levels." —The Sydney Morning Herald (AUS)

In one of the finest and most pivotal books in this critically acclaimed series, DS Kathy Kolla reports to New Scotland Yard and to DCI David Brock's Serious Crime Division.

Just before Kolla is to start her new job, a young woman is found viscously murdered in a leafy, well-heeled suburb, and the grotesque details of the slaughter appear to be well-rehearsed, even theatrical. Assigned to the case, Kolla's only improbable lead draws her to a local amateur drama group. Once in their orbit, she is lured into a piece of theatre over which, increasingly, she has little control. In All My Enemies, Brock and Kolla find themselves in a tangled web of deceptions in a case wherein a corpus of plays becomes a template for murder.

"Maitland's writing is suspenseful, gripping and frightening. . . . This is a fine example of modern thriller writing. Highly recommended." —Eastern Daily Press (UK)