Join Hunter based author Barry Maitland as he talks about his journey into his life as a crime writer.

Barry moved to Newcastle in 1984 to take up a position of the head of architecture at the University of Newcastle.

The 1989 Newcastle earthquake became the catalyst for his book The Marx Sisters the first book in Brock and Kolla Series.

The second book in the Belltree Trilogy, Ash Island is set in and around Newcastle. The background of Ash Island provides an eerie backdrop to this atmospheric thriller.

Hosted by Michael Blaxland. 

This is a Newcastle Libraries REAL production.