Above Suspicion - Softcover

La Plante, Lynda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847396321 ISBN 13: 9781847396327

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2008

Synopsis

From the creator of Prime Suspect comes a major new drama for ITV1 this autumn - Above Suspicion, the first gripping thriller featuring DC Anna Travis.

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Review

"snappy...zippy new mystery" -- Entertainment Weekly

"Above Suspicion is a really good thriller with a sympathetic heroine." -- Daily American

"More than just an excellent mystery, Above Suspicion provides a dramatic look at victims and victimization. Author Lynda La Plante doesn't stop until she squeezes the last drop of emotion from the situation. The story and characters seamlessly flow into a reader's awareness as a complete and compelling reality. For a little added pleasure, an understated romance filters through the detectives' day-to-day grind. Highly recommended." -- Romance Reviews Today

"snappy...zippy new mystery"

-- "Entertainment Weekly"

'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. She is without a doubt one of the best writers working today. ABOVE SUSPICION blew me away - it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page'

KARIN SLAUGHTER

'La Plante is building up an interesting body of writing that is underrated... Anna Travis is confronted by the shadow of a frightening serial killer and through obstinate sleuthing, identifies a major public figure as the possible culprit. Anna proves a resourceful and believable heroine and heralds the launch of a major new character'

THE GUARDIAN

'. . . balancing the minutiae of police work and the dreadful politics of the job, Anna proves to be a resourceful and believable heroine in an all-too-recognisable contemporary Britain and heralds the launch of a major new character'

CRIME TIME

'The prime suspect here is an adored actor, poised to hit the big time. Could he really be behind a string of grisly murders? It's up to Anna Travis, La Plante's gutsy new heroine, to find out'

MAIL ON SUNDAY

'Like Jane Tennison, Anna Travis has to work a world which is still rampantly chauvinistic... it is a novel to read about the complexity of relationships, as well as for its compelling plot'

DAILY EXPRESS

'A damn good read'

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Synopsis

Young Anna Travis has been assigned to her first murder case - a series of killings that has shocked even the most hardened of detectives. They started eight years ago - now the body count is up to six. The method of killing is identical, the backgrounds of the girls identical - all drug-users and prostitutes. Then a seventh body is found. The modus operandi is the same - but the victim is a young student with the 'face of an angel'. The profile of the murderer has changed dramatically. Determined to earn the respect of her male colleagues, Anna stumbles on a vital piece of information which links one man to the killings, a much-loved actor on the brink of international stardom. His arrest would create a media frenzy. But if he were found innocent, his wouldn't be the only career over - Anna's hard fought for reputation would be destroyed once and for all ...

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847396321
• ISBN 13: 9781847396327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528