Synopses & Reviews
The coroners report identifies the body as young, black, female, and impossibly anonymous. Yet one thing is clear to Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison about the latest victim discovered in one of Londons poorest districts—that news of her murder will tear apart a city already crackling with racial tensions, hurling Scotland Yard and Tennison herself into a maelstrom of shocking accusations and sudden, wrenching violence.
Even as Londons brutal killer remains at large, Tennison remains locked in a struggle to overcome her station houses brutal chauvinism and insidious politicking. And as the departments deeply rooted racism rears its head to overshadow every facet of her new investigation, the trail of her prime suspect is growing colder. Worse, when the details of the beleaguered detectives stormy personal life explode across the headlines of Londons sleaziest tabloids, Tennisons already frenzied determination to bring the killer to justice will be catapulted into obsession—one that could send her spiraling over the edge.
Synopsis
The fast-paced followup to Lynda La Plantes first Prime Suspect thriller, Prime Suspect 2: A Face in the Crowd brings reunites readers with Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison as she hunts down a mysterious killer hidden amidst Londons dark streets and dockways—and as she continues to struggle against the male dominated politics of Scotland Yard. The no-nonsense detective will strike a chord with readers of Laura Lippmans Tess Monaghan books or La Plantes own Anna Travis mysteries, and will wow fans of the television series Bones, The Closer, and Law and Order: SVU.
About the Author
LYNDA LA PLANTEs fifteen novels, including the Prime Suspect series, have all been international bestsellers. She was named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queens Birthday Honours list in 2008. Lynda La Plante is the writer and producer ofthe British and American TV adaptations of the Prime Suspect series, as well as the current TV series
Above Suspicion, based on her Anna Travis novels. She runs her own television production company
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