Today on my blog I am sharing my book review of the second book in the Jane Tennison series by Lynda La Plante “ Hidden Killers “ as part of the #TeamTennison book reviewers.
BOOK BLURB
When WPC Jane Tennison is promoted to the role of Detective Constable in London’s Bow Street CID, she is immediately conflicted. While her more experienced colleagues move on swiftly from one criminal case to another, Jane is often left doubting their methods and findings. As she becomes inextricably involved in a multiple rape case, Jane must put her life at risk in her search for answers.
Will she toe the line, or endanger her position by seeking the truth?
BOOK REVIEW
As she navigates life following her last case Jane Tennison finds herself playing a decoy trying to lure out a dangerous attacker. An attacker who has attacked and possibly raped young women, the burden rests on Jane and the team to catch and detain the culprit. After the arrest of the man in question, Jane has her doubts as to his guilt over the rape case but before she can follow her instincts she is given a promotion. At her new posting she is taken to a suspected natural death, a young mother is found dead in her bathtub, her child asleep in her crib. The placement of the body in the bath has Jane’s gut tingling and it’s not long before she is convinced the death was murder. Balancing her role in both of the investigations Jane must follow her instincts and bring to justice not only one murderer but two.
In this outing with Jane Tennison we find her promoted and working a murder case. As she struggles to find her place in a male dominated workplace we see a new stronger , resolute character emerging. A character with grit who is not afraid to stand on toes if it’s the right thing to do. A seeker of the truth , a friend to those in need and an excellent police officer in the making. The story starts of slow with the tension bubbling to a boiling point, releasing the pressure only after the last word has been read. The crafting of the characters is superb and the interaction created between them has you transfixed as you rush to discover their next step, their next challenge the next part of the investigation. Follow in the footsteps of the trailblazer that is Jane Tennison, book by book as she hones her skills and fights her way to the top of the police ladder. Read each book and follow police procedures as they change year after year told in detail by the author.
I look forward to reading the next book of Jane’s crime fighting career.
My thanks to Tracy Fenton and the team at Zaffre Books for my copy of the books and the chance to be part of #Team Tennison
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National Theatre and RDC before becoming a television actress. She then turned to writing – and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series WIDOWS.
Her novels have all been international bestsellers. Her original script for the much-acclaimed PRIME SUSPECT won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Writer’s Award.
Since 1993 Lynda has spearheaded La Plante Productions. In that time the company has produced a stunning slate of innovative dramas with proven success and enduring international appeal.
Based on Lynda’s best selling series of Anna Travis novels, Above Suspicion, Silent Scream, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream have all adapted into TV scripts and received impressive viewing figures.
Lynda has been made honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Writer’s Award 2000.
On 14th June 2008 Lynda was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List (Writer and Producer for services to Literature, Drama and to Charity).
On 3rd October 2009, Lynda was honoured at the Cologne Conference International Film and Television Festival with the prestigious TV Spielfilm Award for her television adaptation of her novel, Above Suspicion.
Books penned by Lynda La Plante include: The Legacy, The Talisman, Bella Mafia, Entwined, Cold Shoulder, Cold Blood, Cold Heart, Sleeping Cruelty, Royal Flush, Above Suspicion, The Red Dahlia, Clean Cut, Deadly Intent and Silent Scream, Blind Fury (this entered the UK Sunday Times Bestsellers List at number 1 having sold 9,500 copies in its first two weeks), Blood Line, Backlash, Wrongful Death, and Twisted, which have all been international best-sellers.
In Feb 2012 Lynda’s chilling tale of THE LITTLE ONE was published in conjunction with Quick Reads through Simon & Schuster UK.
Lynda’s book Tennison, was published on 24th September 2015 and is the prequel the highly acclaimed Prime Suspect. The story charts Jane Tennison’s entry into the police force as a 22 year old Probationary Officer at Hackney Police Station in 1973.
Lynda La Plante is published in the UK by Simon & Schuster.
Lynda La Plante is published in the US by HarperCollins Publishers.
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