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The males in the Luciano family are murdered -- not entirely unexpected as they are members of the mafia. Their remaining women take up arms to avenge their deaths and reclaim their family fortune.

All three Prime Suspect cases, featuring DCI Jane Tennison, in one stunning volume PRIME SUSPECT When a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit, the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. For Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, this is the perfect opportunity to get herself noticed. But when every one of her colleagues is willing her to trip up, and the case is far from clear cut, will she be able to prove her mettle. PRIME SUSPECT 2: A FACE IN THE CROWD The coroner's report identifies the body as young, black, female, and impossibly anonymous. Yet one thing is clear to DCI Jane Tennison - that news of her murder will tear apart a city already cracking with racial tensions, hurling Scotland Yard and Tennison herself into a maelstrom of shocking accusations and sudden, wrenching violence. PRIME SUSPECT 3: SILENT VICTIMS As Vera Reynolds, drag queen and night club star, sways onstage singing, a sixteen-year-old rent boy lies in the older man's apartment, engulfed in flames. For DCI Jane Tennison, now head of the Vice Squad, this high-profile case threatens to destroy the career she fought so hard for. **Lynda La Plante's Widows is now a major motion picture**

The astonishing new Detective Jack Warr thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of BURIED, JUDAS HORSE and VANISHED.

Lynda La Plante's final Tennison crime novel, bringing readers up to the point at which the famous television series Prime Suspect began.

Lynda La Plante is a multifaceted creative talent, known for her work as an actor, writer, producer, and author. Her impressive career showcases her versatility and impact in the entertainment industry, highlighting her as a significant figure in storytelling and production.

The 30th Anniversary edition of the sequel to Lynda La Plante's original bestseller, The Legacy

Lynda La Plante shares her remarkable journey from Liverpool to becoming a celebrated scriptwriter, recounting her experiences at RADA alongside notable actors like Anthony Hopkins and John Hurt. Her narrative explores the challenges and triumphs of her career, offering insights into the world of television and film. The memoir highlights her passion for storytelling and the evolution of her craft, providing readers with an intimate look at the life of a creative pioneer in the entertainment industry.

Chief Detective Inspector Jane Tennison has moved up the ranks, fighting every step of the way to break through the station house's glass ceiling. Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, a case comes in that threatens to destroy everything she has worked for. As Vera Reynolds, drag queen and night club star, swayed onstage singing "Falling in Love Again," a sixteen-year-old rent boy lay in the older man's apartment, engulfed in flames. When Tennison's investigation reveals an influential public figure as her prime suspect, a man with connections to politicians, judges, and Scotland Yard, she's given a very clear message about the direction some very important people would like her investigation to take. Suddenly, in a case defined by murky details, one fact becomes indisputably clear--that for Tennison, going after the truth will mean risking her happiness, her career, and even her life.

From the creator of the award-winning ITV series Prime Suspect, this is Jane Tennison's story, from rookie police officer to fully-fledged detective.

The murder of a young single mother begins a police enquiry that spirals into a hunt for a serial killer. How much evidence do you need to convict a guilty man; and how much fear can be instilled to make an innocent one plead guilt?

Prime Suspect meets Ashes to Ashes as we see Jane Tennison starting out on her police career. The fourth in the bestselling Jane Tennison thrillers, MURDER MILE is set at the height of the 'Winter of Discontent'. Can Jane Tennison uncover a serial killer? February, 1979, 'The Winter of Discontent'. Economic chaos has led to widespread strikes across Britain. Jane Tennison, now a Detective Sergeant, has been posted to Peckham Criminal Investigation Department, one of London's toughest areas. As the rubbish on the streets begins to pile up, so does the murder count: two bodies in as many days. There are no suspects and the manner of death is different in each case. The only link between the two victims is the location of the bodies, found within a short distance of each other near Rye Lane in Peckham. Three days later another murder occurs in the same area. Press headlines scream that a serial killer is loose on 'Murder Mile' and that police incompetence is hampering the investigation. Jane is under immense pressure to catch the killer before they strike again. Working long hours with little sleep, what she uncovers leaves her doubting her own mind.

The bloody-minded Jane Tennison that we know and love returns in the fifth book in Lynda La Plante's bestselling Tennison series.

But when a mutilated body is discovered in a Cotswolds house, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary group of opportunist thieves. As Detective Jack Warr investigates, he discovers locals with dark secrets, unearths hidden crimes - and hits countless dead ends.

THE UNFORGETTABLE LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE LEGENDARY LYNDA LA PLANTEIdentical and brutal assaults on three women.

When an eccentric elderly widow claims she is being stalked, Detective Jack Warr is the only person willing to dig into the truth behind her wild claims.

A grisly murder draws two telepathic sisters into a web of coincidence, terror, and violence that will force each of them to face her darkest, most hidden secrets. The bestselling author of The Legacy and Bella Mafia, La Plante won the Chicago Film Festival Award for Best Television Drama Series for Prime Suspect.

Close to a motorway service station, the body of a young woman is discovered. She appears to have no family, no friends, no one to identify her. DI Anna Travis is brought onto the team of investigators by DCS James Langton, who already suspects that this recent case could be linked to two unsolved murders. As more evidence is discovered the team realise that they are contending with a triple murder investigation -- and no suspect. Anna's blood runs cold when she receives a letter from a murderer she helped to arrest. He makes contact from prison insisting that he can track down their killer, but will only talk to Anna herself. Does he really have an insight into another killer's mind, or is he merely intent on getting into hers?

From the creator of the award-winning ITV series Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren, comes the fascinating back story of the iconic DCI Jane Tennison. In 1973 Jane Tennison, aged 22, leaves the Metropolitan Police Training Academy to be placed on probationary exercise in Hackney where criminality thrives. We witness her struggle to cope in a male-dominated, chauvinistic environment, learning fast to deal with shocking situations with no help or sympathy from her superiors. Then comes her involvement in her first murder case. **Lynda La Plante's Widows is now a major motion picture**

The brilliant crime thriller from the BAFTA-winning writer behind the TV series PRIME SUSPECT and author of WIDOWS, now a major motion picture 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? A number one bestselling author, Lynda La Plante was inaugurated into the Crime Writing Hall of Fame in 2009 and received, at the 2014 Harrogate Crime Festival, the Theakstons award for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction. The Tennison series has been made into a new prime-time ITV series called Prime Suspect 1973. Praise for the Jane Tennison series: 'Classic Lynda, a fabulous read' MARTINA COLE 'La Plante excels in her ability to pick out details that give her portrayal of life in a police station a rare ring of authenticity' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'An absorbingly twisty plot' GUARDIAN 'Enthralling' HEAT 'Vintage La Plante' INDEPENDENT 'A terrific, gutsy back story for the heroine of TV's Prime Suspect' WOMAN & HOME

Features the character, Lorraine Page. Suspicion and fear surround the mysterious disappearance of a movie star's daughter. The race to claim the reward for finding Anna Louise Caley spirals into a deadly trail of voodoo in the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Twee speurders proberen te achterhalen wie een 15-jarig meisje heeft vermoord tijdens het bezorgen van kranten.

DOLLY, LINDA, SHIRLEY AND BELLA ARE BACK. AND THIS TIME IT'S A FIGHT TO THE FINISH. Against all the odds, Dolly Rawlins and her gangland widows managed the impossible: a heist their husbands had failed to pull off - at the cost of their lives.But though they may be in the money, they're far from easy street.Shocked by her husband's betrayal, Dolly discovers Harry Rawlins isn't dead. He knows where the four women are and he wants them to pay. And he doesn't just mean getting his hands on the money.The women can't keep running. They have to get Harry out of their lives for good. But can they outwit a criminal mastermind who won't hesitate to kill?Especially when one of them has a plan of her own… to kill or be killed.

The gripping new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.

The thrilling new crime series introducing Detective Jack Warr [Paperback] Plante, Lynda La

A rookie detective, Anna Travis is about to embark on her first murder case - and it couldn't be a more serious, more gruesome series of murders. The killings began eight years before and now the body count is up to six.

Detective Jane Tennison must lift the lid on the most chilling murder case of her career to date - in the brand new thriller from Lynda La Plante.

Anna Travis and DCI Langton return on the hunt for one of the world's most dangerous drug traffickers.

Widows made Lynda La Plante a household name in television. Now comes the novel based on its gripping sequel...

First published nearly twenty years ago, Prime Suspect 2: A Face in the Crowd features the incredible DCI Jane Tennison, the series character who put Lynda La Plante, multi-million copy bestselling author and screenwriter, on the map.

THE UNMISSABLE SERIES OPENER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMAIt is every mother's nightmare. Her missing daughter found murdered. An opportunity to shine. Twelve men and women will decide the verdict. But only YOU can decide if justice is done for the victim.

A novel concerned with human greed, lust and ambition, which tells of a Welsh miner's daughter who marries a Romany gypsy boxer contending for the World Heavyweight Championship and of how a legacy left to her affects her family.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER! "FOR THOSE WHO LOVE MYSTERIES BUT WISH THAT PATRICIA CORNWELL HAD A DIRTIER MIND,"* the author of Above Suspicion and the acclaimed Prime Suspect series returns with a new mystery. When the body of a young girl is found dumped on the banks of the Thames, even the police are shocked by the brutality of her murder: horrifically mutilated, severed in half, and drained of blood, her corpse is an obvious mirror image of the famous Black Dahlia murder in 1940s Los Angeles. Now Detective Inspector Anna Travis must race against time to catch this copycat killer. She turns to her mentor, the brilliant and volatile Detective Chief Inspector James Langton, but the frictions of their romantic relationship are complicating the case. And then a second girl is found...

Under the watchful eye of Detective Chief Superintendent James Langton, Anna is given her first case. But is it a full-blown murder investigation or purely a missing person's case? An ominous pool of blood and no victim lead Anna on a desperate hunt for a man who has disappeared without trace.

Film star Amanda Delany has the world at her feet. Never one for the quiet life, she has had a string of affairs with the hottest actors around. Then, coming home late from a night shoot, Amanda puts the key in her front door for the very last time. The next morning, Amanda's body is found, stabbed many times, only her beautiful face left unharmed. DI Anna Travis is ordered to the team assigned to the Delany murder, headed by Anna's former lover, the demanding DCI James Langton. Anna is shocked by the truth behind Amanda's public image: her addictions to drugs and starvation diets; her cold, unemotional parents; her elusive film agent; and the former lovers so quick to distance themselves. But Anna has challenges of her own to overcome too. Promotion to Chief Inspector is within her grasp, but when the time comes for her to stand before the board, she faces a shocking accusation of personal misconduct. With insider authenticity derived from La Plante's years in the film world and a heroine worthy of her predecessor, Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison, Silent Scream is La Plante's best yet.

The third in a crime series new to Simon & Schuster by the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of ABOVE SUSPICION and THE RED DAHLIA.

Lieutenant Lorraine Page had everything. Impossible to believe that she could be thrown out of the police force and end up on Skid Row. Lorraine's ex-colleagues soon forget her, as the hunt for a nightmare serial killer spirals into an all-out search for a missing witness. A victim who escaped and is now on the run . . . from her life. Lorraine Page is that witness. Against her will she is drawn into the investigation. Forced to face her past and her overwhelming guilt . . . 'Lorraine Page, officer, wife and mother, is as tough as they come' Sunday Telegraph 'Lynda la Plante once again shows her brilliance' Daily Express 'Terrifyingly gripping . . . don't read it late at night' Daily Mail

Jane Tennison must navigate the salacious world of theatre to solve a brutal murder in the heart of London's West End, in the brilliant new thriller from Lynda La Plante.

Helena Lanark is the only one who knows about the horrors which once occurred in her family's house. The heiress of an immense family fortune, she now resides in a luxurious care home; her mind and memory fading fast. Jane Tennison is leading a murder investigation into the recent brutal death of a young girl, her decomposed, starved body discovered in an old air raid shelter in the garden of the Lanark's now derelict house. Initially the focus is on identifying the victim, until another body is found hidden in the walls of the shelter. As the investigation and search for answers intensifies, Jane travels to Australia. There she discovers the dark secret that the Lanark family has kept hidden for decades. A secret that not only threatens to bring down a family dynasty, but also places Jane Tennison in mortal danger

A woman is murdered and the police have a prime suspect, but cannot prove it. Detective Jane Tennison fights to solve the crime and win the respect of her fellow, male, officers.

'The Colonel' is rumoured to have masterminded several of the most successful robberies in the UK over the last forty years. But who is he? Edward de Jersey, now a wealthy man, owns a very successful racing yard and stud farm and his pride and joy is his horse, Royal Flush, who he has always dreamed will one day win the Derby. But de Jersey's luck runs out when his trusted financial advisor invests his fortune in a fledgling internet company which goes bust, leaving de Jersey with no capital and mounting debts. In danger of losing everything, De Jersey resurrects his criminal past, turning to the internet to find a team of specialists who will help him pull off the most audacious heist in history.

Dedicated, intuitive and utterly obsessive, DCI James Langton is ruthless in his pursuit of a gang of illegal immigrants, killers of a young prostitute. When he is horrifically, almost fatally injured by one of them, it falls upon DI Anna Travis to put her own career on hold as she nurses him through his intense frustration and desperation to bring his would-be murderer to justice. Then Anna is assigned to a different case, the brutal killing of a quiet, studious woman whose body was discovered by her daughter returning home from school. A senseless attack with no obvious motive or immediate suspect. Until, chillingly, the case becomes unexpectedly linked with Langton's and Anna finds herself under similar threat from those who almost destroyed his career and his life.

The basis for Steve McQueen's upcoming major motion picture, WIDOWS is a fast- paced heist thriller with an all female cast you won't forget

The novelization based on the second series of "The Governor". It continues the story of Helen Hewitt, striving to be reinstated as prison governor in charge of a high security prison for men (she lost her job at the end of the first series).

Lynda La Plante's iconic sisters in crime novel, now a major motion picture directed by Steve McQueen with an unforgettable all-star cast.

Whe wealthy Sir William Benedict, who has dreamed of being accepted by the socially elite, finally achieves his dream, political scandal erupts around him.

It is late at night on a notorious council estate in east London. A van - garishly painted with a grinning clown's face on the side - is being driven erratically. When the police pull over the driver to question him, they discover, inside the van, the body of a young woman. A murder suspect . . . an arrest . . . a confession . . . A case done and dusted? But their suspect claims his victim is not his first, but his third. Five years earlier, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation and left no stone unturned. The fact that case was not solved has haunted him ever since. The enquiry has opened up again but, unable to lead it due to ill health, Langton brings in DCI Anna Travis. Meanwhile the murder team begins the laborious task of verifying the details of the confessions and uncovering the identity of the second victim. And then the suspect changes his story. They know they have a murderer in custody - but is he a serial killer or just a compulsive liar?

The eagerly anticipated new thriller from the Number One bestselling mistress of suspense sees Anna Travis transferred to the FBI in America...

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The discovery of a bloodstained jacket in Karl Wilding's boathouse raises suspicions, yet evidence against him remains scarce. Concurrently, Detective Inspector Pat North's visit to address Stephen Warrington's complaints unexpectedly leads to a deeper, more sinister investigation. As the plot unfolds, tensions rise, and the search for truth becomes increasingly complex.

Marcus and Lena Fulford are the envy of their friends. Wealthy, attractive and successful, the couple, with their strikingly beautiful teenage daughter Amy, seem settled and content. But appearances mask a strained relationship almost at breaking point. Marcus's latest business venture has failed, draining Lena, the major breadwinner, dry. Putting Amy into weekly boarding school and striving to get her own career back on its feet, Lena remains alone in the luxurious family house as her marriage heads towards as amicable a divorce as she and Marcus can muster, and joint custody of their only child. So when Amy arranges a sleepover with a school friend one weekend, neither parent sees the need to be in touch with her. It is only when Amy is reported missing from school and her friend's mother reveals that, instead of staying with them, Amy was visiting her father - a fact vehemently denied by Marcus - that Lena contacts the police. DI Victor Reid, in charge of the case, fears the worst - abduction or murder. A family under constant police and press scrutiny, a father who has seemingly lied about his alibi for the weekend, a mother whose perfect world is crumbling beneath her feet, a detective under pressure from his impatient superiors to deliver a result, the length of time that Amy has been missing gathering speed… all conspire to make Lynda La Plante's latest thriller her most tense and terrifying yet.

A chilling ghost story and Quick Read title for World Book Day 2012

Anna Travis beginnt ihre Karriere bei der Londoner Kripo und ermittelt in einer Mordserie an drogenabhängigen Prostituierten. Die Entdeckung einer siebten Leiche, einer Studentin, führt sie zu einem prominenten Schauspieler. Ein Fehlgriff könnte Annas Aufstieg gefährden, bevor er richtig beginnt.

DER INTERNATIONALE BESTSELLER ERSTMALIG AUF DEUTSCH! Der Fall scheint klar – bis Tennison beginnt, die richtigen Fragen zu stellen. Als in einem Londoner Hinterhof eine verweste Leiche ausgegraben wird, ist Detective Jane Tennison sofort klar: Dieser Fall wird Wellen schlagen. Doch bevor sie sich in die Ermittlungen stürzen kann, muss sie einen unerwarteten One-Night-Stand hinter sich lassen – mit einem Kollegen, der ihr bald näher sein wird, als ihr lieb ist. Sie setzt alles daran, die Identität der Toten zu klären, aber die Ermittlungen geraten zunehmend unter öffentlichen Druck, denn ein skrupelloser Politiker instrumentalisiert den Fall für seine Zwecke. Dann nimmt ein Verdächtiger sich das Leben und Tennison muss sich fragen, wem aus ihrem Team sie wirklich trauen kann. Sie ahnt nicht, dass das wahre Grauen noch vor ihr liegt – und dass der Mörder längst ein neues Opfer im Visier hat … "Der Fremde unter uns" ist der zweite Band der Krimi-Reihe "Prime Suspect" von "Queen of Crime Drama" Lynda La Plante. Die Reihe begeistert Leser und Fernsehzuschauer weltweit seit über 30 Jahren. Jetzt endlich auch auf Deutsch – für Fans von klassischen britischen Polizeithrillern und psychologisch packenden Ermittlungen!

Eine wegen Alkohols vom Dienst suspendierte Polizistin kommt durch Zufall mit einem Mordfall in Berührung und versucht mit ihren eigenen Ermittlungen auch ihr Leben wieder in den Griff zu bekommen.

Lorraine Page, die gestrauchelte Ex-Polizistin aus "Zwei Leben hat die Katze", ist auf der Suche nach einer spurlos verschwundenen Millionärstochter. Bald stellt sich jedoch heraus, daß Anna Louise keineswegs die wohlbehütete Tochter aus gutem Hause ist, sondern ein verwöhnter Teenager, der das Leben in vollen Zügen genießt. Lynda La Plantes Lorraine-Page-Romane sollen mit Michelle Pfeiffer in der Hauptrolle verfilmt werden.