Late night on a notorious high-rise estate in Hackney and a white van is being driven erratically. The driver is pulled over by the police and questioned.
A woman on the street after a long evening's drinking... She never makes it home.
A suspect... an arrest... a confession... A case done and dusted?
Five years earlier, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation; the case was never closed. It has haunted him ever since.
And now comes another confession, to this murder, and to one more besides. Too good to be true? DCI Anna Travis, pulled into the fray, isn't so sure that they have their man. Then the suspect changes his story...
| ISBN: | 9780857201836 |
| Publication date: | 7th June 2012 |
| Author: | Lynda La Plante |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 484 pages |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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Late night on a notorious high-rise estate in Hackney and a white van is being driven erratically. The driver is pulled over by the police and questioned.
A woman on the street after a long evening's drinking... She never makes it home.
A suspect... an arrest... a confession... A case done and dusted?
Five years earlier, a 13-year-old girl disappeared in broad daylight on a busy London street. DCS James Langton headed the investigation; the case was never closed. It has haunted him ever since.
And now comes another confession, to this murder, and to one more besides. Too good to be true? DCI Anna Travis, pulled into the fray, isn't so sure that they have their man. Then the suspect changes his story...
Backlash features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Backlash is available in Ebook, Paperback, CD-Audio, Hardback
Backlash was written by Lynda La Plante and published by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. an imprint of Simon & Schuster UK
Backlash has 484 pages
