Now this is really good. Lynda’s last few novels have been a bit tepid and I’ve forgiven her, knowing she can deliver, after all Bella Mafia was stunning. Well at last she has, it’s UK based, it has a terrific female detective, its suspenseful and hopefully the beginning of a series. Great.
Comparison: Carol O’Connell, Faye Kellerman, Sara Paretsky.
Similar this month: Ruth Rendell, Margaret Murphy.
| Primary Genre | Crime and Mystery |
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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 …
Above Suspicion features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
Above Suspicion is available in Paperback
Above Suspicion was written by Lynda La Plante and published by Pocket
Above Suspicion has 514 pages
