Above Suspicion

The first instalment in the bestselling Anna Travis series from the BAFTA-winning writer Lynda La Plante, author ofWidows, now a major motion picture 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 foundinnocent, his wouldnt be the only career over - Annas hard fought for reputation would be destroyed once and for all Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. Above Suspicion blew me away - it grabs you and doesnt let go until the last page KARIN SLAUGHTER La Plante is building up an interesting body of writing that is underratedAnna proves a resourceful and believable heroine and heralds the launch of a major new character GUARDIAN The prime suspect here is an adored actor, poised to hit the big time. Could he really be behind a string of grisly murders? Its up to Anna Travis, La Plantes gutsy new heroine, to find out MAIL ON SUNDAY Like Jane Tennison, Anna Travis has to work a world which is still rampantly chauvinistic it is a novel to read about the complexity of relationships, as well as for its compelling plot DAILY EXPRESS