She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National theatre and RSC before becoming a television actress. La Plante's older sister Dail was killed in a road accident, at the age of five, before she was born. Once again, Tennison takes a key role in a major investigation – surely it’s time for her to start rising through the ranks? When the body of a young woman is discovered close to a highway service station, Detective Inspector Anna Travis is brought on to the team of investigators by her former lover and boss, Detective Chief Superintendent Langton.

Age doesn’t mean anything when faced with a women this driven in her career, and this dedicated to the heart of her craft. Jane has now moved to the DIP squad, a team set up to target gangs of pickpockets operating in London and her first few days in the team don’t quite go to plan. During this high point in her life, La Plante also published her most famous books (the Cold series).Does Jack lock horns with the inept Drug Squad boss Lewis or perhaps cash in a favour from Lyle at Hammersmith? Contact UsPlease contact us to check and verify the details of the item before purchasing if there is a specific image, edition, or variation you are looking for. Read more about the condition New: An item that is still in its original shrink wrap from the manufacturer and the original manufacturer’s seal (if applicable) has not been removed.

Good Friday’ is the eagerly awaited date of the annual formal CID dinner, due to take place at St Ermin’s Hotel. 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. None of this feels anywhere near as shocking as it did in ‘Tennison’ so it’s a bit worrying that this feels like standard police procedure back then. Your personal data will not be shared with any other organisations and you have the right to unsubscribe at any time. Jane Tennison is a feisty character who is determined to succeed in a profession that at the time was dominated by men and where women were often seen as an inconvenience and distraction best suited to office work.

The problem is that when she tries to impress she often goes off alone, takes unnecessary risks and leaves colleagues feeling that she’s holding out on them, to keep the best information to herself. The unmissable brand new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante - now available in hardback, eBook and audiobook. Luckily for me, in my friend’s big box of books, was the latest crime novel featuring one of my all-time favourite fictional characters in books and television – Jane Tennison.

I’m very lucky to be a member of the blogger’s group the Squad Pod Collective, they’re a great group of ladies and we all support each other so much. Her second, third and fourth novels came soon after – The Talisman (1987), Bella Mafia (1990) and Entwined (1993) – all of which became international best sellers.Edith, the office manager, reminds her that women take second place in the Met, but Jane hates the idea of that glass ceiling holding her down.