Above Suspicion [Hardcover]

Lynda La Plante (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 2004

Instead of Jane Tennison immortalised by Helen Mirren in PRIME SUSPECT, think Anna Travis in ABOVE SUSPICION, Lynda's wonderful new creation of a female detective for today. A rookie detective, Anna 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; now the body count is up to six. The method of killing is identical, the backgrounds of the girls very similar - all of them prostitutes. As the book opens, a seventh body is found, same modus operandi but the victim this time is a young student, sweet, innocent, with 'the face of an angel'. Anna stumbles on a vital piece of information which links one man to the killings. But that man is a household name, a well-known and much-loved actor, with charm, good looks and the gift of the gab. Denial springs easily and confidently to his lips; his protestation of innocence is convincing. What if he is arrested, in the face of huge publicity, and he is the wrong man? This is Lynda La Plante at her best, creating a compelling, charismatic new detective in Anna Travis, and bringing to vivid life on the page a completely gripping crime thriller,

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. Her novels have all been bestsellers internationally and she has won BAFTA, Emmy, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society Writers Awards. Her biggest television triumph has been PRIME SUSPECT starring Helen Mirren, and she is currently working on her latest series of TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION and THE COMMANDER. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 400 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First edition (October 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743252535
• ISBN-13: 978-0743252539
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,987,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced thriller, January 19, 2006

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JJ "Readin' & Skiin' in" (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Above Suspicion (Paperback)

This was a very quick and entertaining book to read. At times it is rather graphic but it moves quickly past these bits. It is one of the better English novels that I've read.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Predictable, with uninventive dialogue, January 6, 2006

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dcmb - See all my reviews

This review is from: Above Suspicion (Paperback)

This book seemed more like a boring and drawn out made for TV movie than a suspenseful mystery novel.

The characters are stereotypical, lack depth and use recycled dialogue. The plot was unneccessarily drawn out and extremely predictable.

I couldn't put the book down because I kept hoping that it would get better...it didn't.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT READING, September 9, 2005

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Carol J. Reynolds "Carol" (Gulfport, MS, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Above Suspicion (Paperback)

DISCOVERED LYNDA LA PLANTE BOOK WHILE ON VACATION. EXCELLENT READING, AM DEFINITELY A NEW FAN OF HERS.