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The Governor
A FULLY REVISED AND EDITED EDITION OF THE CLASSIC CRIME NOVEL INSPIRED BY THE POPULAR TV SERIES STARRING JANET MCTEER No one is above the law. Barfield Prison is one of the toughest high-security prisons in England, housing the country's most dangerous criminals. And when an inmate is found dead in his cell, a riot breaks out, forcing the authorities to investigate a potential murder. Despite being Barfield's youngest ever female Governor, Helen Hewitt is seen as the best woman for the job. But with a prison full of corrupt and suspicious officers, restless inmates and a broken system, Helen has her work cut out - and no allies to help her.... Based on the popular TV series starring Janet McTeer.
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Sacrifice
'This is Line Of Duty territory . . . The ageless and infinitely energetic La Plante drives the story at a phenomenal pace' - DAILY MAILEVERY DETECTIVE MUST CHOOSE A PATH:FOLLOW THE LIGHT OR STEP INTO THE DARK . . . The thrilling final book in the Sunday Times bestselling Detective Jack Warr series - now available!Detective Jack leads Scotland Yard's fledgling art fraud unit, its survival hinging on exposing a suspected forgery - a multimillion-dollar masterpiece. When his informant, gallerist Ester Langton, is brutally murdered, Jack's hunt spirals into obsession. Clues point to Adam Border, a reclusive genius hiding in a decayed Sicilian villa haunted by Mafia ties and violent secrets. As Jack abandons family and duty to pursue him, he's drawn into a world where brilliance and madness collide, masterpieces mask psychosis, and death stalks every shadow. In chasing the truth, Detective Jack Warr must decide which side of the law he's on . . . once and for all. PRAISE FOR LYNDA LA PLANTE:'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' - DAILY MAIL'DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things, and I look forward to following his progress' - PETER ROBINSON, bestselling author of the DCI Banks series'A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting' - RACHEL ABBOTT'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - KARIN SLAUGHTER
The Scene of the Crime
THE FIRST BOOK IN A BRAND NEW CRIME SERIES FOR 2026 FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING CREATOR OF DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON, LYNDA LA PLANTE. The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Jessica Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Jessica's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers. Between them, the team has dealt with every kind of murder and major crime scene - their expertise ranges from forensic DNA to blood spatter analysis, digital forensics and beyond. Now they must piece together the complex puzzle at the heart of this brutal crime. If it was a robbery gone horrifically wrong, what was so important to have been stole? raise for Lynda La Plante:'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' - DAILY MAIL'DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things' - PETER ROBINSON'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - KARIN SLAUGHTER'La Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details that give her portrayal of everyday life in a police station a rare ring of authenticity' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Appeal
<p>Eight years ago, James McCready was convicted of killing his partner, Gary Meadows. But McCready has always claimed that the stabbing was a tragic accident and, when fresh evidence comes to light, he wins his appeal for a retrial.<br><br>Detective Inspector Pat North is assigned to the reinvestigation. But when North discovers that her partner, Detective Superintendent Mike Walker, led the original police inquiry, their fledgling relationship is put to the test - particularly when she starts to suspect that he is covering something up.<br><br>Could Walker have tampered with evidence to frame an innocent man? And if so, who is the real killer?</p>
Above Suspicion
‘Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller . . . it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page’ KARIN SLAUGHTERThe first book in the riveting DI Anna Travis series from the Sunday Times bestselling creator of Jane Tennison. Detective Anna Travis has just been assigned to her first murder case – a series of killings of young women that has shocked even the most hardened of her colleagues. The deaths first began eight years ago, and now the body count is up to six, with no concrete leads. Then the seventh body is found. The method of killing is identical, but the victim profile has changed dramatically. Determined to prove herself, Anna’s resolve pays off when she finally uncovers a vital piece of information which links one man to all of the murders – a beloved actor on the brink of international stardom. But with the prospect of a media frenzy in the wings, his isn’t the only career on the line. If he were to be arrested and found innocent, then Anna’s hard-won reputation would be destroyed once and for all . . . PRAISE FOR LYNDA LA PLANTE‘The UK's most celebrated female crime author’ DAILY MAIL ‘La Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ‘Satisfyingly full of twists and turns’ INDEPENDENT‘Absorbingly twisty’ GUARDIAN
Crucified
<p>Detective Jack Warr is haunted by the gruesome legacy of serial killer Rodney Middleton and reeling from a series of events that has left him deep in depression. Refusing the Met-offered counselling service, Jack instead finds solace instead through renewing a dangerous friendship with the artist and master forger, Adam Border.<br><br>When a body is discovered nailed to a giant cross in a framer's shop, Jack feels a connection to the case even though it is not in his jurisdiction. But is his involvement that of a detective or witness?</p>
The Scene of the Crime
<p><b>THE <u>FIRST BOOK IN A BRAND NEW CRIME SERIES FOR 2025</u> FROM<i> SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING CREATOR OF DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON, LYNDA LA PLANTE.<br></b><br>The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit.<br><br>Jessica Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Jessica's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers.<br><br>Between them, the team has dealt with every kind of murder and major crime scene - their expertise ranges from forensic DNA to blood spatter analysis, digital forensics and beyond.<br><br>Now they must piece together the complex puzzle at the heart of this brutal crime. If it was a robbery gone horrifically wrong, what was so important to have been stolen?<br><br><u>Praise for Lynda La Plante:</u><br><br>'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' - <b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br>'DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things' - <b>PETER ROBINSON</b><br><br>'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - <b>KARIN SLAUGHTER<br><br>'</b>La Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details that give her portrayal of everyday life in a police station a rare ring of authenticity' - <i><b>SUNDAY TELEGRAPH</b></i></p>
Crucified
<p><b>A KILLER IN THE FRAME.<br>A DETECTIVE AT BREAKING POINT . . .</b><br><br><b>Detective Jack Warr should be resting on his laurels. He's just put sadistic serial killer Rodney Middleton behind bars and he's ready to enjoy some time at home with his young family.</b><br><br>Instead, Jack is having violent nightmares that leave his wife Maggie terrified. <br><br>What Jack needs is a break, but instead he finds himself sucked into another grisly case as a man is found horrifically murdered in an art-framer's shop. Jack becomes fascinated by the elaborately staged killing - especially coming straight after the surprise reappearance of charismatic forger Adam Border.<br><br>Could Adam be the <b>victim</b>?<br>Or the <b>murderer</b>?<br><br>Finding the truth will unveil a shocking portrait of a corrupt art world - but will it also expose the secrets Jack is so desperately trying to keep hidden?<br><br><u>PRAISE FOR LYNDA LA PLANTE:</u><br><br>'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' - <b><i>DAILY MAIL</i></b><br><br>'DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things, and I look forward to following his progress' - <b>PETER ROBINSON, No. 1 <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the DCI Banks series</b><br><br>'A compelling, clever plot with a brilliant cast of diverse characters. Utterly riveting' - <b>RACHEL ABBOTT, million-selling author of ONLY THE INNOCENT</b><br><br>'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - <b>KARIN SLAUGHTER </b></p>
Getting Away with Murder
<p><b>'A rollercoaster ride' <i>THE TIMES</i><br><br>'Fascinating and funny' <i>SUNDAY EXPRESS</i></b><br><br>Lynda La Plante has lived an illustrious life and has the stories to prove it.<br><br>From her early days in Liverpool to her unexpected acceptance into RADA, joining peers Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt and Ian McShane; from beginning her scriptwriting career with Widows and Prime Suspect and becoming a BAFTA award-winning writer and producer, Lynda's tales of stage and screen will have you gasping in shock as well as laughing in the aisles.<br><br>Lynda has an important story to tell, one of breaking down stereotypes and blazing a trail for others along the way. Starting her writing career in the eighties, an era of entrenched gender inequality both in front of and behind the camera, Lynda faced innumerable obstacles to her vision.<br><br>Getting Away with Murder shows how she overcame them to create generation-defining television and become a multi-million-copy Sunday Times bestselling author. Still at the very top of her game, Lynda shares her story on her own terms, in a way that's guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and be inspired to live a life without limits.<br><br>'Screamingly funny and deliciously candid, full of wisdom and joie de vivre, this is memoir with the grip of a thriller' <b>ERIN KELLY</b></p>
Whole Life Sentence
<p><b>THE FINAL EVER DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON THRILLER - AND THE PREQUEL TO TV HIT <i>PRIME SUSPECT </i>- FROM <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLING CRIME FICTION ICON, LYNDA LA PLANTE.<br></b>_____________________________<br><br>DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON'S POLICE CAREER HANGS IN THE BALANCE: A SINGLE STEP FROM GLORY - OR RUIN.<br><br>While she has elbowed her way into an elite team investigating non-domestic murders, there is nothing elite about her first assignments: a missing teenager cold case and an apparent suicide Tennison suspects is, in fact, murder.<br><br>But as she uncovers explosive evidence, Tennison's new colleagues watch like vultures circling prey. And, one by one, the cases no one else wanted are taken from her - and the glory along with them.<br><br>Now Tennison has had enough: of the rampant sexism, snide remarks and undermining. It's time to take what is rightfully hers from those who have held her back.<br><br>She just has to do what she does best: find her <b>prime suspect . . .<br><u><br>PRAISE FOR LYNDA LA PLANTE:<br></u></b><br>'Tennison is a great character. Her hard-fought career - her own life sentence - comprises a landmark series in crime fiction' <b>-<i> THE TIMES</i></b><br><br>'Lynda La Plante is an exceptional writer of Crime Drama' - <b>Dame Helen Mirren</b><br><br>'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' -<b><i> DAILY MAIL<br></i></b><br>'Thirty years on from writing Prime Suspect, La Plante is still delivering the goods' - <b><i>THE TIMES</i></b><br><br>'Tough, brilliant and damaged, [Tennison] shook up the genre forever' <b><i>- DAILY EXPRESS</i></b><br><br>'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - <b>KARIN SLAUGHTER</b></p>
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Vdovy
Harry Rawlins byl geniální zločinec, jemuž vždycky všechno vycházelo a policie na něj byla krátká přes dvacet let. Přepadení obrněné dodávky mu mělo vynést další statisíce liber. Jenže tentokrát se akce nešťastnou náhodou zvrtla a Harry i jeho společníci při ní zahynuli. Jeho manželka Dolly následně mezi jeho věcmi objeví podrobný návod, jak ozbrojenou loupež provést, a stojí před nelehkou volbou. Může Harryho poznámky předat policii, která jí po manželově smrti velmi znesnadňuje život. Může je věnovat zločincům, kteří převzali Harryho teritorium. Anebo se může spolčit s vdovami po Harryho společnících a pokusit se loupež provést sama…
Zábavný kriminální román Lyndy La Planteové o velmi netradiční loupeži vznikl podle slavného britského seriálu z roku 1983, který se již brzy dočká modernizované filmové podoby podle scénáře Gillian Flynnové v režii Stevea McQueena.
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Harry Rawlins bol takmer dvadsať rokov mozgom tímu, ktorý páchal lúpežné prepady a krádeže. Prepad pancierového auta prevážajúceho veľkú sumu peňazí v podjazde pod londýnskym Strandom mal priniesť členom gangu obrovské bohatstvo, no pre osudovú chybu sa im akcia vymkla z rúk a skončila sa tragicky. Harry vždy vravieval svojej žene Dolly, že sa nemusí báť, keby sa mu niečo stalo, chlapi z jeho tímu – Joe a Terry – pôjdu v jeho šľapajach a o všetkých sa postarajú. Napokon však osud rozdal karty inak. Všetci traja lupiči zostali uväznení v horiacej dodávke, ktorá vzápätí vybuchla. Dolly mala tri možnosti: zmieriť sa so situáciou a odovzdať Harryho cenné účtovné knihy aj s opismi a plánmi akcií polícii, predať ich konkurencii alebo... spolu s ďalšími dvomi vdovami prevziať „podnik“ a prežiť. Dolly, Shirley a Linda sa rozhodli – a v pätách majú nielen políciu, ale aj ďalších záujemcov o miliónový lup.
Vdovy pôvodne vznikli ako úspešný televízny seriál a do kín prichádza aj filmová verzia v réžii oscarového režiséra Steva McQueena.
Talisman
Freedom Stubbs, bývalý britský mistr těžké váhy v boxu, nebyl pro ostatní Romy v londýnském East Endu jen šampion, ale též dukkerin (věštec) a princ z královské romské krve. Osud však k němu byl krutý. Ruka, která mu vzala život, patřila jeho nejstar
šímu synu Edwarovi, kterému se v té době splnil dávný sen - získal stipendium na Cambridge. Aby mohl studovat, vraždu otce na sebe vzal jeho mladší bratr Alex.
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