Above Suspicion
A gripping British police procedural (DI Anna Travis Book 1)
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4.5 • 21 Ratings
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
‘Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller . . . it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page’ KARIN SLAUGHTER
The 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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
La Plante's gripping thriller (after Cold Shoulder, Cold Blood and the Prime Suspect television series) launches the crime-fighting career of another brainy, sexy female homicide detective, fledgling London copper Anna Travis. As the bright and eager young daughter of recently deceased Detective Chief Superintendent Travis, Anna is hired by Detective Chief Inspector Langton, whose murder team has been completely outfoxed by a serial killer with a trail of six murdered prostitutes dating back 12 years. Anna joins the team just as they identify the corpse of a younger victim with no history of prostitution, a casualty that Langton takes as a sign of the killer's escalating blood lust. Further investigation reveals handsome up-and-coming film actor Alan Daniels as a potential suspect, and Anna and Langton widen their inquiry to include Daniels's past movie locations in the U.S., following a trail of victims to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. Suspense builds and circumstantial evidence continues to pile up, but absolute proof eludes Anna and Langton as the sociopathic suspect attempts to turn his seductive powers on Anna. With crime lab authenticity, a sympathetic heroine and an affecting undercurrent of May-December romance between Anna and Langton, this spellbinder spirals down to an edge-of-the-seat denouement.
