Above Suspicion

The first instalment in the bestselling Anna Travis series from the BAFTA-winning writer and author of Widows, 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 wouldn\'t be the only career over - Anna\'s 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 doesn\'t let go until the last page\' KARIN SLAUGHTER \'La Plante is building up an interesting body of writing that is underrated… Anna 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? It\'s up to Anna Travis, La Plante\'s 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 Σελίδες: 528, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0106