Above Suspicion

<b>The first instalment in the bestselling Anna Travis series from the BAFTA-winning writer and author of <i>Widows</i>, now a major motion picture</b><br> <br> Young <b>Anna Travis</b> 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.<br> <br> Determined to earn the respect of her male colleagues, <b>Anna</b> 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 ...<br> <br> 'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller. <i>Above Suspicion</i> blew me away - it grabs you and doesn't let go until the last page' <b>KARIN SLAUGHTER</b><br> <br> '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' <i><b>GUARDIAN</b></i><br> <br> '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' <b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i></b><br> <br> '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' <b><i>D</i></b><i><b>AILY EXPRESS</b></i>