Good Friday: Before Prime Suspect there was Tennison - this is her story - Hardcover

Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National Theatre and RDC before becoming a television actress. She then turned to writing - and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series Widows. Her novels have all been international bestsellers.Her original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society. Tennison was adapted by ITV and broadcast in March 2017 in the UK with international broadcast to follow.

Classic Lynda, a fabulous read * Martina Cole on HIDDEN KILLERS * 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 * An absorbingly twisty plot * Guardian on HIDDEN KILLERS * The pace is breathless and the plot is satisfyingly full of twists and turns * Independent on Sunday on HIDDEN KILLERS * The iconic detective's early years in the police force * The Bookseller * Don't miss the latest Jane Tennison thriller * Best magazine * Queen of crime drama, Lynda La Plante, is back with a brand new thriller that will leave you gripped! * Yours magazine * I would highly recommend Good Friday. It is well written, the characters are well crafted, easy to picture and easy to hear through the authentic dialogue. It's a very accessible, readable police procedural with a well controlled story line. It's dramatic and exciting and well worth a read! * Bibliomaniac * Lynda's created a wonderful world, that tastefully mixes reality with fiction, in a fast moving plot that will keep you up reading late into the night. * Sarah Withers Blog * I would highly recommend this fast paced page turner. It has left me eager to read more! * Bookish Bits * I for one am certainly waiting with baited breath to read what is next in store for Jane. This is one of those series that I will be recommending for a long time to come! * P Turners Book Blog * The Queen of crime drama is back... her effortless writing style makes it easy for the characters to come to life in your mind * OK! Magazine * A curiously addictive series * Literary Review * Brimful of twists and turns * Woman Magazine * The pace is breathless, the plot full of twists and turns. But it is La Plante's ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details that give her picture of everyday police that rare ring of authenticity * Crime Review * Told with La Plante's typical elan, it charts with nail-biting precision the effort to catch the bomber, before there is another atrocity * Daily Mail * From the beginning you'll be trying to figure out who the 'bad guy' is * Woman's Weekly *