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Zusatztext ""Well-crafted. . . . A lively plot and a number of satisfying revelations. . . ." Informationen zum Autor Lynda La Plante's novels, including the Prime Suspect series, have all been international bestsellers. She is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and a recipient of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Dennis Potter Writers Award. Awarded a CBE, she is a member of the UK Crime Writers Awards Hall of Fame. She lives in London. Klappentext Still reeling from the death of her fiancé, Detective Anna Travis has thrown herself into her new role as the chief inspector for London's murder squad. When Scotland Yard's missing persons bureau is unable to locate the son of a court employee, the superintendent—James Langton, Anna's former lover turned sometimes friend—urges her to take on the suspicious assignment. But is this new investigation purely a missing persons case—or a full-blown murder inquiry? An ominous pool of blood with no locatable victim leads Anna on a desperate hunt for a man who has disappeared without a trace. With no body, and increasing pressure to make an arrest, Anna becomes obsessed with the smallest details of the case. Now, one man has vanished, a killer may be loose on the streets, and, as Langton looks on, Anna Travis may be losing control of the investigation—and of herself. Zusammenfassung Award-winning and international bestselling author Lynda La Plante brings back her popular series character! London Detective Chief Inspector Anna Travis of the Murder Squad! to work a seventh case in Blood Line . La Plante! who bestselling crime fiction author Karin Slaughter ( Blindsided ) says “practically invented the thriller!” is best known for her Prime Suspect novels! the basis for the wildly popular BBC series starring Helen Mirren and a recent U.S. incarnation featuring Maria Bello. In Blood Line ! Anna takes on a high profile missing person investigation which might well develop into the hunt for a murderer! especially when a pool of blood is discovered but no body. Crime fiction fans who appreciate a good cop and a good murder—especially Ian Rankin! Ruth Rendell! Elizabeth George! Peter Robinson! and Val McDermid readers—will be eagerly following the trail of evidence every step of the way. ...
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Lynda La Plante's novels, including the Prime Suspect series, have all been international bestsellers. She is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and a recipient of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Dennis Potter Writers Award. Awarded a CBE, she is a member of the UK Crime Writers Awards Hall of Fame. She lives in London.
