Lynda LaPlante is creator of the exceptional detective Jane Tennison and the popular BBC series Prime Suspect. Murder Mile focuses on one of Tennison's early cases.
Even early in her career, Jane Tennison, recently promoted to sergeant, is upstaging the boys. No, she is not squeamish about rats like her patrol partner Edwards. She's quicker and more observant, and her intuition never lets her down. Yet she still is the brunt of department jokes, the one who gets regular bollockings from her superiors. Such is the plight of a woman detective in 1979.
In Murder Mile, Tennison is first on the scene of what turns out to be a series of murders within a very small area of London. What do these seemingly unrelated killings have in common? And why do her superiors constantly cuddle up to the very people Jane finds most suspicious while she is mocked for her opinions?
It's a wild ride, and an enjoyable one!
Even early in her career, Jane Tennison, recently promoted to sergeant, is upstaging the boys. No, she is not squeamish about rats like her patrol partner Edwards. She's quicker and more observant, and her intuition never lets her down. Yet she still is the brunt of department jokes, the one who gets regular bollockings from her superiors. Such is the plight of a woman detective in 1979.
In Murder Mile, Tennison is first on the scene of what turns out to be a series of murders within a very small area of London. What do these seemingly unrelated killings have in common? And why do her superiors constantly cuddle up to the very people Jane finds most suspicious while she is mocked for her opinions?
It's a wild ride, and an enjoyable one!