3.5 stars
It's been awhile since I've read a police detective mystery and this was certainly a solid read. This was actually my first introduction to Jane Tennison although the character has been around for decades. Helen Mirren starred as Jane Tennison in the series Prime Suspect. This book is the fourth in the Tennison series and is considered a prequel to the television series.
The year is 1979 and Detective Sergeant Jane Tennison works for the Peckham Criminal Investigation Department. It looks like a serial killer is on the loose when bodies keep turning up in the same area. Under intense pressure, Jane must catch the killer before the person strikes again.
This was just one of those good, old-fashioned police detective mysteries. There weren't any extreme plot twists, but that wasn't necessary because the plot and the main character kept you interested throughout the book. I loved how this took place in the 1970s and how it showed the challenges Jane faced because she was a woman working in a male-dominated field. Would love to go back and read the previous books in the series and check out the tv series as well.
It's been awhile since I've read a police detective mystery and this was certainly a solid read. This was actually my first introduction to Jane Tennison although the character has been around for decades. Helen Mirren starred as Jane Tennison in the series Prime Suspect. This book is the fourth in the Tennison series and is considered a prequel to the television series.
The year is 1979 and Detective Sergeant Jane Tennison works for the Peckham Criminal Investigation Department. It looks like a serial killer is on the loose when bodies keep turning up in the same area. Under intense pressure, Jane must catch the killer before the person strikes again.
This was just one of those good, old-fashioned police detective mysteries. There weren't any extreme plot twists, but that wasn't necessary because the plot and the main character kept you interested throughout the book. I loved how this took place in the 1970s and how it showed the challenges Jane faced because she was a woman working in a male-dominated field. Would love to go back and read the previous books in the series and check out the tv series as well.