{"product_id":"a-taste-of-blood-paperback","title":"A Taste of Blood - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynda La Plante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping new Detective Jane Tennison thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Jane Tennison made a bad choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She was the one who put in a transfer to the quiet, local police station in Bromley, keen to escape the relentless pressure of her former West End department. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now she regrets her decision. The tedium of petty crime investigations even makes her question remaining in the force. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But then a complicated domestic assault case lands on her desk - one that might still result in a murder charge if the victim dies of his injuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The warring neighbours who witnessed the assault intrigue Jane. The case has a sinister underbelly, she can sense it. And when Jane discovers a handsome young boy had recently disappeared after the tragic death of his girlfriend, every family in the private close becomes a suspect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Tennison hunts for the link between the crimes, she uncovers a truth more shocking than she could have contemplated. One that will either make her career - or break it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of nearly forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. 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 \u003ci\u003eWidows\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008, she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda La Plante is the first lay person to be awarded an honorary fellowship to the Forensic Science Society. In 2020 she launched the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eListening to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e podcast with former CSI Cass Sutherland, exploring forensic science and its impact on solving crimes.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759055634720,"sku":"9781838779665","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4fb73f38aaf837215b0347f8d1ee255.webp?v=1780141704","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-taste-of-blood-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}