THE UNFORGETTABLE LEGAL THRILLER FROM THE QUEEN OF CRIME DRAMA
Lynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of over
forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. She trained for
the stage at RADA and worked with the National theatre and RSC
before becoming a television actress. She then turned to writing -
and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV
series Widows.
Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed Prime Suspect won
awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television
Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award.
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.
Lynda La Plante is the first layperson to be awarded an honorary
fellowship to the Forensic Science Society. In 2020 she launched
the acclaimed Listening to the Dead podcast with former CSI Cass
Sutherland, exploring forensic science and its impact on solving
crimes.
The UK's most celebrated female crime author
*Daily Mail*
Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller
*Karin Slaughter*
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*
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