What would it be like if Robson Jerome were secretly a serial killer?
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No, just messin, but seriously, La Plante comes up with a fascinating plotline. A serial killer is afoot and he might just be a very well known and well liked actor. It's up to young Detective Anna Travis to get to the truth. But, is she getting too close to the suspect?
I can't really picture Hugh Grant, for example, as a serial killer, but La Plante paints a convincing picture. It took me only a morning to read this book, so hooked on it was I. Enjoy!
(If I had to put money on an actor that could turn into a serial killer, it'd probably be Brad Pitt- way too convincing in Kalifornia!)
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A good read but ruined by the character Langton
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This was my first La Plante book, and I will read the next book in this series 'the red dahlia'. However I won't be in a rush to get my copy. I loved the character of Anna Travis and Loved reading about her time with Daniels. However what did annoy me is Langton with his constant mood swings, and the way he constantly shouted at Anna. I just wanted her to shout back and stop with her childish crush.
That's why I cannot give this book a higher than a mediocre 3*.
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Don't bother
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This was my first book by Lynda La Plante and it will definitely be my last one. The plot is predictable, the investigation full of unlikely coincidences and most of all it is completely unbelievable that anyone as naïve as Anna Travis could make it to Detective Sergeant.
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so-so
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this is the first LLP book that I have read and I wouldn't necessarily run out and buy another one. It was okay in that I finished it (If I really hate a book I usually don't bother) but it was predictable and plodded along. The characters weren't very interesting and lacked depth.
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Routine police drama
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A solid story about the police team hunting a serial killer. Lynda La Plante prefers credible detection and detail to melodramatic plot twists. This one plods steadily along to its conclusion with very few surprises.
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