Lynda La Plante

In the dark night of the soul...

If Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison hadn't been a woman, she might not have noticed the victim's shoes-and that they didn't match the size given on the info sheet now so obviously misidentifying the dead blonde as a hooker named Della Mornay. Being so thorough, so good at the details, made Jane a top investigator; being a woman made the boys in the squadron want to see her fall on her face. But

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Policing gets political when the long-buried body of an unknown black girl is found in a neighbourhood rife with tension and a history of heavy-handed police work. This delicate, widely-reported case coincides with Tennison's boss, Detective Superintendent Kernan's, application for promotion. If he succeeds, Jane Tennison is in line for his job. This season finds Tennison at the top of her game, but she is about to become entangled in an investigation...