Blunt Force

Jane Tennison, Book 6

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Blunt Force

By: Lynda La Plante

Narrated by: Rachel Atkins

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Jane Tennison must navigate the salacious world of theatre to solve a brutal murder in the heart of London's West End, in the brilliant new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama, Lynda La Plante.

Things can't get much worse for Detective Jane Tennison. Unceremoniously kicked off the adrenaline-fuelled Flying Squad, she now plies her trade in Gerald Road, a small and sleepy police station in the heart of London's affluent Knightsbridge.

With only petty crime to sink her teeth into, Tennison can feel her career slowly flatlining. That is until the discovery of the most brutal murder Jane has ever seen: Charlie Foxley has been found viciously beaten to death with a cricket bat - his body dismembered and disembowelled.

As a big-time theatrical agent, Foxley had a lot of powerful friends - but just as many enemies. And alongside her old friend DS Spencer Gibbs, Tennison must journey into the salacious world of show business to find out which one is the killer, before they strike again.

Crime Fiction

Fiction

Exciting

Scary

Suspense

Mystery

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Be careful what you wish for, Jane! After being removed from the Flying Squad and stationed at Gerard Road in Knightsbridge where serious crime is low, together with old friend and colleague Spencer Gibbs who has been demoted to DS, she feels like she has nothing to utilise her talents and experience. That changes pretty quickly when show business agent Charles Foxley is found in his flat, brutally killed and mutilated. The story takes the detectives into the cut-throat world of agents, directors, actors and models, glamourous on the surface but with a dark and vicious underside. What starts as a simple case of murder explodes into an investigation with shocking and far-reaching consequences.
Jane is progressing and improving with every new story and is now well on her way to becoming the highly respected and brilliant detective of her later years but still she shows sometimes she has much to learn. It was nice to see Dabs again as well as old favourites Gibbs and DS Lawrence, and Operation Countryman gives Jane a chance to redeem her reputation. The author very accurately portrays the mindset of many people at the time, in particular the mistrust of foreigners and the idea that indulging in masochistic activities was deviant. The madam featured was far more clued up when she spoke of it being a release, even a form of therapy for some of her clients and displayed a greater empathy and understanding of human nature than most of the other characters put together. This was another great addition to the series featuring the astute and tenacious Tennison.
The series has finally settled on a narrator who is perfect for the role of Tennison and delivers a quality and professional performance that was clear and easy to listen to and held my attention throughout.

Tennison investigates a glamourous industry.