

The sinister secret that an elderly heiress fights to keep hidden sends Jane Tennison around the world and puts her in mortal danger in LaPlante's compelling thriller.
Helena Lanark is an elderly woman, living in a luxurious care home. The heiress of an immense family fortune, she keeps the secret to the horror which once occurred within the Lanark family house. Jane Tennison is leading a murder investigation into the recent brutal death of a young girl, her decomposed starved body discovered in an old air raid shelter in the garden of the Lanark's now derelict house. Initially the focus is on identifying the victim, until another body is found, hidden in the walls of the shelter.
As the investigation and search for answers intensifies, Jane travels to Australia. There she discovers the dark secret, that the Lanark family has kept hidden for decades. A secret, that not only threatens to bring down a family dynasty, but also places Jane Tennison in mortal danger...
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781804180327
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 555 g
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 32 mm
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This is book eight in the Jane Tennison series and Lynda La Plante has maintained her usual high standard. Newly promoted Jane Tennison leads the murder investigation into the death of a young girl whose starved,... More
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