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ⓘ About Lynda La Plante
Lynda has received a huge amount of awards over her time in the field, including becoming an honorary-member of both the Liverpool John Moores University and British Film Institute. She was also awarded with the Dennis-Potter Writers-Award from the British-Academy of Film and Television Arts, and she received the Edgar-Allan Poe Writer’s Award (not to mention an Emmy) for her mini-series Prime Suspect. La Plante was welcomed into the Crime-Thriller-Awards Hall-of-Fame in 2009, and later given an Honorary-Fellowship with the Forensic-Science-Society because of the amount of accuracy that she uses in portraying forensic-science in her work. Lynda was the first ever non-scientist to be welcomed into the Forensic-Science-Society.
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Who is Lynda La Plante?
Lynda has received a huge amount of awards over her time in the field, including becoming an honorary-member of both the Liverpool John Moores University and British Film Institute. She was also awarded with the Dennis-Potter Writers-Award from the British-Academy of Film and Television Arts, and she received the Edgar-Allan Poe Writer’s Award (not to mention an Emmy) for her mini-series Prime Suspect. La Plante was welcomed into the Crime-Thriller-Awards Hall-of-Fame in 2009, and later given an Honorary-Fellowship with the Forensic-Science-Society because of the amount of accuracy that she uses in portraying…
Which Lynda La Plante series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Dolly Rawlins series, the earliest of Lynda La Plante's multi-book series: it opens with Widows (1985) and runs to 3 books across 1985–1995, ending with She's Out (1995). Lynda La Plante's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Lynda La Plante written?
Lynda La Plante has 61 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1985 and 2027. 45 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Jane Tennison series with 10 books — and 16 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Lynda La Plante's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Lynda La Plante's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Dolly Rawlins (1985–1995, 3 books), Prime Suspect (1991–1993, 3 books) and Lorraine Page (1994–1998, 3 books), plus 6 more.
How are Lynda La Plante's books organised into series?
This guide splits Lynda La Plante's 61 books into 10 named series and 16 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Jane Tennison (10 books, 2015–2024); Anna Travis (9 books, 2004–2013); DC Jack Warr (6 books, 2020–2026); Trial and Retribution (6 books, 1997–2002); Dolly Rawlins (3 books, 1985–1995), plus 5 further series.