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  • Prime Suspect

  • Prime Suspect, Book 1
  • By: Lynda La Plante
  • Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
  • Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (968 ratings)

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Prime Suspect

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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Summary

Nominated in Best Female Narrator at the Audie Awards 2020.

She must fight to prove herself...before it's too late.

DCI Jane Tennison came through the ranks the hard way, opposed and resented at every step by her male colleagues.

When a prostitute is found murdered in her bedsit, the Metropolitan police set to work finding the perpetrator of this brutal attack. DNA samples lead them straight to known criminal George Marlow. The police think they've found their man, but things are not quite what they seem....

Desperate to remove all doubt around her suspect, Tennison struggles to make the charges stick. And then a second body turns up.

With the team against her, DCI Jane Tennison is in a race against time to catch a dangerous criminal ­- and prove she's just as tough as any man.

Baseded on the award-winning TV series starring Helen Mirren, the complete and unabridged Prime Suspect trilogy is now available for the first time in audio.

©2019 Lynda La Plante (P)2019 Bonnier Books UK
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Excellent!

As good if not even better than the original TV show. I was able to picture the actors playing the parts & the narrator brought all of the characters to life.

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Great

This book and narrator are both excellent. I enjoyed this recording very much. Would recommend

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Fab u lous @

loved it , fantastic listen, highly recommend. superb narration , couldn't stop listening, exciting storyline

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Couldn’t stop listening

Absolutely brilliant! I would highly recommend this gripping story and perfect narration. Next book being ordered!

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Prime Listening

Liked the story. Rachel Atkins captured the chacter of DI Tennison well (if a little shrieky at times).

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Just Couldn't Put It Down

I thoroughly enjoyed this, the first book in the Prime Suspect series and my introduction to Jane Tennison. I was for her right from the start because despite the dislike and scepticism from her team she worked hard to achieve her result. She was also the sort of person who wouldn't stand for any nonsense and I'm looking forward to more books with her as the main character. It was a book I just couldn't put down but if you go for a Lynda La Plante book I promise you that you won't be able to put it down. They're absolute page turners. This is the third Lynda La Plant book I've listened to, but oh, how I do wish Audible would make the Anna Travis series available. At the moment I'm listening to the first in that series, Above Suspicion from RNIB's Talking Book Library which is a lending service but as soon as they start coming out (and I do hope they will) on Audible I'll be going for them right away.

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A very good story line

A great book to listen to seen the TV drama both equally good looking forward to the next one.

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1st Lynda la Plante

I really enjoyed this book! my first by Lynda La Plante but won't be the last. Great story and well read by the narrator

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enjoyed it!!!

loved it so much that I listened to it non stop. can't wait to read part two.

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Still a cracking story

Funny how you just see Helen Mirren perfectly embodying DCI Tennison even from the written word. Still very worth a listen as the story never lacks pace and even tho you might know the ending it still keeps you gripped.

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