Blood Line

DCI Anna Travis faces immense pressure as she takes charge of her first ever solo investigation. And DCS James Langton is watching her every move . . .Alan Rawlins has been reported missing. When Anna begins to investigate, she discovers an intricate web of lies and secrets surrounding the life of this seemingly quiet and studious young man. Inside the flat he shared with his girlfriend, on carpet hidden in their bedroom, is an ominous pool of blood but no body, no overt trace of a struggle, no clues as to his whereabouts.Could Rawlins have been the victim . . . or even the killer? Admissible evidence is thin and yet, the more truths Anna uncovers, the more complex the case becomes. As the pressure mounts on her to make an arrest, Langton fears that Anna is losing control of the investigation. But in the wake of a devastating tragedy in her own life, Anna's determination to break open this case knows no bounds.[Lynda La Plante author panel]Author photowww.LaPlantebooks.com'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' Karin SlaughterLynda La Plante is the No. 1 bestselling author of the internationally popular Prime Suspect series featuring DCI Jane Tennison and the Above Suspicion series featuring DCI Anna Travis. She was inaugurated into the Crime Thriller Writers' Hall of Fame in 2009.Biographie de l'auteurLynda La Plante bestowed John Moores University with a creative writing scholarship in her hometown of Liverpool and is an honorary member of the British Film Institute. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has also awarded Lynda with the Dennis Potter Writers Award.She was awarded a CBE in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours List (for services to Literature, Drama and to Charity), and was presented with the prestigious TV Spielfilm Award for her television adaptation of her novel Above Suspicion at the International Film and Television Festival Conference in Cologne. In 2009 Lynda was inducted into the Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame . Her novels have all been international bestsellers.