Lynda La Plante






Lynda La Plante

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March 15, 1946

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Mystery & Thrillers


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Lynda La Plante (born Lynda Titchmarsh) is a British author, screenwriter, and erstwhile actress (her performances in Rentaghost and other programmes were under her stage name of Lynda Marchal), best known for writing the Prime Suspect television crime series.

Her first TV series as a scriptwriter was the six part robbery series Widows, in 1983, in which the widows of four armed robbers carry out a heist planned by their deceased husbands.

In 1991 ITV released Prime Suspect which has now run to seven series and stars Helen Mirren as DCI Jane Tennison. (In the United States Prime Suspect airs on PBS as part of the anthology program Mystery!) In 1993 La Plante won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for he...more




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The Red Dahlia The Red Dahlia
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.65 — 110 ratings — published 2006
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Above Suspicion Above Suspicion
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.76 — 82 ratings — published 2004
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Clean Cut Clean Cut
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.59 — 51 ratings — published 2007
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Cold Shoulder Cold Shoulder
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.62 — 47 ratings — published 1994
12 editions
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Bella Mafia Bella Mafia
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 4.00 — 34 ratings — published 1990
6 editions
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Cold Blood Cold Blood
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.90 — 29 ratings — published 1996
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Deadly Intent Deadly Intent
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.63 — 27 ratings — published 2008
5 editions
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Prime Suspect Prime Suspect
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 3.44 — 27 ratings — published 1991
4 editions
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Entwined Entwined
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 4.00 — 20 ratings — published 1993
2 editions
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Trial and Retribution Trial and Retribution
by Lynda La Plante
avg rating 4.14 — 14 ratings — published 1997
6 editions
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