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The Dirty Dozen

Jane Tennison, Book 5

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The Dirty Dozen

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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The gritty new thriller from the Queen of Crime Drama and the fifth book in the Sunday Times best-selling Jane Tennison series.

Jane Tennison has worked hard to become the first female detective ever posted to the infamous Flying Squad, or 'the Sweeney'. But the Dirty Dozen is a notorious boys' club, and Jane's new colleagues make it clear that they don't think a woman is up to the dangers of the job.

Dealing with some of London's most ruthless armed criminals, who think the only good cop is a dead cop, is no joke. Determined to prove she's as good as the men, Jane discovers from a reliable witness that a gang is going to carry out a massive robbery.

But she doesn't know who they are, or where and when they will strike....

©2019 Lynda La Plante (P)2019 Bonnier Books UK Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Robbery

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Critic reviews

"Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller." (Karin Slaughter)

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loved it and great to get the back story to Jane tennison prior to the prime suspect stories.

another great read.

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Was a slow book in places but the story was true LLaP.
The narrator, I'd have sworn was Helen Mirren and had to double double check. Made the Tennison character come to life, shame she didn't do Prime Suspect.
Put it on your wish/short list, you won't be sorry.

Helen Mirren returns

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love the characters in this book really good story and look forward to the next one

Great story

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I am patiently wading my way through this series: waiting for the moment when I can finally enjoy mostly great, sometimes only good story lines and good narrative style, but sadly always let down by often atrocious attempts at Scottish or Irish accents, or, even worse, women narrators trying badly for a ‘male’, of colour, accent. Please, please: this author deserves better treatment and more respect: give her books a narrator who can do her justice! The ONLY reason I continue with this is the actual story line, but you know: this is fast becoming a deal breaker for audible: I’ll go back to reading my own books instead of listening to such dire narrators! One is worse than the one before! Now at book 7, God give me patience and understanding!

Great story lines

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The usual excellent story spoilt by not brilliant writing but most of all by really dire narration.

Oh dear

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