A Face in the Crowd – The coroner’s report identifies the body as young, black, female, and impossibly anonymous.And second, that their murder victim isn’t Della Mornay. First, that the constabulary’s old boy club is determined to hinder, harass, and undermine the new female Detective Chief Inspector at every turn. Prime Suspect – The moment Jane Tennison takes over Scotland Yard’s investigation into the death of sex worker Della Mornay, two grim facts become immediately clear to her.Jane Tennison Books in Order: The original Jane Tennison Series: The second book series published since 2015 is a prequel, taking us back to 1973 at the beginning of Jane Tennison’s career (there also was a TV Show, but it stopped after one season). Initially, the series is about DCI Jane Tennison of Southampton Row Police Station in Central London who constantly battles to prove herself within a male-dominated profession in which many of her colleagues are determined to see her fail. Who is Jane TennisonĬoming from British author, screenwriter, and occasional actress Lynda La Plante, the Jane Tennison books spun off the Prime Suspect TV Show La Plante created in which Helen Mirren starred as DCI Jane Tennison. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.Īlso known as the Prime Suspect series.

Prime Suspect by Lynda La Plante