Murder Mile- Blog Tour

 

Author: Lynda La Plante

Publisher: Zaffre Books 

Publishing Date: 24th January 2019 

Many thanks to the publishing team and Compulsive Reader BT for my physical copy and a post on the #TeamTennison Tour 

Blurb 

February, 1979, 'The Winter of Discontent'. Economic chaos has led to widespread strikes across Britain.

Jane Tennison, now a Detective Sergeant, has been posted to Peckham CID, one of London's toughest areas. As the rubbish on the streets begins to pile up, so does the murder count: two bodies in as many days.

There are no suspects and the manner of death is different in each case. The only link between the two victims is the location of the bodies, found within a short distance of each other near Rye Lane in Peckham. Three days later another murder occurs in the same area. Press headlines scream that a serial killer is loose on 'Murder Mile' and that police incompetence is hampering the investigation.

Jane is under immense pressure to catch the killer before they strike again.Working long hours with little sleep, what she uncovers leaves her doubting her own mind.

My Thoughts 

We are now 5 years on from book 3 and Jane is showing her growth within the police force as she is now promoted from a detective to a detective sergeant. 

This book highlighted that Jane moved into a new police area where violent crimes are at a high so she has new challenges to overcome. it became known that sexism within the force still hadn't gotten any better and this time we meet DCI Moran who's not the most likeable character in the book.  

Although Jane still remains a bit naive in some aspects I liked how the author showed that she can make mistakes and recognise these and try to amend them as best as she can with the resources she has.  But I did find book 4 Jane to be more confident and involved from the start with these case which sees a nice growth to who she is and who she is becoming. 

It was interesting to read how the team came to solve the murder and crime given the fact that forensic technology in them dates was sparse and not modified. 

This is the 4th book in the Tennison series and a brilliant read. I felt it was more dark than the previous books and with one of the best endings I have read so far.