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.
Have to say, this is probably my favourite book of the series so far!
Jane Tennison has either grown as a character or I’ve grown to love her, either way she did a brilliant job in this book. I don’t feel like I was rolling my eyes at her doing silly things, I felt that Jane had grown in confidence, maybe taking a few extra risks (must have been hard working a “man’s job” back then) but I loved that she took those risks….. some of those past characters definitely rubbed off on her!
I enjoyed the throw backs to previous books (don’t worry, you can read them as stand alones) they made me smile and had me remembering what had happened. Ms La Plante definitely knows how to dangle a carrot and keep you reading, many times past my bedtime.
This book felt a little darker than the first 3, not that I’m complaining as that’s the way I like my books, I hope the author sticks to that…. I’m invested in the series now so I’ll be reading them all!!
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