Detective Jane Tennison must lift the lid on the most chilling murder case of her career—in this brand new thriller from Lynda La Plante, the international bestselling author who “practically invented the thriller.” (Karin Slaughter)A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an historic convent – inside is the body of a young nun.In a city as old as London, the discovery is hardly surprising. But w hen scratch marks are found on the inside of the coffin lid, Detective Jane Tennison believes she has unearthed a mystery far darker than any she’s investigated before. However, not everyone agrees. Tennison’s superiors dismiss it as an historic cold case, and the Church seems desperate to conceal the facts from the investigation. It’s clear that someone is hiding the truth, and perhaps even the killer. Tennison must pray she can find both – before they are buried forever . . .
Tennison is back with a case I wouldn’t have expected…… we have a church, a body in a coffin and nobody is talking!
This story line had me hooked, the hidden secrets, the hushed conversations, the tiny little clues….. I tried so very hard to piece all the clues together but I just couldn’t get them to fit, thankfully I had Jane, Boon and Barnes to help me out…. FYI, absolutely love Boon, hope he’s a story keeper!
I enjoyed how this story unfolded, bit by bit, piece by piece, I’m not usually a lover of slow burners but I think this story needed it. I was shocked by a part late on in the book, I didn’t expect it to take that turn (if you know, you know) I also wasn’t happy with how trusting Jane was with the young priest, I felt she had a habbit of sharing too much with him, Ms La Plante has me suspicious of everyone now!
Once the story unfolded my jaw was on the floor (one piece I did guess) is that how our story will end? Is there more to unfold in other books? The ending left me feeling mad, like it shouldn’t be the end, and I wanted to hit someone (preferably the person my anger was aimed at). Lynda La Plante definitely got my heckles up with this book, fab writing and story telling that brought all the feels to the surface.
