Lynda La Plante: Prime Suspect

“George Arthur Marlow, having heard the charges against you, how do you plead?”

Tennison looked up at him. He was astonishingly handsome; his dark eyes, high cheekbones and glossy hari oozed vitality. She drew a sharp breath because he was looking at her. As their eyes met he seemed to smile, yet his lips did not move. It was just a lightness in his eyes… there was no anger, no malice.

“Not guilty, sir,” he replied.

MY THANKS TO

Elaine Causon, my researcher and assistant who deserves so much credit for Prime Suspect. To Jenny (Mealy Mouth) Sheridan who paid for the lunch at which Prime Suspect was conceived. My thanks to Sally Head, Don Leaver, Ken Morgan, Roy Stonehouse, Sheelagh Killeen, and to all the cast of Prime Suspect, and my admiration and sincere thanks to its director, Chris Menaul.

Lynda La Plante's fourteen novels, including the Prime Suspect series, have all been international bestsellers. She is an Honorary Fellow of the British Flim Institute and a member of the UK Crime Writers Awards Hall of Fame. She was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2008. She runs her own television production company and lives in London and Easthampton, New York. A new American television series based on Prime Suspect premieres this fall on NBC.