Prime Suspect book 1 · 1991
Prime Suspect
Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison takes over a murder investigation after the senior officer dies suddenly, and faces open hostility from the men on her team as she hunts a killer.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lynda La Plante
- Series
- Prime Suspect, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 1991
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Prime Suspect on screen
- Prime Suspect (1991–2006, series, ITV). Helen Mirren plays Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison, fighting the sexism of the Metropolitan Police while leading murder investigations. La Plante created the series and wrote the first instalment.
Who is in Prime Suspect
2 recurring or key characters from Lynda La Plante’s chart. Introduces Jane Tennison and Bill Otley.
Lead 1
- Jane TennisonFirst appearanceMetropolitan Police officer, from probationer to Detective Chief SuperintendentFights to lead a murder inquiry
Major 1
- Bill OtleyFirst appearanceDetective Sergeant hostile to Tennison
Also featuring these characters
Other Lynda La Plante books that share the most characters with Prime Suspect.
- Silent Victims1993 · Prime Suspect · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon