The Recurring Cast
Character · Jane Tennison · 10 books

Jane Tennison

Metropolitan Police officer, from probationer to Detective Chief Superintendent · Lynda La Plante

Jane Tennison is a Metropolitan Police officer, from probationer to Detective Chief Superintendent.

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Character facts

First appearance
Prime Suspect (1991)
Latest appearance
Unholy Murder (2021)
Books
10 (10 as lead)
Series
Prime Suspect, Tennison
Author
Lynda La Plante
Circle
Jane Tennison

Where to meet Jane Tennison

Jane Tennison first appears in Prime Suspect (1991), as the lead, book 1 of the Prime Suspect series.

Buy Prime Suspect

Every book with Jane Tennison

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1991LPrime Suspectlead · Prime SuspectFights to lead a murder inquiryBuy
  2. 1992LA Face in the Crowdlead · Prime SuspectBuy
  3. 1993LSilent Victimslead · Prime SuspectBuy
  4. 2015LTennisonlead · TennisonA probationer in 1973Buy
  5. 2016LHidden Killerslead · TennisonBuy
  6. 2017LGood Fridaylead · TennisonBuy
  7. 2018LMurder Milelead · TennisonBuy
  8. 2019LThe Dirty Dozenlead · TennisonBuy
  9. 2020LBlunt Forcelead · TennisonBuy
  10. 2021LUnholy Murderlead · TennisonBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Spencer GibbsDetective Constable, Jane’s colleague in the 1970s6
Bill OtleyDetective Sergeant hostile to Tennison3