The Red Dahlia Pa Lynda La Plante

The Red Dahlia Pa Lynda La PlanteA body is discovered in a quiet London park, mutilated and carefully posed echoing the infamous Black Dahlia murder of 1940s Los Angeles. DI Anna Travis is back, and this case will test every instinct she has. The victim's identity is murky, her past darker still, and the killer's precision suggests someone who's done this before. Lynda La Plante, former actress turned crime writing powerhouse (creator of Prime Suspect), knows how to build tension

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