This book had been sitting on my shelf for a long time, unread, much like any other of my books on there. I tend to buy books when I see them and take ages to actually get round to reading them, even though I constantly have a book on the go.
Anyway, I saw this book and read the back cover again and felt like it was about time I read another police crime drama and I always enjoy a la Plante book.
This one I felt was quite slow and I know its a characteristic of la Plante's books, because they are police dramas, they go over and over the details every couple of chapters which can get quite tedious. It tells the story of a young actor who is found murdered in her new home and Anna Travis is landed with the task of finding out who her killer is. Several people are interview without success and when it looks like the case is going no where, Langton is drafted in - Anna's ex. Although they still get on well as friends it does make things slightly awkward and Anna feels that Langton is on her back all the time.
As usual this book is also full of details about Anna's private life which is a welcome distraction from the case in hand and there is quite an amusing twist to one of the relationships she starts in this book.
Although it was quite tedious and slow, the book drew me in. I couldn't stop reading because I wanted to know who the killer was. There were so many possibilities it was very intriguing as to who it could be. This book is certainly recommended and those who are already fans of la Plante's won't be disappointed.
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