Clean Cut La Plante, Lynda

Anna Travis is back for her third case, and this time the body count is climbing. A young Somalian woman is found beheaded in a London car park — the first in a string of brutal murders that all point to one elusive suspect. But the deeper Anna and DCI James Langton dig, the murkier it gets: immigration scams, people trafficking, and a killer who's always two steps ahead. Lynda La Plante, creator of *Prime Suspect*, knows how to build tension and deliver procedural detail that feels unnervingly real. The partnership between Anna and Langton crackles with unresolved tension, making this as much about character as it is about the chase. For fans of gritty British crime fiction who like their detectives flawed, determined, and working cases that leave a mark.