The Red Dahlia Pa Lynda La Plante

A 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 without cheap tricks. This is procedural fiction done right: gritty, methodical, and psychologically sharp. Travis is no glamorous detective — she's capable, flawed, and utterly believable. If you miss the golden age of British TV crime or loved Tana French's Dublin Murder Squad, this hits the same nerve.