Cold Heart - Softcover

Lorraine Page, heroine of Cold Shoulder and Cold Blood, returns with a new face, new wardrobe, new office, new assistant, new dog, and new love--all but the last, L.A. police lieutenant Jake Burton, courtesy of a big bonus earned on her previous case. Lynda La Plante, creator of the PBS series Prime Suspect, puts Lorraine right in the middle of a murderous art swindle scheme. When Harry Nathan, a charismatic producer, director, and collector, is murdered in his Brentwood swimming pool, Lorraine's hired to find out who killed him and then to track the missing art or the millions it's been turned into. Which of Harry's wives had the most to gain from his death? Why is faded ex-movie star Raymond Vallance, Harry's closest friend, still hanging around? Is it something to do with the porno tapes Harry's been blackmailing him over, or was he involved in the swindle, too? It would take a miniseries to unravel all the mcguffins and red herrings La Plante puts in Lorraine's--and the reader's--way. There's the accidental death of her new assistant, Decker--but Lorraine's too busy with her new lover to connect it to the Harry Nathan case. And the attacks on her own life--is there someone from her past seeking vengeance for something she did when she was a cop? Fans of her two previous Lorraine Page suspense novels won't want to miss this one. --Jane Adams

Praise for Lynda La Plante's previous crime thrillers

Cold Shoulder

"The scenes keep moving as if their wheels were greased, and there is terrific energy in the simple, driving, cinematic plot."
--The New York Times Book Review

"This gripping crime story . . . strong-arms its readers--all the way to its double-whammy climax."

--People

"Rarely has a British novelist penetrated the cultural undertow of American crime and law enforcement as shrewdly and incisively as Lynda La Plante in Cold Shoulder. Raises enough issues of power, gender, sex, and corruption to keep the pages turning almost by themselves."

--San Francisco Chronicle

Cold Blood

"Great fun . . . The intricate plot slaloms from Los Angeles sex clubs to New Orleans voodoo priestesses without letting the reader up for air."

--Los Angeles Times

"So compelling that La Plante risks having her TV credentials eclipsed by her distinction as a crime novelist."

--People

"Complex plotting and a merciless eye toward human nature."
--Chicago Tribune

"La Plante is so knowledgeable about good detective work that we're nailed to our seats."

--San Francisco Chronicle