From the Publisher The drag queen named Vera Reynolds swayed on-stage singing "Falling in Love Again." And a sixteen-year-old boy lay in Vera's fire-engulfed apartment . . . very, very dead. He was a "rent boy," a sex-for-hire street kid who catered to the tastes of special customers. It was the kind of murder Soho's Vice Squad saw often. But the influential do-gooder who was a prime suspect in this one made the young boy's death different--a ticking bomb able to blast open the nasty, secret lives of politicians, judges . . . and cops. Detective Jane Tennison had moved up the career ladder through sheer guts and an unstoppable passion for justice. Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, she caught a case threatening to wreck her career. She had been told whom to arrest--and whom to back off from-in the murder of the "rent boy." And she couldn't go with the program. She knew a destroyer of children was out there. She knew she had a choice: to save her future or go after him like an avenging angel, and damn the consequences to hell . . . . Read more From the Inside Flap en named Vera Reynolds swayed on-stage singing "Falling in Love Again."  And a sixteen-year-old boy lay in Vera's fire-engulfed apartment . . . very, very dead.  He was a "rent boy," a sex-for-hire street kid who catered to the tastes of special customers.  It was the kind of murder Soho's Vice Squad saw often.  But the influential do-gooder who was a prime suspect in this one made the young boy's death different--a ticking bomb able to blast open the nasty, secret lives of politicians, judges . . . and cops.  Detective Jane Tennison had moved up the career ladder through sheer guts and an unstoppable passion for justice.  Now, on her first day as the head of the Vice Squad, she caught a case threatening to wreck her career.  She had been told whom to arrest--and whom to back off from-in the murder of the "rent boy."  And she couldn't go with the program.  She knew a destroyer of chi Read more
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a super dooper crime story...
I've read this novel and I liked it so much... it was really interesting to the extent that I finished reading it within just three days... I am not saying this because I am one of Lynda La Plante's big fans, but because the story is worth it... to those who are fond of the full-of-twists and surprises stories, it'll satisfy you...
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Excellent detective story!
I bought this book after seeing the PBS special (with Helen Mirren) while taking a college course on Crime and Punishment in Modern England. The book is every bit as satisfying as the BBC show. Not only has Inspector Tennyson put up with a bunch of junk to be promoted to her current position- in the worst part of town, according to the police- but now that she's the boss, she still has to deal with broo-ha-ha from her under- and overlings. Ever persistent, she knows when to smell a rat and when not to yell at her detectives. I had a hard time putting this book down, so read it over a weekend just in case you have the same dilemma!
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