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  • Whole Life Sentence

  • Jane Tennison, Book 10
  • By: Lynda La Plante
  • Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
  • Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (70 ratings)

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Whole Life Sentence

By: Lynda La Plante
Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
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Summary

DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON'S POLICE CAREER HANGS IN THE BALANCE: A SINGLE STEP FROM GLORY - OR RUIN.

While she has elbowed her way into an elite team investigating non-domestic murders, there is nothing elite about her first assignments: a missing teenager cold case and an apparent suicide Tennison suspects is, in fact, murder.

But as she uncovers explosive evidence, Tennison's new colleagues watch like vultures circling prey. And, one by one, the cases no one else wanted are taken from her - and the glory along with them.

Now Tennison has had enough: of the rampant sexism, snide remarks and undermining. It's time to take what is rightfully hers from those who have held her back.

She just has to do what she does best: find her prime suspect . . .
©2024 Lynda La Plante (P)2024 Bonnier Books UK
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Jane’s tenacity

Jane’s character is very strong - has worked hard to attain her promotions but still does not get the recognition and respect from her male counterparts

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Llp on point…

Well done LLP, she never disappoints, a skilfully crafted piece in both characterisation & forensic detail …

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Excellent last book on Jane Tennison sorry the that we will have no more

Loved all of it waiting for the next book by Linda La Plante on her thoughts while creating these stories

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Hope it is not the last

Jane tennison will out shine the men in the force because she is honest and no bottom crawler!!! Just Honest and hard working

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The book that leads us into Prime Suspect

Satisfying to read this last book in the prequel books which lead to the start of the Prime Suspect books. This one places Jane in the run up to being allocated her first major murder investigation in charge and how she has to fight to get it. Jane discovers more prejudice and misogyny from fellow officers and in Whole Life Sentence we see how she deals with both these in her usual feisty manner! It encourages one to go straight to Prime Suspect and listen to the three books again and see how she develops. So good to hear Rachel Atkins once more voicing Jane’s progress.

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Really enjoyed this!

Having only recently discovered Audible - I’m obsessed! So whenever I’m doing housework, gardening, cooking etc I listen to a book.
I couldn’t wait to get home from work most days and find out what happened next in this book. Enjoyed it very much! Love the Jane Tennison books. Just wanted those male officers to get their come uppance. Hopefully they will!

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Misogyny at its best!

I have loved this early Tennison series and looking forward to re listening to Prime Suspect.
I have to be honest, I had to fast forward when Jane got shafted by her colleague ( don’t want to give anything away!) I literally skipped a couple of episodes! I worked in a big organisation during these books relate to and maybe it just brought back the out and out misogyny that existed.
As always, brilliant writing and well worth a listen.

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Cracking book

This book is my favourite murder mystery book since Michael Connelly's The Closers. Sad to hear that it's the last book in The Jane Tennison series. Rachel Adkins is a brilliant narrator and I must recommend this book.

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Couldn’t stop until the end

I’ve read all the previous ones and couldn’t wait for the final one. I have to be honest it saddens me that a career of a female officer (or any other career for for a female) have to still suffer prejudices of male colleagues, making so difficult to have any opportunity of promotion. I did expect more for Jane but understand Linda wanted to show the reality.

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Sad it’s the last one

Love the ballsy Jane Tennison, gutted it’s her last book! Hope there is new characters in the making.

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