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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Another good story by Lynda La Plante. Kept me turning the pages, liked the characters especially Jane Tennison.
In this fifth instalment, Jane Tennison is on the flying squad where she gets a tip where a gang is going to commit a robbery involving millions of pounds. Who are they? And where and when will they strike?
This is definitely my favourite of the series so far. It was interesting to follow Jane into the flying squad and I love the friendships that she has made with some of the team. However, there were some of them that I wanted to know more about. I did love getting to know the characters that were introduced and seeing old faces return, which made me happy.
This book had me laughing, screaming, smiling and nearly crying. I love Jane and seeing her character progress throughout the series. I find her absolutely hilarious at times and I love that she is now sticking up for herself against her male counterparts.
I’m interested to see how the next book of the series will go, following onto this book’s ending.
Thank you to Zaffre, Compulsive Readers and Lynda La Plante for having me on the #teamtennison blog tour.
⚠️ CWs: domestic abuse, car accident, death, murder, gun use, car accident, derogatory language, alcohol use, cursing, racism, arson, cheating, sex, postnatal depression, physical assault; mentions ableist language, sexual assault ⚠️
“The Dirty Dozen” is the fifth in Lynda La Plante’s ‘Jane Tennison’ series, the introductory series to ‘Prime Suspect’.
It’s now 1980 and as a Detective Sergeant, Jane is starting her new and exciting career in the ‘Flying Squad’ - commonly known as the ‘Sweeney’. She is launched on her first day into a baptism of fire, dealing with an armed bank robbery. However, as to be expected, sexism and bigotry still exists and is even more extreme within this tough, male dominated department. The mutual bond, respect and camaraderie among the officers leaves Jane feeling like an outsider and knows she needs to prove herself a capable detective if she wants to become a part of the team.
Jane feels immense pride and having followed her through her whole series so far, so did I, at being the first woman detective posted to the flying squad in its sixty year history. Using her usual style of tenacity and attention to detail, she aims to win her colleagues round with her investigative style but it becomes increasingly frustrating for her coming up against the male bigotry, often at the cost of the investigation. Learning that she is an ‘experiment’ in the squad, she has more to prove than just being a ‘token female’ and it takes a lot of determination and excellent detecting skills to ensure she eventually becomes recognised as the good detective she is.
This was another five star read for me in this series, I just don’t know how authors can come up with constant imaginative and well developed stories but Lynda La Plante does it all the time and I can’t wait to read the next book “Blunt Force”.
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adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 =Quite Good.
The only reason that this isn't a four stars, is because the theme wasn't exactly my cup of tea.
The writing was excellent and kept me turning the pages.
The characters were lifelike and I actually felt that this could have been a real life 'Flying Squad' investigation.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated