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A review by kimsleurs
Tennison by Lynda La Plante
2.0
Sadly, this book was a disappointment. I love Lynda La Plante's books, am a huge fan of the Cold shoulder/Cold heart/Cold blood series and thoroughly enjoyed Bella Maffia. This book, however...
The idea of a young Jane Tennison, just getting started, very much appealed to me. Unfortunately, La Plante seems to think she needs to explain a lot of the terminology that was 'en vogue' in the MET in the seventies, so the book is interspersed with lines like: '...plonks. Jane was told this was a derogatory term used for WPCs'. Generally, even when these specific terms are used, it is pretty clear from the context what they mean. And if I don't know what they mean and really, really want to know, I Google them. Seriously, it is condescending and doesn't help the story.
Talking of 'story', I just couldn't get myself interested in the 'crime part' of the book at all. I didn't care about the characters, didn't love them, didn't hate them, just generally wasn't interested.
I honestly hope that these were teething problems of an accomplished writer trying to get a grip on this prequel thing, and that the next books will be beter. I might try one more book, just in case...
The idea of a young Jane Tennison, just getting started, very much appealed to me. Unfortunately, La Plante seems to think she needs to explain a lot of the terminology that was 'en vogue' in the MET in the seventies, so the book is interspersed with lines like: '...plonks. Jane was told this was a derogatory term used for WPCs'. Generally, even when these specific terms are used, it is pretty clear from the context what they mean. And if I don't know what they mean and really, really want to know, I Google them. Seriously, it is condescending and doesn't help the story.
Talking of 'story', I just couldn't get myself interested in the 'crime part' of the book at all. I didn't care about the characters, didn't love them, didn't hate them, just generally wasn't interested.
I honestly hope that these were teething problems of an accomplished writer trying to get a grip on this prequel thing, and that the next books will be beter. I might try one more book, just in case...