The Scene of the Crime

<p<bTHE <uFIRST BOOK IN A BRAND NEW CRIME SERIES FOR 2025</uFROM<iSUNDAY TIMES</iBESTSELLING CREATOR OF DETECTIVE JANE TENNISON, LYNDA LA PLANTE.<br</b<brThe husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit.<br<brJessica Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Jessica's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers.<br<brBetween them, the team has dealt with every kind of murder and major crime scene - their expertise ranges from forensic DNA to blood spatter analysis, digital forensics and beyond.<br<brNow they must piece together the complex puzzle at the heart of this brutal crime. If it was a robbery gone horrifically wrong, what was so important to have been stolen?<br<br<uPraise for Lynda La Plante:</u<br<br'The UK's most celebrated female crime author' - <b<iDAILY MAIL</i</b<br<br'DC Jack Warr is clearly destined for higher things' - <bPETER ROBINSON</b<br<br'Lynda La Plante practically invented the thriller' - <bKARIN SLAUGHTER<br<br'</bLa Plante excels in her ability to pick out the surprising but plausible details that give her portrayal of everyday life in a police station a rare ring of authenticity' - <i<bSUNDAY TELEGRAPH</b</i</p