Dirty Dozen

By Lynda La Plante

Book Overview

The fifth book in the Tennison series following Jane Tennison in the early years of her policing career.

The fifth book in the Sunday Times bestselling Jane Tennison series.

April 1980 and Jane is the first female detective to be posted to the Met's renowned Flying Squad, commonly known as the 'Sweeney'. Based at Rigg Approach in East London, they investigate armed robberies on banks, cash in transit and other business premises.

Jane thinks her transfer is on merit and is surprised to discover she is actually part of a short term internal experiment, intended to have a calming influence on a team that likes to dub themselves as the 'Dirty Dozen'.

The men on the squad don't think a woman is up to the dangers they face when dealing with some of London's most ruthless armed criminals, who think the only 'good cop' is a dead cop. Determined to prove she's as good as the men, Jane discovers from a reliable witness that a gang is going to carry out a massive robbery involving millions of pounds.

But she doesn't know who they are, or where and when they will strike . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499862113
• ISBN13: 9781499862119
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Zaffre
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A Fun Thriller!

I usually don't read this type of book but I am glad I did for this one. It may have been the fifth book in the series, but it definitely can be read as a standalone with only a few references from previous books. Jane is a tough detective making her way in a very male oriented workforce. She has just been transferred to the Flying Squad, a group of all males who think that she might not be cut out of the position. Jane proves them wrong though and is tough and tenacious as they go after a gang of robbers that robbed a bank truck and are out for a bigger score. This was a fun book, though it annoyed me sometimes when the guys on the team belittled Jane or tried to prove her incompetent for the spot on the Flying Squad. I would probably read other books in the series and enjoy them as well.