Unholy Murder

By Lynda La Plante

Book Overview

Detective Jane Tennison must lift the lid on the most chilling murder case of her career--in this brand new thriller from Lynda La Plante, the international bestselling author who "practically invented the thriller." (Karin Slaughter)

A coffin is dug up by builders in the grounds of an historic convent - inside is the body of a young nun.
In a city as old as London, the discovery is hardly surprising. But w hen scratch marks are found on the inside of the coffin lid, Detective Jane Tennison believes she has unearthed a mystery far darker than any she's investigated before. However, not everyone agrees. Tennison's superiors dismiss it as an historic cold case, and the Church seems desperate to conceal the facts from the investigation. It's clear that someone is hiding the truth, and perhaps even the killer. Tennison must pray she can find both - before they are buried forever . . .

In Unholy Murder, Tennison must lift the lid on the most chilling murder case of her career to date . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838774513
• ISBN13: 9781838774516
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Zaffre
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Chilling yet exciting

I have read a couple books featuring the Detective Jane Tennison and I have enjoyed each one. They can be read as standalones and still be good. This one takes us to an unearthed coffin in an old convent that is being renovated into apartments. It may have been an old coffin but the murdered nun inside has the police racing to find the killer. I do like learning about the police procedurals of the time and Jane, while not perfect, does her best to bring justice to the dead. This crime drama delves into the whole catholic church corruption and cover ups between nuns and priest and also the children they were in charge of (orphans and such). I liked reading about it and I think my favorite characters in Lynda LaPlante's books are Jane Tennison and Jack Warr.

So suspenseful!

WOW. I was so in love with this book it’s hard for me to even describe it. From the author Lynda La Plante (famous for her PBS Masterpeice mystery ‘Prime Suspect’) comes an absolutely chilling murder mystery which takes place in London. When builders are working on an old convent they find an unexplained coffin with the body of a young nun. If that wasn’t spooky enough when they open it they fight scratches on the inside of the lid.. which only means one thing. The nun was buried alive. This was all I needed to know to be sure this was a book for me. Was it really a nun or was the body dressed like a nun? Why was a poor nun murdered? And why was she seemingly buried alive? So many questions! I really enjoyed the way La Plante built up the suspense and writing style made it near impossible to put the book down. This is my first time reading anything by this author and I’m so glad I did!