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Backlash : an Anna Travis novel
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- ISBN: 9781443416818 (trade pbk.) :
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Physical Description:
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484 p. ; 23 cm. - Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2013, c2012.
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| Subject: | Policewomen -- England -- Fiction Police -- England -- Fiction Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction London (England) -- Fiction |
| Genre: | Mystery fiction. |
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- 8 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Salmo Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Public Library | FIC LAP (Text) | 35163000079280 | Adult Fiction (hardback or trade paperback) | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2013 November #1
Being questioned after a dead woman is found in the van he was driving, Henry Oates confesses to several other murders, including that of 13-year-old Rebekka Jordan. On bed rest after knee surgery, Superintendent James Langton asks Detective Chief Inspector Anna Travis to handle the Jordan investigation. Oates soon recants his confession, and Travis must try to connect the dots between Oates and a string of missing young women. Between Langton's micromanaging and unreliable information from Oates' ex-wife and acquaintances, Travis' exhaustion and impatience is palpable. In this eighth entry in the Anna Travis series, La Plante offers another fine blend of police procedural and gritty thriller. Copyright 2013 Booklist Reviews. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2013 August #4
La Plante breaks no new ground in her eighth Anna Travis novel (after 2012's Bloodline). Anna, now detective chief inspector for Specialist Casework, uses lateral thinking to restart stalled murder investigations, including one involving Henry Oates, the driver of a van that contained birthday party suppliesâand a corpse. During his initial interrogation, Oates alluded to having committed other murders, and Anna must help determine the truth of his statements. Dull, routine police work focuses on identifying people who can provide information on Oates's life and on looking for evidence to connect him with other killings. The interrogations themselves and the devising of strategies to get under the suspect's skin have been done better elsewhere, including the TV series Prime Suspect (the author's breakthrough). La Plante takes no risks in this installment. Agent: Gill Coleridge, Rogers, Coleridge & White (U.K.). (Oct.)
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