Who This Author Is

Lynda La Plante has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 69 catalog-linked books across 1993 to 2024, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Trial and Retribution 5 and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pan Books and Bonnier Zaffre.

Best Place To Start

Trial and Retribution 5

Pan Books • 2002 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Pan Books and Bonnier Zaffre

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1993 to 2024; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pan Books and Bonnier Zaffre.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Trial and Retribution 5

    Pan Books • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 288 pages.

  2. Trial and Retribution

    Pan Books • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1997 • 336 pages.

  3. The Governor

    Pan Books • 1996 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1996 • 352 pages.

  4. Prime Suspect 3

    Harper Paperbacks • 2012 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 320 pages.

  5. Above Suspicion

    Touchstone Books • 2006 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 400 pages.

  6. Trial & Retribution VI

    Imprint unknown • 2004 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 288 pages.

  7. Trial and Retribution (Paragon Softcover Large Print Books)

    Chivers Large print (Chivers, Windsor, Paragon & C • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 288 pages.

  8. Coeur de pierre

    LGF • 2000 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 347 pages.

  9. Cold Heart : A Novel

    Random House Inc • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 322 pages.

  10. Trial & Retribution 3

    Macmillan • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 288 pages.

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