Author interview: By the book: La Plante recounts a life defined by crime writing

The 81-year-old has utilised her storytelling skills  to great effect in her memoir, fittingly titled 'How to Get Away With Murder'
Lynda La Plante at BFI Southbank during the ‘Prime Suspect’ 30th anniversary screening at BFI Southbank in September 2021 in London.  File picture: Tim P Whitby/Getty Images

Lynda La Plante at BFI Southbank during the ‘Prime Suspect’ 30th anniversary screening at BFI Southbank in September 2021 in London.  File picture: Tim P Whitby/Getty Images

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