La Plante, Lynda

Lynda La Plante s fifteen novels, including the Prime Suspect series, have all been international bestsellers. She was named a Commander of the order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen s Birthday Honours list in 2008. Lynda La Plante is the writer and producer of the British and American TV adaptations of the Prime Suspect series, as well as the current TV series Above Suspicion, based on her Anna Travis novels. She runs her own television production company and lives in London, England, and Easthampton, New York.