“You’re not a normal woman at a school gate – oh, you are Lynda La Plante, the crime writer.” Parenting, naturally, has its “trials and tribulations”. “I find my overprotective ...

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CRIME writer Lynda La Plante left viewers in hysterics today with her wacky interview on This Morning. The author delighted fans, as well as hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Novelist Lynda La Plante is in lockdown, holed up in her ­impressive Surrey home with her 16-year-old son Lorcan, the child she adopted when she was 59 and who, she proudly declares, is the best ...

Lynda La Plante has managed to pack a thousand lifetimes into one. The celebrated writer has shared the stage with Anthony Hopkins, come face-to-face with some of Britain's most notorious ...

If you’re acclaimed author Lynda La Plante, then that famous character doesn’t go quietly or without a fight. This month, our most famous female detective, Jane Tennison, is being sent on her ...

Crime thriller Widows could yet receive a sequel, according to original writer Lynda La Plante. The 2018 movie was directed by 12 Years a Slave's Steve McQueen and featured a glittering ensemble ...

Yes, Lynda La Plante – the Liverpudlian who became one of the UK’s most famous crime queens – is back to wow her army of fans with the final ever Detective Jane Tennison thriller ...

Sorry, this video isn't available any more. Author Lynda La Plante thrilled This Morning viewers by bringing her absolutely huge dog Hugo onto the show, to sing opera ...

Lynda La Plante – on stage at Cheltenham Literature Festival – is not talking about the time she dressed as a tart, complete with feather boa, and paraded up and down the runway at Country ...