{"product_id":"getting-away-with-murder-paperback-2","title":"Getting Away with Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynda La Plante\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious and moving tell-all memoir from the UK's queen of crime drama.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLynda La Plante has lived an illustrious life and has the stories to prove it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From her early days in Liverpool to her unexpected acceptance into RADA, joining peers Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt and Ian McShane; from beginning her scriptwriting career with \u003ci\u003eWidows \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect \u003c\/i\u003eand becoming a BAFTA award-winning writer and producer, Lynda's tales of stage and screen will have you gasping in shock as well as laughing in the aisles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda has an important story to tell, one of breaking down stereotypes and blazing a trail for others along the way. Starting her writing career in the eighties, an era of entrenched gender inequality both in front of and behind the camera, Lynda faced innumerable obstacles to her vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGetting Away with Murder\u003c\/i\u003e shows how she overcame them to create generation-defining television and become a multi-million-copy \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author. Still at the very top of her game, Lynda shares her story on her own terms, in a way that's guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and be inspired to live a life without limits.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynda La Plante was born in Liverpool. She is the author of nearly forty novels, all of which have been bestsellers. She trained for the stage at RADA and worked with the National theatre and RDC before becoming a television actress. She then turned to writing--and made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series \u003ci\u003eWidows\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda's original script for the much-acclaimed \u003ci\u003ePrime Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e won awards from BAFTA, Emmys, British Broadcasting and Royal Television Society as well as the 1993 Edgar Allan Poe Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda is an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute and was awarded the BAFTA Dennis Potter Best Writer's Award in 2000. In 2008, she was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lynda La Plante is the first lay person to be awarded an honorary fellowship to the Forensic Science Society. In 2020 she launched the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eListening to the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e podcast with former CSI Cass Sutherland, exploring forensic science and its impact on solving crimes.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53575028474163,"sku":"9781785123696","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/k6zoIQGR069781785123696.webp?v=1782774126","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/getting-away-with-murder-paperback-2","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}