Taste of BloodTaste of Blood by Lynda La Plante introduces Detective Inspector Jane Tennison, who is beginning to feel she may have made a big mistake. Having requested a transfer to a station closer to her home, she's now wondering if any serious crimes are ever committed in Bromley. Especially since the first case she's assigned to involves nothing more dramatic than an altercation between neighbours over a disputed property boundary. Jane's new boss wants her to