'Menace & Murder: A Lynda La Plante Collection' DVD Review

Lynda La Plante was born and raised in Lancashire, England. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She used the stage name of Lynda Marchal and appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was in 1983 that her big breakthrough came when she wrote the TV series 'Widows'. The story was about the widows of four armed robbers carrying out a heist that was thought of by their four dead husbands. She would write a second series of 'Widows' and later wrote several novels. They would all become best sellers. It was in 1991 when she would write the acclaimed TV series 'Prime Suspect'.

The collection of mysteries that we are going to talk of today are 'Supply and Demand', 'Killer Net', and 'Mind Games'. In 'Supply and Demand' Eamonn Walker stars as an undercover police officer who is extremely street smart. He joins a an elite unit of the force that specializes in hunting down drug dealers, human traffickers and other hard criminals. Miriam Margolyes and Benedict Wong also star in this highly acclaimed series.

Next included in this package is the award winning series 'Killer Net'. Our story is about a young student who becomes obsessed with a game that he plays on his computer. He is a psychology major in college and begins to freak out when his girlfriend is actually killed and he believes the computer game may be involved in her murder. Paul Bettany and Tam Williams star in this wonderfully done mystery.

Last but certainly not least our final series titled 'Mind Games' is an excellent mystery to sink your teeth into. Fiona Shaw is a former nun that becomes a super sleuth when two woman are killed in their homes and she wants to find their killers. This series also stars Colin Salmon and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Acorn TV brings this fabulous collection of Lynda La Plante's mysteries to us on DVD on June 12th, 2018. The quality of the five disc set is excellent and the sights and sounds are perfect. This is definitely one for that personal library. So don't waste any time and pick this one up very soon. Enjoy.