Loretta Lawson – serie

Loretta Lawson, a feminist professor visiting Paris to deliver a paper on the oppressive nature of masculine grammatical forms, stumbles across the murder of an Oxford don.But when the body disappears, she returns to England without alerting the French police, but is resolved to solve the mystery from across the Channel.The BBC adaptation of A Masculine Ending, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton, premiered in 1992.''I love Loretta'' - P.D. James''Ms. Smith is a literate writer who, in this accomplished novel, manages both to educate and to entertain, which is no mean achievement.'' - The New York Times

Loretta Lawson is not overjoyed when an old acquaintance, Sandra, turns up knocking on Loretta''s doorstep on Christmas Eve. After a week of wrecking havock on Loretta''s content, quiet life, Sandra suddenly disappears. Loretta''s relief turns to suspicion when she finds out that Sandra died in a mysterious car crash. As Loretta investigates further, she finds herself dragged into Sandra''s messy life and death.The BBC adaptation of Don''t Leave Me This Way stars Imelda Staunton and Bill Nighy.''Don''t Leave Me This Way is the third clever mystery by Joan Smith...a nicely crafted novel with a decidedly feminist twist.'' - The Globe and Mail

Loretta Lawson is already a little apprehensive about spending a hot, muggy weekend alone in New York City at her friend Toni's apartment. And it seems her fears are confirmed when she receives a series of mysterious and threatening phone calls. What's more, as she explores the exciting, unfamiliar city, she has the uneasy impression that someone is watching her, perhaps even following her. Is Loretta the target of these unnerving attentions or are they aimed at Toni?Loretta begins to think that she cannot trust her own judgment; the one person who might lend a hand--her ex-husband, journalist John Tracey, also in New York on a story--has too many problems of his own to help. In the end, Loretta must face the terrifying events that unfold alone. . . .