After serving a lengthy sentence for the murder of her husband, Dolly Rawlins is free from prison. And she’s only got one thing on her mind: the diamonds she stashed before the police caught her.
But there are people waiting for Dolly on the outside - tough ex-prisoners who know about the diamonds, and they all want a cut.
Also waiting for Dolly is DS Mike Withey. He holds her personally responsible for the death of his sister in the diamond raid ten years earlier. And he wants her back inside.
Dolly Rawlins has other plans. But can she realise the dream that kept her going all those years in prison and avoid those who are after her?
But there are people waiting for Dolly on the outside - tough ex-prisoners who know about the diamonds, and they all want a cut.
Also waiting for Dolly is DS Mike Withey. He holds her personally responsible for the death of his sister in the diamond raid ten years earlier. And he wants her back inside.
Dolly Rawlins has other plans. But can she realise the dream that kept her going all those years in prison and avoid those who are after her?
My Rating: 3/5
Dolly is a tough nut, top dog in the prison, not because of what she's done - but what she hasn't done. The prisoners and the guards respect her, and she's done a lot to improve conditions, lobbying for a children's wing for the younger women. But now she's being released and with rumors swirling about her involvement in a diamond heist, plans are being made, and not just by Dolly.
This is the first novel I have read by Lynda La Plante and I found the jumping back and forth a bit confusing at times. I am used to books that stay with one point of view and don't jump from one character to another.
I found the characters to be well written, not necessarily likable (considering that they were mostly all criminals or police officers). But the relationships between the women, even though they were trying to do Dolly dirty, were interesting. The women behaved, not as a free woman would, but like they were still in prison and jockeying for the dominant position - trying to stab one another (figuratively) in the back at the same time.
I had to force myself through a few chapters and never really got hooked, I couldn't help comparing She's Out to another well-known crime writer's work and found it somehow lacking. But, having never read anything by La Plante before I can't compare it to her other books to say whether it was extraordinary or just ordinary by her standards. I'm sure fans of her work will love it, but . . . I found it okay.
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre USA
Publication Date: 29 October 2019
Format: Hardcover
RRP: $27.99 USD
I received an ebook from the publishers via NetGalley for the purposes of a review, this review is my own personal view and is not required to be positive.
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