By: Karin Slaughter
Series: Will Trent #10
ISBN: 9780062858108
Publisher: William Morrow HarperCollins
Narrator: Kathleen Early
Blackstone Publishing
Publication Date: 08/04/20
Format: Audible
My Rating: 5 Stars Top Books of 2020 Atlanta, Georgia. Present day. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. The police investigate, but the trail goes cold.
Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The attack looks identical to the one he was accused of eight years earlier. The prisoner's always insisted that he was innocent, and now he's sure he has proof. The killer is still out there. As Will digs into both crimes, it becomes clear that he must solve the original case to reach the truth. Yet nearly a decade has passed—time for memories to fade, witnesses to vanish, and evidence to disappear. And now, he needs medical examiner Sara Linton to help him hunt down a ruthless murderer. But when the past and present collide, everything Will values is at stake…
Praise
"Slaughter has said she wants to make violence against women real to people who don’t get it. She succeeds in The Silent Wife . . . [readers] will eat up."
— Washington Post on The Silent Wife
"If you want to be chilled to the bone, pick up Slaughter's latest, The Silent Wife . . . it's absolutely mesmerizing."
— Popsugar on The Silent Wife
“If you’re into mystery thrillers, then you’re into Karin Slaughter.”
— theSkimm
“Slaughter adds depth to her best-selling series with the investigations of old and current cases, while also advancing the key personal relationship. Another slam dunk.”
— Booklist (starred review) on The Silent Wife
"Slaughter delivers an unflinching, deeply empathetic exploration of the stigma surrounding rape and the enduring trauma suffered by its survivors."
— Publishers Weekly on The Silent Wife
"As one can only expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller, her latest book The Silent Wife comes with just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill that will keep longtime fans of her Will Trent series on their toes—and welcome new readers to the party."
— Parade on The Silent Wife
"Karin Slaughter knows how to craft a character. . . . Slaughter’s fans know exactly what they’re in for when they pick up one of her thrillers, but there’s nothing formulaic about them—that spine-tingling chill her stories evoke is largely organic."
— The Big Thrill on The Silent Wife
"One of the most popular series in current crime reading . . . love it for the interesting detective work, but also for the evolution in Sara's life. . . . Irresistible."
— The Globe and Mail on The Silent Wife
"Splendid . . . When it comes to intricate plotting nothing daunts Slaughter and she’s in prime form."
— The Toronto Star on The Silent Wife
"The emotionally sophisticated characters work through the brutality of their jobs in this dynamic psychological thriller and police procedural that will please readers of Slaughter’s “Grant County” series. For fans of Meg Gardiner, David Baldacci, and Carrie Smith."
— Library Journal on The Silent Wife
“One of the boldest thriller writers working today.”
— Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author
“Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers, and if you haven’t yet read her, this is the moment.”
— Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author
“It’s Slaughter’s prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers.”
— Washington Post
“Her talent is the equivalent of an Edgar Allan Poe or a Nathaniel Hawthorne . . . An exemplary storyteller, weaving her words with skill and intelligence. She will be recognized as one of the great talents of the 21st century and will hold an honored place in the realm of world literature.” — The Huffington Post
About the Author
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez on ABC, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta. WEBSITE
