Will
Trent Series
Author;
Karin Slaughter
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Book
1
Triptych
Synopsis.
From
Atlanta’s wealthiest suburbs to its stark inner-city housing
projects, a killer has crossed the boundaries of wealth and race. And
the people who are chasing him must cross those boundaries, too.
Among them is Michael Ormewood, a veteran detective whose marriage is
hanging by a thread—and whose arrogance and explosive temper are
threatening his career. And Angie Polaski, a beautiful vice cop who
was once Michael’s lover before she became his enemy. But
unbeknownst to both of them, another player has entered the game: a
loser ex-con who has stumbled upon the killer’s trail in the most
coincidental of ways—and who may be the key to breaking the case
wide open.
In
this gritty, gripping firecracker of a novel, the author of the
bestselling Grant County, Georgia, series breaks thrilling new
ground, weaving together the threads of a complex, multilayered story
with the skill of a master craftsman. Packed with body-bending
switchbacks, searing psychological suspense and human emotions,
Triptych ratchets up the tension one revelation at a time as it races
to a shattering and unforgettable climax.
Thoughts.
This
was such a good, well written book. The extra details is what sets
this author apart from most. The side stories that all tie into the
main story is amazing.
We
meet Will in this first book. Get to know his background while he is
still working on a case and his personal life. I loved the part about
how he acquired the dog, I ended up with my chihuahua almost the same
way and I really felt it.
I
figured out who was behind everything almost right away but that was
ok because the story was almost about everyone else figuring it out.
The relationship between everyone involved.
Book
2
Fractured
Synopsis.
With
its gracious homes and tree-lined streets, Ansley Park is one of
Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods. But in one gleaming
mansion, in a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely
murdered. And in the hallway, her horrified mother stands amid
shattered glass, having killed her daughter’s attacker with her
bare hands.
Detective
Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is here only to do
a political favor; the murder site belongs to the Atlanta police. But
Trent soon sees something that the cops are missing, something in the
trail of blood, in a matrix of forensic evidence, and in the eyes of
the shell-shocked mother. Within minutes, Trent is taking over the
case—and adding another one to it. He is sure that another teenage
girl is missing, and that a killer is on the loose.
Armed
with only fleeting clues, teamed with a female cop who has her own
personal reasons for hating him, Trent has enemies all around him—and
a gnawing feeling that this case, which started in the best of homes,
is cutting quick and deep through the ruins of perfect lives broken
wide-open: where human demons emerge with a vengeance.
Thoughts.
So
many crazy things happen in this one! It's a detailed in such a way
that you can play out what's happening.
This
book is high paced, high energy and I could not put it down.
Book
3
Undone
Synopsis.
In
the trauma center of Atlanta’s busiest hospital, Sara Linton treats
the city’s poor, wounded, and unlucky—and finds refuge from the
tragedy that rocked her life in rural Grant County. Then, in one
instant, Sara is thrust into a frantic police investigation, coming
face-to-face with a tall driven detective and his quiet female
partner…. In Undone,
three unforgettable characters from Karin Slaughter’s New
York Times
bestselling novels Faithless
and Fractured
collide for the first time, entering an electrifying race against the
clock—and a duel with unspeakable human evil.
In the
backwoods of suburban Atlanta, where Sara’s patient was found,
local police have set up their investigation. But Georgia Bureau of
Investigation detective Will Trent doesn’t wait for the go-ahead
from his boss—he plunges through police lines, through the brooding
woods, and single-handedly exposes a hidden house of horror buried
beneath the earth. Then he finds another victim.…
Wresting
the case away from the local police chief, Will and his partner,
Faith Mitchell—a woman keeping explosive secrets of her own—are
called into a related investigation. Another woman—a smart,
upscale, independent young mother—has been snatched. For the two
cops out on the hunt, for the doctor trying to bring her patient back
to life, the truth hits like a hammer: the killer’s torture chamber
has been found, but the killer is still at work.
In her
latest suspense masterpiece, Karin Slaughter weaves together the
moving, powerful human stories of characters as real as they are
complex and unforgettable. At the same time she has crafted a work of
dazzling storytelling and spine-tingling mystery—as three people,
each with their own wounds and their own secrets, are all that stands
between a madman and his next crime.
Thoughts.
So
many crazy things happen in this one! I already knew who the killer
was based on the Hulu series. It didn't change the fact that I
couldn't put this one down as has been the case with the others.
These
are so very well written and detailed yet simple and to the point.
The
awfulness of the characters in the book proves that no matter what the
police are there to do their jobs
Book
4
Broken
Synopsis.
When
Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police
department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered
questions about a prisoner’s death. He doesn’t understand why
Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn’t
understand her role in the death of Grant County’s popular police
chief. He doesn’t understand why that man’s widow, Dr. Sara
Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case.
While
the police force investigates the murder of a young woman pulled from
a frigid lake, Trent investigates the police force, putting pressure
on Adams just when she’s already about to crack. Caught between two
complicated and determined women, trying to understand Linton’s
passionate distrust of Adams, the facts surrounding Chief Tolliver’s
death, and the complexities of this insular town, Trent will unleash
a case filled with explosive secrets―and encounter a thin blue line
that could be murderous if crossed.
Thoughts.
I
didn't read the Grant County series first, but I also didn't know
too. We were introduced to Sara in the previous book but now we get a
deeper glimpse into her life.
I
love when movies and books use sleight of hand, they show you one
thing then later explain how it really happened, and this book does
just that!
I
truly felt bad for ever character that died in this book. You could
also feel Will's anxiety come through the words.
I
didn't expect the ending, I didn't think it was the person who it
was.
Book
5
Fallen
Synopsis.
There’s
no police training stronger than a cop’s instinct. Faith Mitchell’s
mother isn’t answering her phone. Her front door is open. There’s
a bloodstain above the knob. Her infant daughter is hidden in a shed
behind the house. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations
taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her
mother’s house, gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room.
She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn’t see
is her mother. . . .
“You know what we’re here for.
Hand it over, and we’ll let her go.”
When the
hostage situation turns deadly, Faith is left with too many
questions, not enough answers. To find her mother, she’ll need the
help of her partner, Will Trent, and they’ll both need the help of
trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Faith isn’t just a cop anymore—she’s
a witness. She’s also a suspect.
The thin blue line
hides police corruption, bribery, even murder. Faith will have to go
up against the people she respects the most in order to find her
mother and bring the truth to light—or bury it forever.
Thoughts.
I
find myself again wishing I'd known to read the Grant County series
first, since Sara is now a main character. It seemed to be ok but
going backwards will be strange.
First
off, Karin Slaughter writes in a way that you feel what the
characters are feeling. The panic, the shock, the trauma. It's a
little crazy and I love every second of it.
This
book gives answers to some questions I've had. Since the
investigation is talked about ALOT but except for the details in the
previous books you don't get the entire picture of it. This book
answers a ton.
Love
the addition of the neighbor!
Book
6
Criminal
Synopsis.
Will
Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him.
Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably
kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director
Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda’s motivation until the two
of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both
been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before—when Will’s
father was imprisoned for murder—this was his home. . . .
Flash
back nearly forty years. In the summer Will Trent was born, Amanda
Wagner is going to college, making Sunday dinners for her father,
taking her first steps in the boys’ club that is the Atlanta Police
Department. One of her first cases is to investigate a brutal crime
in one of the city’s worst neighborhoods. Amanda and her partner,
Evelyn, are the only ones who seem to care if an arrest is ever
made.
Now the case that launched Amanda’s career has
suddenly come back to life, intertwined with the long-held mystery of
Will’s birth and parentage. And these two dauntless investigators
will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to
prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed.
Thoughts.
Finally!
A backstory! I loved this so much. What great writing where the
original case intertwines with the current case.
Everything
just comes together so seamlessly in this book. It's hard to put down
because you want to know about the original case and the new case, and
you just can't.
Snatched
A
short story available after Criminal
Synopsis.
On
assignment at Atlanta's busy airport Special Agent Will Trent is
forced to make a split-second decision. But is it the right one?
Thoughts.
This
takes off from Will's assignment in Criminal. The airport bathroom
duty. This is an edge of your seat short story that will keep you
reading!
You
can feel Will's intuition kick in. You can feel the conflation coming
into play. Is this bad or am I reading too much into this?!
Book
7
Unseen
Synopsis.
Will
Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose latest case
has him posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who rides a motorcycle
around Macon, Georgia, and trails an air of violence wherever he
goes. The cover has worked and he has caught the eye of a wiry little
drug dealer who thinks he might be a useful ally. But undercover and
cut off from the support of the woman he loves, Sara Linton, Will
finds his demons catching up with him.
Although she has
no idea where Will has gone, or why, Sara herself has come to Macon
because of a cop shooting: Her stepson, Jared, has been gunned down
in his own home. Sara holds Lena, Jared’s wife, responsible: Lena,
a detective, has been a magnet for trouble all her life, and Jared’s
shooting is not the first time someone Sara loved got caught in the
crossfire. Furious, Sara finds herself involved in the same case that
Will is working without even knowing it, and soon danger is swirling
around both of them.
Thoughts.
I
found this one to be a little confusing. The back and forth was cut
differently than the other books. It was still really good!
Lena
is trouble and even though I never read the Grant County Series I
already know when she is around something bad is going to happen!
While
watching a show called “Buried in the Backyard” one of the
stories revolve around someone named Tony Dill, the same as this book.
Busted
A
short story available after Unseen
Synopsis.
FBI
Special Agent, Will Trent, is on his way to Macon for an undercover
assignment when he unwittingly becomes involved in a violent robbery
at a gas station.
Thoughts.
This
is what happens before unseen. It's pretty wild and I wanted to read
it all at once
Book
8
The
Kept Woman
Synopsis.
With
the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site, Will
Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case
that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as
an ex-cop.
Studying
the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical examiner and
Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong
to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the
scene indicate there is another victim—a woman—who has vanished .
. . and who will die soon if she isn’t found.
Will
is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city’s most
popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected
athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers—a man
who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive
efforts to put him away.
But
the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past
to the case . . . and the consequences will tear through his life
with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone
around him, including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the
suspects he pursues.
Thoughts.
This
one I admit had a hard time following, there was a few back-and-forth
story lines. In the end it was pretty good, as always, these books
are hard to put down
Book
9
The
Last Widow
Synopsis.
A
mysterious kidnapping
On a
hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is
grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot.
Vanished into thin air, the authorities are desperate to save the
doctor.
A
devastating explosion
One
month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by
the boom of a ground-shaking blast—followed by another seconds
later. One of Atlanta’s busiest and most important neighborhood’s
has been bombed—the location of Emory University, two major
hospitals, the FBI headquarters, and the CDC.
A
diabolical enemy
Medical
examiner Sara Linton and her partner Will Trent, an investigator with
the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, rush to the scene—and into the
heart of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of
innocent lives. When the assailants abduct Sara, Will goes undercover
to save her and prevent a massacre—putting his own life on the line
for the woman and the country he loves.
Thoughts.
This
was crazy. I could feel Sara's fear. This certainly didn't end the
way I thought it would, it was much crazier than that!
Book
10
The
Silent Wife
Synopsis.
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 in order to reach the truth. Yet nearly a decade has
passed—time for memories to fade, witnesses to vanish, 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…
Thoughts.
This
author writes with such detail that you can feel the emotions of the
characters in the book, you feel exactly what they are going through.
To
say I was shocked by the who in this one is an understatement!
Book
11
After
that Night
Synopsis.
After
that night, nothing was ever the same again …
Fifteen
years ago,
Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended
in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has
remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she
loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.
Until
one evening, on
call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken
young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the
investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it
becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to
Sara's.
And
it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever …
Thoughts:
We
finally get some answers in this book.
I
admitt that I should have read Grant County Series first, however I
didn't know about it. We get answers to some of the easter eggs in
the Will Trent Series.
I
spent the entire book trying to put the pieces together myself.
Book
12
This
is why we lied
Synopsis;
Everyone
here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…
A
secluded cabin retreat
For
GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton,
McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their
honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s
the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling
scream cuts through the night.
A
murderer in their midst
Mercy
McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm
raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the
murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara
investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize
that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to
their family. Lying to themselves.
Who
killed Mercy McAlpine?
It
soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge,
and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every
turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of
secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer
poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against
the clock…
Thoughts:
I
admittidly had a hard time getting into this one. Once it started to
go, it went! I was actually shocked by the who did it.
Will
Trent
Came
out; 2024
Where
to Watch: ABC/Hulu
Rated:
TV-MA
Caution;
Spoiler Alert
Cast
Ramon
Rodriguez as Will Trent
Erika
Christensen as Angie Polaski
Iantha
Richardson as Faith Mitchell
Jake
McLaughlin as Michael Ormewood
Sonja
Sohn as Amanda Wagner
Cora
Lu Tran as Nico
Caution:
Spoiler Alert
Story
Line:
The
series revolves around special agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation who was abandoned at birth and endured a harsh
coming-of-age in Atlanta's overwhelmed foster care system. But now,
determined to use his unique point of view to make sure no one is
abandoned like he was, Will Trent has the highest clearance rate in
the GBI
Thoughts:
This
show is amazing
As
with most, there are marked differences, especially in story lines as
it's harder to write something and have it acted out in one show.
This
show is so good! The season finally for season 1 was heartbreaking!
I also
like TV show Angie better than book Angie
