The Silent Wife

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The gripping No. 1 Sunday Times crime thriller Watch Will Trent on Disney+! He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she’s wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim. He waits. A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical. He takes. Although the original trail has gone cold – memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared – agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case. But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife…. Praise for the Number One bestselling author: ‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child ‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn ‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen ‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly ‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs ‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver ‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James 'Karin Slaughter has – by far – the best name of all of us mystery novelists' James Patterson ‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ Camilla Lackberg ‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride Review: A dark and twisted thriller - "Witnessing an unnatural death came with the job, but something about this particular victim, this particular case, sent dread into every fiber of his being. He has hunted his share of murderers and rapists. He had never before hunted a predator." A sly and sadistic killer is brutally raping and murdering women and then managing to make it look like an accident while another man sits behind bars for his earlier crimes. But was it a set up like he claims or a mistake? In this sizzling new installment of the Will Trent series, agent Will Trent and pathologist Sara Linton are not only hunting a predator but trying to determine if there is evidence of police corruption in the first investigation. But it’s been a decade since the murders started, memories have faded and not all those involved are still alive to tell their side of the story. Can they find the truth and their killer before he strikes again? Dark, sinister, gritty and compelling, The Silent Wife is the twentieth book in twenty years from the thriller queen. When you read a Karin Slaughter novel you know you’re getting a first-class thriller. The writing is sharp, intelligent, bold and filled with dark humour. The Silent Wife is all this and more as creeping menace, dread and tension drip from every page, creating a heart-pounding, atmospheric read. "She had seen first-hand evidence of his madness. He hadn't been content to rape the women. He had destroyed them." Ms. Slaughter’s novels aren’t for the faint hearted, and this one was certainly no exception, with some gruesome, stomach-churning descriptions that made even this seasoned thriller reader have to pause to collect myself at times. But it never feels gratuitous. The villain in this book is also without a doubt one of the most cruel, cunning and sadistic predators I’ve read. A number of times there are comparisons between the man they are hunting and Ted Bundy and reading this certainly gave me the same chills that I got from reading about Bundy and his crimes. This is a villain who will stay with me for a long time. The author uses this character’s crimes to highlight the sickening ways women are sometimes brutalised and the long term physical and psychological effects that it can have on the victim. She discusses her decision to do cults in a letter to the reader at the end of the book. When you reach the tenth book in a series you get to know the characters pretty well so reading them feels a little like meeting up with old friends. I will confess that I haven’t read all the books in this series; but I was an avid reader of the author’s earlier Grant County series and read the last book in this series. So while part of me felt like I was among friends, it was also like being with a new crowd where you don’t know all the in-jokes. But Ms. Slaughter has a way of catching you up in a concise manner so you can read it with or without having read the rest of the series. The Silent Wife is a wonderfully dark and twisted thriller that will leave you breathless. Review: Loved The Silent Wife Another Incredible Thriller - I absolutely loved The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter. Karin Slaughter has once again shown that she is a master storyteller. The Silent Wife is the tenth book in the Will Trent series and this one is my favorite book in the series. The Silent Wife is the story of Sara Linton, medical examiner and Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI). The Silent Wife takes places in current day Atlanta and eight years ago in Grant County. After a murder takes place at the local prison, an inmate, Daryl Nesbitt, tells Will and Faith Mitchell, his partner that he was proof that the murders that he is suspected of committing eight years ago are still occurring in other areas in Georgia. I loved that flashback scenes from eight years ago, because I have always loved Jeffrey Tolliver. I enjoyed reading the history about what happened between Sara and Jeffrey that lead to their divorce. I loved all the interactions between Sara and Jeffrey. The GBI investigates the cases that Daryl had given them and have concluded the similarities between a current case and those committed eight years ago. All the deaths were listed as accidental deaths. Sara retrieves Jeffrey's notebooks hoping to find a clue. Sara and Will are having some issues with their relationship, Sara did not like the way Will asked her to marry him. Sara's memories of Jeffrey and the Grant County victims, is adding additional tension to their relationship. I love how the title to The Silent Wife is incorporated into the story. I was totally surprised by the identity of the serial rapist/murderer. Would never have guessed his identify until his first victim's remembers a detail from the of her attack and a statement made by the guilty party. The Silent Wife is filled with all the characters that I have grown to love and all the bittersweet and poignant moments as well as the surprise plot twists that I have come to love and expect in Karin Slaughter's books. The Silent Wife did not disappoint. I loved the surprise between Sara and Will, but my favorite part was the Author's Note and all the details and spoilers that Karin Slaughter shared. I especially loved her remark about Jeffrey and Will. Another incredible Karin Slaughter book.