The Silent Wife: A NovelWATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! “If you’re into mystery thrillers, then you’re into Karin Slaughter.” —THESKIMM He watches. He waits. He takes. Who will be next . . . THE SILENT WIFE Investigating the killing of a prisoner during a riot inside a state penitentiary, GBI investigator Will Trent is confronted with disturbing information. One of the inmates claims that he is innocent of a brutal attack for which he has always been the prime suspect. The man insists that he was framed by a corrupt law enforcement team led by Jeffrey Tolliver and that the real culprit is still out there—a serial killer who has systematically been preying on women across the state for years. If Will reopens the investigation and implicates the dead police officer with a hero’s reputation of wrongdoing, the opportunistic convict is willing to provide the information GBI needs about the riot murder. Only days ago, another young woman was viciously murdered in a state park in northern Georgia. Is it a fluke, or could there be a serial killer on the loose? As Will Trent digs into both crimes it becomes clear that he must solve the cold case in order to find the answer. Yet nearly a decade has passed—time for memories to fade, witnesses to vanish, evidence to disappear, and lies to become truth. But Will can’t crack either mystery without the help of the one person he doesn’t want involved: his girlfriend and Jeffrey Tolliver’s widow, medical examiner Sara Linton. When the past and present begin to collide, Will realizes that everything he values is at stake . . . |
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... Nick and Rasheed have narrowed down our list of suspects to eighteen possibles . No one with murder on their sheet , but we've got two manslaughters and a finger - biter . " " His own finger or someone else's ? " " Someone else's ...
... Nick Shelton . Years ago , when Nick was assigned to the GBI's southeastern field office , he had worked very closely with Sara's dead husband . Jeffrey Tolliver had been the chief of police for Grant County . He was an ex - college ...
... Nick asked Will , " What's Sara up to these days ? " Will silently careened through a series of humiliating answers before settling on , " She's in the cafeteria . You should go see her . " “ Thanks , fella . ” Nick half - grabbed ...
... Nick jolted into the room like a Pop - Tart . He'd clearly been running . Sweat dripped from his sideburns . A crumpled sheet of paper was in his fist . He told Maduro , " Outside , inmate . " Faith gave Will a questioning glance . Will ...
... Nick pushed Maduro toward the CO in the hall . “ Put them back in their cells . " The door was shut . Nick didn't speak . He smoothed out the note on the table . Sweat dropped onto the paper . He was breathing hard . Faith shot Will ...