The Silent Wife: A Novel“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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I'm not sure these guys are going to feel comfortable being questioned by a woman.” “You're probably right.” She slid a jacket out of the pile. “Maduro.” Will opened the door. The CO was waiting outside. Will.
Faith had to use the men's restroom because the only women's room was a ten-minute walk to the visitation wing. She washed her hands at the ... Her job meant that she spent most of her days being the only woman in the room.
More of the same, all in reverse order so they started with a body being found and ended up with a woman who hadn't shown up for work, class or a family dinner. Someone else had collected these stories for Nesbitt.
Faith had watched a news story about the woman's body being found in the woods. The reporter had said foul play was not suspected. She asked Nesbitt, “Who sent you these?” “A friend, but that doesn't matter. I have valuable information ...
“All the women were reported missing by friends or family. They were found anywhere from eight days to three months later, usually in a wooded area. Not hidden, just laid on the ground. Some were on their backs. Some were face-down, ...
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User Review - Dannadee - LibraryThingThank you HarperCollins for my copy of this enjoyable read! I didn't realize this was #10 in the Will Trent series. Do need to read all the previous ones before this - maybe. Would you get more out of ... Read full review
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User Review - nbmars - LibraryThingSlaughter’s 10th thriller featuring Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent begins with a killing at the state penitentiary. In the course of the investigation by Will and his partner Faith ... Read full review
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| Title | The Silent Wife: A Novel |
| Author | Karin Slaughter |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 2020 |
| ISBN | 0062858912, 9780062858917 |
| Length | 656 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Crime Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural Fiction / Thrillers / Psychological Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense |
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