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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... women weren't supposed to do: chided herself for being scared, pushed down her gut instinct, told her to go toward the situation that frightened her instead of running away like a baby. Beckey countered the arguments: Get out of the ...
... women in his life insane or was he an idiot? Only an idiot would ask that question. He opened the door and managed to pry himself out of the Mini. Sweat prickled at his scalp. They were in the last week of October and the heat outside ...
... women , most retired from the job , whom Will imagined sitting around a secret lair knitting hand - grenade cozies until they were activated . Faith's mother was one of them . " Well . " Amanda clocked Will's cheddar - streaked pants ...
... women felt safe . The Chief had to arrest somebody . Anybody . Or he would lose his job . He fabricated a reason to come after me . ” Faith turned around to look at Will . She had clearly read ahead and didn't like where this was going ...
... women's room was a ten - minute walk to the visitation wing . She washed her hands at the slimy - looking sink . She splashed cold water on her face . Nothing short of a Brillo pad would remove the prison grime from her pores . Even ...