The Silent Wife Review

Author:  Karin Slaughter
Series:  Will Trent #10
Genre:  Suspense Thriller
Publisher:  Willian Morrow
Release Date:  Aug. 4, 2020 (USA)
Preorder Link:  Amazon

My Rating:  5 Brutal Hearts

*Special thanks to publisher William Morrow for an arc of this book via Edelweiss.plus
**Synopsis & Author Bio available following review.

Spoiler Free Review:
Eight years ago, most Grant County authorities were confident they had locked a serial rapist and murderer away for life.  Recent brutal cases of misogynistic attacks on women bearing the same horrifying MO suggest the serial killer is still out there preying on women.  The convicted inmate's declaration of innocence and disturbing accusations of dirty cops add fuel to the flame indicating a deadly mistake and gross injustice may have occurred.  In a race against time, GBI Agent Will Trent and team, including girlfriend Medical Examiner Sara Linton, begin the monumental task of sifting through disturbing past GC cases in search of an illusive missed detail that links past with present.  As a result, ghosts from the past escape, old wounds flare, and painful memories surface straining the fragile relationship between Will and Sara.  That is all I can say about this story without huge spoilers.  Do yourself a favor by going into this story blind.  It'll spear you straight through the heart if you do!

The Silent Wife is another raw, gutsy, graphic, glorious addition to the Will Trent series.  The riveting story unfolds through alternating periods of past and present that served to keep me burning through pages to reach the end.  I admire and appreciate Slaughter's gift for setting scenes that pull readers in via all five senses, but consider yourself forewarned that graphic crime scenes may be disturbing to read as they are brutally realistic leaving no doubt the author has once again done her homework right down to the most meticulous detail.  This author's signature sharp prose and intimately woven plot lines propel characters and readers forward at a frantic life or death pace.  Readers can count on being plummeted into the chaos of characters' minds while finding themselves charged with unmasking a deadly predator hiding in plain sight . . . before he kills again.  Those familiar with the Grant County series will recognize past characters they love . . . or love to hate. There's not much more I can say about this author's characterizations without sounding like a broken record.  They're amazingly accurate, detailed, dimensional, and alive with main characters who are deeply flawed, vulnerable and so unbelievably real that my heart aches for them whenever I'm back in their world.  
  
The Silent Wife is everything I hoped it would be and more. I started it with anticipation, read with trepidation, and finished it with cautious optimism.  It's gritty, graphic, emotional, heartbreaking, and what does it say about me that I can't wait for the next book?  I applaud Slaughter for shining a light on assault survivors who struggle to escape the darkness and overwhelming sense of loss and grief to find their path forward again.  Their strength and will to live are an amazing inspiration to all.  Needless to say, The Silent Wife has a place of honor on my Favorites Shelf.  I'll even venture to say it's the best of the series thus far!  This story embodies everything I love about suspense thrillers . . . and complicated love stories.  Highly Recommended!

5 Brutal Hearts

Cross My Heart . . . xxx

♥Sandra♥

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 . . 

Author Bio:

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her nineteen novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated COP TOWN and the instant NEW YORK TIMES bestselling novels PRETTY GIRLS, THE GOOD DAUGHTER, and PIECES OF HER. Her most recent book, THE LAST WIDOW, features Sara Linton and Will Trent. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta. Her standalone novels PIECES OF HER, THE GOOD DAUGHTER, and COP TOWN are in development for film and television.


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