I've never read any in the Will Trent series before. I'll tell you now I love a Karin Slaughter novel. Given the quantity of blood and the lack of body at the scene, Dr Linton explains to Trent that he has just two or three hours to find this woman before she bleeds to death if he hopes to have any chance of finding out exactly what happened here. Further exploration of the crime scene indicates that something quite horrible has happened here and things are not as they might seem at first glance. There is a second victim a woman - and most of the blood at the scene is not from the wound in Harding's neck, but from her. There is a lot of blood, presumably due to the door-knob and spindle sticking out of Harding's neck.ĭr Sara Linton, Medical Examiner for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation soon throws a new theory into the mix.

Arriving at the scene, their boss, Deputy Director Amanda Wagner is somewhat characteristically pacing and barking orders the victim is none other than ex-cop and all round bad egg, Dale Harding. Collected by his partner, Faith, to attend the scene of a rather brutal murder, Trent queries why the GBI has been called in to what would usually be a standard homicide investigation for Atlanta PD. and to protect his own.Special Agent Will Trent is back. With the clock ticking, Trent must act fast to save the mystery woman's life. And the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a link to his troubled past.

But, for Trent, the worst is yet to come.

Whilst examining the crime scene, Trent finds evidence of a second victim - a woman - who has vanished.and who will die if she isn't found soon. When the body of an ex-cop is found in an abandoned Atlanta warehouse, Special Agent Will Trent is catapulted into one of the most devastating cases of his career. '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 _ Watch Will Trent on Disney+ The eighth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling crime and thriller author.

The Kept Woman by Karin Slaughter