Triptych
The gripping and thrilling first instalment in the Sunday Times bestselling Will Trent series, now on Disney+
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4.3 • 360 Ratings
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
Discover the first novel in the gripping Will Trent series, from the Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author.
'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES
'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT
Now a major TV Series on Disney+
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When Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood is called out to a murder scene, he finds himself faced with one of the most brutal murders of his career.
As a one-off killing it is shocking, but it soon becomes clear Aleesha Monroe is just the latest victim in a series of similar attacks.
Twenty-four hours later, the violence Michael sees every day explodes in his own back yard.
And it seems the mystery surrounding Monroe's death is inextricably entangled with a past that refuses to stay buried...
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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:
'One of the boldest thriller writers working today!' TESS GERRITSEN
'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD
'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN
'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY
'A writer of extraordinary talents!!' KATHY REICHS
'Fiction does not get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER
'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the very last' CAMILLA LACKBERG
'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR
Karin Slaughter, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Slaughter departs from her Grant County crime series (Faithless, etc.) with a stand-alone thriller notable mainly for a jolting mid-book twist similar to one Ira Levin used with more subtlety in A Kiss Before Dying. The case of a prostitute's brutal murder provides a welcome break for Michael Ormewood, a cynical, world-weary Atlanta cop weighed down by dealing with the city's underclass and the heartbreak of a mentally impaired son. Since the victim's tongue was severed, linking the crime to several other recent outrages, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation intervenes. Suspicions focus on a recently paroled sex offender, John Shelley, who viciously butchered a neighbor more than a decade earlier. Slaughter unexpectedly switches the narrative's perspective, but the shock value garnered by the plot twist isn't matched by the predictable denouement.
Customer Reviews
Good origin story.
I’ve read these out of order which can be done as each story stands alone well. It was good to see where Will came
from.
Tryptich
Never fails to impress….Karin Slaughter definitely a favourite for me. Love her books.
Amazing
Reading other reviews I was a little worried I wasn’t going to be able to follow the story. Gladly I trusted my instincts and decided to read Triptych anyway....so glad I did. The way Karin weaves her hero and then smacks you in the face with a twist is downright ingenious. For those who got lost and were not able to keep up with the plot, I weep for your loss, as this story was gruesome but amazing in so many ways. I applaud how dark but fascinating these stories are.