The Kept Woman
By Karin Slaughter
- Release Date: 2016-09-20
- Genre: Police Procedural
Description
“Part True Detective, part The Girl on the Train. All parts gripping.” — TheSkimm
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, comes an electrifying, emotionally complex crime thriller that plunges GBI Inspector Will Trent into the darkest depths of a mystery that just might destroy him.
Husbands and wives. Mothers and daughters. The past and the future.
Secrets bind them. And secrets can destroy them.
With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned construction site in Atlanta, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-cop.
Studying the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical examiner and Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough, bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate there is another victim—a missing woman—who has vanished . . . and who will die soon if she isn’t found.
Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to the city’s most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and politically connected athlete protected by the world’s most expensive lawyers—a man who’s already gotten away with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him away.
But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s troubled past to the case, threatening to expose the secrets and lies that bind them . . . and the consequences will tear through his life with the force of a tornado, wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him, including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the suspects he pursues.
Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with conflicted, fallible characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman is a seamless blend of twisty police procedural and ingenious psychological thriller — a searing, unforgettable novel of love, loss, and redemption.
Reviews
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2By FonstevCouldn’t really get into it.Kept woman
5By BepantyIt’s a great readMake it a mini series
5By Christine madisonWonderful character development, twists that actually make sense, keeps you guessing the whole time. Can’t fault it.Sleepless night
5By jennyjennylynnI spent two sleepless nights staying awake to read this book. Finished on day 3… All of her Will Trent series are EXCEPTIONAL! But this one had so many twists and turns that I could not put it down. Very highly suggest!Grow up?
3By krt186I’ve made it thus far in this series to The Kept Woman. While I concur with nearly everyone else who appreciates Slaughter’s tenuous combination of minute detail on the one hand and page-turning suspense on the other, there is one matter that continues to aggravate me. I get the fact that Will was damaged by his upbringing (although Slaughter’s habit of attributing *everything* to it is a little too slavishly Freudian for me — but that’s another review). What is bothersome is the fact that Will & Sara’s relationship slides further and further backwards, into adolescence, with every book. I fully expect him to be stealing and writing cute notices on her training bra within a couple of books. Neither of them grows relationally even as their relationship becomes more and more intensely sexual. The delta here is aggravating. It’s not how adults function no matter how much they were damaged in their early years. Character development demands development, and Will isn’t. Otherwise (!) a fine and very engaging series.Hope next story does not have Angie
4By MLWMWMAngie needs to go. She’s beginning to ruin the story line, it’s depressing.The Kept Woman
4By 42791Callie102790Let me start by saying that I love the Will Trent books. This book, though good, was not the normal quality of book written on these wonderful characters. Will went off the deep end more, way more, than ever before. He, at the end of the book, realized some things and acted on some things that he should have done long before. Sara was completely weak in her character. I’m hoping that Faith will be next up in a book with Will and Sara resolving some important issues in the background. Look forward to the Will Trent book!!!Amazing read
5By jillian gracialeCould not put it down!!Such a good book!
5By Sloane553Such a good book. Could not put it downKept Woman
4By Tam Tam916This book was an interesting read.Definite page turner
5By ToolazytocookI couldn't wait to read more. There were so many twists & turns. I truly enjoyed it.Convoluted and boring
1By Ssaarraahh2277I don't think even the author was interested in these characters or their mundane journeys up and down crime scene staircases. So many staircases. Could not force myself to finish.The kept women
5By Leanne AngelaOh my, this book is gripping and too hard to put down. She is an exceptional author who uses the English language so well you find yourself gagging from her descriptive words. This was a stinky story that she wrote really well. Cannot wait for the next one!!Fantastic!!!
5By UrmysticWow!!! What a great book!!!No likable characters
2By Amigo73I couldn't make myself care for any of the characters in this novel. The victims were unsympathetic, the suspects were either stupid or silly, and the investigators were caricatures. They all deserved each other and their fates and I deserve my money and time back. I kept reading hoping to find at least one character in the cast of not too bright misfits that I could feel some empathy for (and because it was a cold rainy weekend), and I came up empty. I'll not read this author again.The Kept Woman
5By Keystone 0027I couldn't put it down. Lost of twists and turns.Yuck
1By Pizza eater 47This was a book that was hard to keep reading. I skipped pages just to cut through the tedious descriptions. I would take Angry Angie over Sappy Sara any time. These characters are grating on my interest.Awful
1By WDRSGTJust awful.Could NOT put it down!!
5By Babutz momI am a diehard Karin fan and am head over heals in love, or lust, with Will Trent. I envision him as Matthew Mcconaughey! This book did NOT disappoint!!!
