Criminal (with bonus novella Snatched)
By Karin Slaughter
- Release Date: 2012-07-03
- Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“[A] hold-on-to-your-hat, nail-biting story.”—The Washington Post
“Slaughter’s best yet, by far.”—Lee Child
Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda’s motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will’s home. It appears that the case that launched Amanda’s career forty years ago has suddenly come back to life—and it involves the long-held mystery of Will’s birth and parentage. Now these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed.
Includes Karin Slaughter’s short story “Snatched” and a preview of the Will Trent novel Unseen
“With every page of this story the tension mounts. . . . If you have a hunger for a rich and fulfilling novel then you owe it to yourself to pick up Criminal.”—Huffington Post
“A masterpiece of character, atmosphere and riveting suspense, Criminal is the most powerful and moving novel yet from one of the most gifted storytellers at work today.”—Chicago Daily Herald
Reviews
Trent’s History
3By Suzi 456Finally! A lot of answers about Will’s past! Unfortunately, it’s hard to slog through to get the answers. “Criminal” jumps back and forth from the ‘70’s to the present. It gives us the background on Amanda’s “relationship” to Will and how she rose through the ranks from the bottom rung of the police force to her leadership in the GBI. The current dates tell the story of Will’s and Sara’s relationship, his ending his marriage, and the truth about his father. No spoilers, but good stuff. Unfortunately, hard to get through to get to the nuggets of information we all want. I would have liked it a lot better if it were 100 pages shorter!Karen Slaughter’s Will Trent
2By ShortshiftMX5One of the most boring books I’ve ever read. Beside plodding along like a dog who has lost the scent, the story jumps back and forth through time periods, as if the part of the story in the current period wasn’t boring enough. Not a good book.Page turner
5By goose2975The best book in the series!!! Loved every detail!WOW - Loved this book
5By KLHASMHI love reading Karin Slaughters book, this was very suspenseful and jaw dropping. Thanks Karin for keeping Will Trent going!Not my favorite
4By KrissibexI’m hooked on KS and I loved most of the characters in this book. The ending was a bit of a stretch and made me roll my eyes a little and there were a few things and just felt thrown together to end things but great read for sure.Didso rcnh
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5By Wheels824By far the best book in the series with these characters. Kept me on the edge of my seat!A little disappointed...
3By Lenox252I'm a huge Karin Slaughter fan & have now completed every single one of her books. Criminal does shed light on Will Trent's childhood, but I was pretty disappointed with having to read back & forth from "present day" and "1975." I don't mind this type of writing & can usually follow along, but this was a bit much. I often had to re-read pages or double check what year the characters were in. It was an interesting storyline & I loved getting to know the younger Amanda & Evelyn, but if you skip this book in her Series, you won't be lost. Looking forward to her next book ;)
