Triptych: A Will Trent Novel

By Karin Slaughter

Book Overview

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The hunt for a vicious killer forces a tenuous alliance between a volatile detective, an abrasive cop, and an eccentric special agent in the first novel of the action-packed Will Trent series--the inspiration for ABC's Will Trent

"Crime fiction at its finest."--Michael Connelly

"[Karin] Slaughter's gift for building multi-layered tension while deconstructing damaged personalities gives this thriller a nerve-wracking finish."--USA Today

In the city of Atlanta, young women are dying at the hands of a killer who signs his work with a single, chilling act of mutilation. Leaving behind enough evidence to fuel a frenzied police hunt, this cunning madman is bringing together dozens of lives, crossing the boundaries of wealth and race. And Michael Ormewood, the hot-tempered veteran detective assigned to the case, grows increasingly erratic as he is distracted by his crumbling marriage.

Enter Will Trent, a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Lanky, quiet, and resolute, Will and his astute observations and unconventional methods have earned both praise and scorn from his colleagues, but they may give this team the edge they need to solve this case. Working with Angie Polaski, an acerbic vice cop, Michael and Will race to track down the killer before he strikes again.

But another player has entered the game: a loser ex-con who has stumbled upon the killer's trail in the most coincidental of ways--someone who may be the key to breaking the case wide open. . . .

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804180288
• ISBN13: 9780804180283
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.1" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

My 1st Karin Slaughter book

This had me hooked. I like this series. Good suspense novel. I highly recommend this book

I just came crossed this site and seen these books by Karen Slaughter. I seen her in person and it w

I just came crossed this site and seen these books by Karen Slaughter. I seen her in person and it was the first time I had even even read a book by her. The book is , “ about a missing girl”. That’s all I’m gonna say. But that was enough to start me reading a new author and she is fantastic.

Loved it

Quick read, characters are well developed and loved the twists and turns. Highly recommend. Excited to read the rest of the series.

Suspenseful!

I have read all of Karin's books and even though this was not a "Grant County" book I have to say that she had keept me on the edge of my seat. You get so involved with the characters that you can visualize them in your mind as you read the story. Karin has taken her rightful place as one of the best female authors and one of my favorites. I look forward to reading her next book (hopefully soon).

Slaughter's most intricate thriller yet!!!

Karin Slaughter has written her best novel to date!!! Young women are turning up slaughtered in the most horrendous manner in Atlanta. An ex-con is released from prison and days later another murder victim turns up. The manner of death is similar to the earlier murders, but something just feels different in this one. A cop with family trouble is neighbor to the last victim and he steps in to aid the investigation. A female under-cover cop learns some things on the street that lead her down a dangerous path as she delves in and tries to solve what appear to be serial murders. This novel is a masterpiece of carefully woven threads that tightly bind the lives of some totally disparate people. This is undoubtedly her most intricate thriller yet.

Another excellent novel by Karin Slaughter

I never thought Karin could top the Grant County series, but this book was excellent! It has great suspense, great character development, with some very interesting plot twists. The characters are developed through their own interesting story lines, and all becomes clear as the book develops! I highly recommend this book. It will keep you turning pages way into the night, trying to see what will happen next.

One of 2006's most remarkable achievements

After writing five books in her well-received "Grant County" series, author Karin Slaughter takes a new direction with her novel "Triptych," and it's a remarkable achievement. An Atlanta police detective is investigating the murder of a prostitute when he discovers that several other women were also killed in a similar fashion. When the detective is joined on the case by an agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the reader gradually begins to learn what's really going on, and the truth is a shocker. It can be difficult to read a book like this, so bare does it lay the pain of its characters. At the same time, the people in "Triptych" are so real and so well-developed that the reader can't help but feel empathy for them, and thus we are drawn even deeper into the ingenious plot. This is the best thing Slaughter has written, both shocking and painful, but also gripping and resonant. "Triptych" launches a major new phase in her career, and it's a delight to behold.

Predictable??? I think not!!!

I was an instant fan of Karen Slaughter when I read Blindsighted years ago. She took me on a rollercoaster ride I never thought possible. With TRIPTYCH, her first non-Grant County book, she continues that ride. Her development of characters and the way she makes you love them in one chapter and hate them in the next sets her apart from most writers who seem to only create one dimensional cut outs that we, the readers, are supposed to care about. Keep up the great work and I will keep getting my E-ticket for whatever ride she wants to take me on!!!