The Silent Wife

The Will Trent Series, Book 10

By: Karin Slaughter

Narrated by: Kathleen Early

Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC!

The New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her returns with the next novel in the Will Trent series that “comes with just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill” (Parade).

He watches. He waits. He takes. Who will be next . . .

Atlanta, Georgia. Present day. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary, and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The attack looks identical to the one he was accused of eight years earlier. The prisoner’s always insisted that he was innocent, and now he’s sure he has proof. The killer is still out there.

As Will digs into both crimes it becomes clear that he must solve the original case in order to reach the truth. Yet nearly a decade has passed—time for memories to fade, witnesses to vanish, evidence to disappear. And now he needs medical examiner Sara Linton to help him hunt down a ruthless murderer. But when the past and present collide, everything Will values is at stake …]

©2020 Karin Slaughter (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Same Ole Story

This book was about 16 hours too long. If you have read any Will Trent/Grant County books, it’s very predictable. I even had to verify that this wasn’t a re-release because the ending was so familiar. The Formula: Once again, Sara is in distress and danger, some women are horrendously brutalized, Amanda and Faith are mean and sarcastic, but all the world still revolves around Sara. This should not be called a Will Trent book, but a Sara Linton book. And I have had enough.

Slaughter and Early are a wonderful team.

I love Slaughter’s writing with her great characters, sharp wit and gritty mysteries. Kathleen Early is one of the best narrators in the business. The synergy these two create is remarkable.

Will Trent returns, but it’s clearly more about his girlfriend Sarah Litton. It’s a great mystery and a fun one for listening.

So Enjoyed

I loved the writing. Karin is sarcastic and funny and scary and realistic. smile when I hear sneaky reminders of the past and Atlanta. This was my fav so far of Will Trent stories.

Love Love Love it!!!

I love everything that Karin Slaughter writes. She is a wonderful author! I wept when she killed Jeffery but still loved when she put Will and Sara together. She is an amazing storyteller. I loved reading about Jeffery again, makes me want to start from the beginning again.

Can’t get enough

I want to hear the story as quickly as possible. I want to drag it out bc when it is over I miss the characters. Really loved this book.

Amazing

my favorite author did it again!! that ending was completely shocking, can't wait for the next!!

The best in the series this far!

Loved this book! It had me on the edge of my seat for the entire time.

Thrilling, heart wrenching, wonderful characters with believable personalities....all the makings of a great story. Even the minor characters somehow make it the story more rounded.

The plot can be triggering for those suffering from trauma from rape. The scenes with the women can be quite graphic, but it isn't written in a gratuitous way. And it isn't written in a way that glorifies rape either. The way the women go through their experiences in how they all deal with their own trauma is well written and highly believable.

This is very much a thrilling story that has the GBI searching for an evil man but the premise of the story is so real and that makes listening to every word that much more intense.

The back and forth between timeliness is seamless. With every book, every character is given more depth. Every character is so complex.

There's still a love story in between all the criminal activity. Will and Sarah are still navigating through their relationship but it doesn't feel like the author is just throwing in wrenches for the fun of it. Will and Sarah's relationship is a slow burn. It feels real with real problems that could happen with real couples and with a slow burn, it makes their love that much more enjoyable to watch from the sidelines. you just can't help but root for these two.

I burned through this book as fast as I could and I cannot wait until the next one!

Another great book by Karin Slaughter

Listen to these books in order. It makes the stories meld together better and easier to follow

Amazing as always!

I started reading Karin Slaughter books when I found one of her books in my dads library after he died. It was a way to feel connected to my dad, because he loved to read so much a new book each day. I love this series,
And I love the voices! But also the raspy voice of Amanda. Some of the books in this series are so graphic I have to put it down for awhile and get back to it. Especially the one where the 16 year old was in prison. I still think about that book, because she is such an amazing writer!! So read this story, they are finally getting to the place in their relationship I been waiting to hear. Thanks Karin for writing great books!

Kind of mad I can’t give this 10 stars

What a brilliant and perfect marriage of the Grant County and Will Trent series!!! I finished the book in about 30 hours and was devastated it was over. Karin Slaughter for president!