Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Triptych
Karin Slaughter steps out of her Grant County series this year with a standalone.
We follow an Atlanta cop and an FBI agent, who aren't certain they can trust each other, as they investigate the mutilation death of a prostitute. There are possible links to some recent similar crimes and a newly released convict who served 22 years for another similar crime. There isn't much else I can say that won't give away too much of the intricate plot.
All of the characters are damaged and so very human. Each of them leaps off the page at you.
Slaughter is my absolute favorite author. Everything she has written is edgy with a dark twist. She is especially adept at the "gotcha" moments. She allows you to meander off in one direction only to yank you back and make you gasp as you realize your mistake. I never peek ahead in one of her books. Getting to the end her way is the best way.
We follow an Atlanta cop and an FBI agent, who aren't certain they can trust each other, as they investigate the mutilation death of a prostitute. There are possible links to some recent similar crimes and a newly released convict who served 22 years for another similar crime. There isn't much else I can say that won't give away too much of the intricate plot.
All of the characters are damaged and so very human. Each of them leaps off the page at you.
Slaughter is my absolute favorite author. Everything she has written is edgy with a dark twist. She is especially adept at the "gotcha" moments. She allows you to meander off in one direction only to yank you back and make you gasp as you realize your mistake. I never peek ahead in one of her books. Getting to the end her way is the best way.
# posted by Kim Reis @ 5:26 AM 
