Whewww! This was my first full-length Karin Slaughter book and it did NOT disappoint.

This book takes place across two timelines.

There's present-day Atlanta, Georgia - where we follow the police investigation of a woman who's been brutally attacked.

The trail is cold but when Will Trent (the investigator) gets a call to the local prison, he realizes that there's far more to the case than he ever expected.

There was a string of murders about 10ish years ago across cities that suddenly (and horrifically) begin to spell out a pattern.

Meanwhile, in the past, we follow Jeffery as he stumbles upon the original set of murders. Two victims, a short timespan and possible connections and far-reaching implications.

The more present-Will unravels this secret, the sicker it becomes.

Overall - I really enjoyed this book.

It did feel a little weird to jump in on this series at book 10 but at the same time there was enough background given that it wasn't too much of a leap. (Though, the quick rundowns of all the relationship stuff did slightly make my head spin).

The mystery aspect of this book was fantastically done - I had absolutely no idea where the book was taking me but I was 110% there for it.

The way Slaughter set up all of those dominoes for this story - fantastic. The grand reveal - completely and utterly satisfying. Loved the tension and the build.

I was slightly thrown by the relationship dynamic between Sara and Will - it felt more like drama for drama's sake but ultimately I was okay with how it played out.

All in all, I cannot wait to go back and read the rest of the series. I am hooked!!

The quality of the video was fuzzy and I ended up nit finishing but I will always recommend Karin slaughter!!

I received an advanced copy of the audio version from NetGalley. The story, carrying over from other Will Trent books, was very easy to follow - even considering I have not read other books with these main characters. The author included helpful background information in a way that seemed natural to the story. The mystery was well written and formulated, but the details of the crimes were disturbing. Not for the faint of heart! The audio was nicely paced and the narration was well done. Thank you to Net Galley and Blackstone Publishing for the advanced audio of this book!

This is my 9th Karin Slaughter novel..
One reader states “Ms. Slaughter liked to put us “out of our comfort zone”.

Yep! The ugly language as well as the brutal and very violent abuse to women quickly had me “out of my comfort zone”.
NOTE: I read Ms. Slaughter’s Facebook page that has so many cute and adorable kitties ~ hard to
believe she can get into such dark zone!
Her stories are on the dark side and I am fine with dark and creepy but have a low tolerance for f-bombs and other profanity. (I get that there are time when someone is so furious and has exhausted a reasonable and powerful word and an expletive seems perfect. But to me is unnecessary as filler in a normal conversation ~ Okay! I know I am alone in this belief.)

This is my fourth Will Trent and of the 9 novels I have read, I have liked stories with Trent the best. I read book Will Trent book #9 and it was so good I was able to tolerate being out of my “zone”!

This story starts out with brutal murder of Chief of Police Jeffrey Tolliver. (The husband of recurring character Sara Linton medical examiner and Will’s girlfriend) In addition, gory brutal attacks on women by a serial killer are occurring. This MO is very similar to a series of rapes that took place years ago and the rapist Daryl Nesbitt has been in prison for the past 8 years. . Nesbitt has claimed he was innocent but framed by Chief of Police Jeffrey Tolliver and Lena Adams another police officer.
Nesbitt wants Will Trent’s help.

Story is told past and present
Past ~ Jeffrey and Sara
Present ~Will and Sara

I like Will but he seemed to be a minor character. This is more Sara’s story.
It kept me interested. Story describes in graphic details the disturbing attacks on women.
Story is about how horrible the attacks have left these women. They are so wounded their lives are a nightmare and never the same.

In the "Author’s Note", Ms. Slaughter once again gives us some spoiler details.
I always enjoying reading authors thoughts ~ gives us readers as secret knowledge of where and why the authors gets their story ideas.

Want to thank NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for this audiobook (took me longer than usual to finish this as I had some problems with the audiobook app.) This audiobook was granted to me in exchange for an honest professional review. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Publishing Release Date was August 4, 2020

Just wow I don't think I've read book this kind of dark. There was just some gruesome things mentioned that I just couldn't even picture or be prepared for but it made this book all the more darker. I loved that there was no romance in this book which is a change for me personally. The one thing I will say that I was hard for me to follow the multiple perspectives. But then again I was lucky enough to get ahold of the Audiobook but on a normal time multiple perspectives are a challenge for me. This book was interesting enough to me not to want to stop it but going further and getting the hang of it. The point of views that were giving were interesting enough to distinguish between the characters, I loved getting the people investigating and victims and such point of view. Like when it came to the victims it was pretty creepy seeing what they were going through what would be their last moments, how they were feeling the paranoia or just the confusing feelings they were going though, just wow. Perfect book to read during this fall I recommend you lovely readers to put this book on your tbr.

One of my favorites in the series!! Slaughter has done it again! If you love Will Trent, you will not be disappointed. The narrator of this audio is excellent as well! Thank you Net Galley and Berkley Publishing for the chance to review.

This audiobook was well produced and had excellent narrations. This book is the 10th iteration of the Will Trent series. This is a solid detective drama with characters you care about.

While I am a huge fan of Karen Slaughter, I have not delved into the world of Will Trent or Jeffrey Tolliver before this one. Psychological thriller is my go to genre, but not so much from the detective side of things. With that said, this was a great book, with full characters, and a nice flow to the story line. Be warned however, this book is based on violent crimes towards women, and is quite disturbing on more than one occasion.
I did this on audio, which brought a slight drawback. The story flip flops between two time periods, but with most of the same crimes being either new, or re-investigated, depending which time period you were in.. If you didn't pay attention to chapter changes, you might get caught like I did with a frequent, wait what? I didn't love the narration of this book at first, but can say she did mostly grow on me. One exclusion was the voice change for current times police chief Amanda. Sounded too much like Roz from Monsters Inc, so I just kept thinking "I'm watching you, Wazowski, always watching" If you don't know what that sounds like, please take the time to google it!
Anyway, overall, I truly enjoyed this novel, and liked how it ended. The last 3 hours of listening was basically non-stop as everything came together.
Thank you Netgalley and Blackstone Audiobooks for the opportunity to listen to this ARC!

This was my first experience with a Karin Slaughter book. I really enjoyed it. I usually figure out mystery books, but I was surprised by the end of this book. I look forward to reading more of her work.

I'm a huge fan of Slaughter and this series and she did not disappoint. This book alternated between past and present, tying together a current case from the Will Trent series with an older case from the Grant County series. I was really impressed by how Slaughter interwove the characters we know from both, keeping true to who they are while revealing new information as well. While her murders are typically pretty violent, she's created a truly horrifying serial killer in this one and the work of both the Grant County force and the GBI to uncover what he's done and find him before he strikes again kept me up reading; I couldn't put it down.

I listened to the audiobook and was really impressed by narrator Kathleen Early. I've listened to her narrate all the books in the Grant County and Will Trent series and am always engaged by her pacing and variations in accent and speech pattern that really help me visualize each character. It was incredible to me that for this book, she not only did that for the Will Trent cast of characters, but also resurrected many of the Grant County characters thirteen years after the series ended, juggled them seamlessly, and nailed her delivery of all of them consistently with how she voiced them in previous installments.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with an audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

“She realized that the thing that was lodged inside her skull was a hammer”.
As someone who read all the Grant Series and Will Trent books, this gives you all the feels.
The relationships building through past and present is beautifully entwined.
A must read!!!

This is my first foray into Karin Slaughter's writing and it most definitely won't be my last. Even though this is the tenth installment of the Will Trent series, this book easily read as a standalone novel. From start to finish, this is a high octane thriller that is full of so many twists and turns as Will and his partner Faith race against time to find a serial killer. I found both Will's and Faith's characters compelling and enjoyed their dynamic partnership.

The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter is the newest installment in her Will Trent series. This book follows along with Will as he attempts to solve the latest murder committed by what is looking like a serial killer. He and his partner are racing to discover who the culprit is before another murder is attempted. Will is also deep into some relationship issues with his girlfriend so that adds to his stress. Lots of action to move this story along. I listened to it and thought the narrator did an excellent job giving each character their own voice without being too overly dramatic. Read and enjoy!

GBI Detective Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell are called to the scene of the aftermath of a prison riot. While investigating the murder of one of the inmates, another comes forward insisting he can help identify the killers and an inside scheme involving contraband but will cooperate only if they will investigate the assault of a young woman eight years ago that he was accused of committing. It’s a case that involved Jeffrey Tolliver and his team in Grant County and this prisoner is accusing him of deliberately framing him. The case will challenge Will in so many ways, especially as he’ll have to include Sara Linton, the medical examiner and his girlfriend who was married to Tolliver until five years ago when he was murdered.

Oh, this brought back so many memories, both good and bad. I loved the Grant County series (essential to read before starting this one!!!) with all its boils and interesting characters. I had a love/hate relationship with Jeffrey throughout but came to adore him by the last book. He’s not at his finest here as the story shifts between the past and present, focusing on the case from eight years ago and one that Will and Faith are investigating that's remarkably similar. It’s also not a retread of old ground as the assault occurred during that time when Sara and Jeffrey had divorced and weren’t on civil terms. Jeffrey is remembered with such a halo in present day that it was jarring to recall that time when he most definitely hadn’t earned that distinction and had a much different reputation.

The case was intriguing but what really enthralled me was the personal angles involving Will and Sara’s relationship and the turmoil involved in having to confront his insecurities about Jeffrey’s memories and her unresolved feelings. It’s riveting stuff, raw and discomforting most of the time. And don’t get me started about the confrontation between Lena Adams, Will and Faith. That scene will stand as a classic. The narrator’s performance, always stellar, was just beyond outstanding as she nailed so many of the main characters’ personalities and nuances. I’ll never read this series again because of what Kathleen Early brings to the audio version. I had really high expectations for this book and it still beat them. It was 18+ hours of audiobook bliss.

This was my first Karin Slaughter book, and I already can't wait to read her entire backlist.

I knew going into this book that Slaughter writes violent and gritty crime novels, and this one certainly delivered on that. <b>Trigger warnings for murder, rape, child abuse, child molestation (not on page), necrophilia, death of a loved one, extreme violence/body gore</b>.

It's clear from reading this book that characters and research are Slaughter's strong point. This was my introduction to these characters, who have all been around for many books at this point, but I found it so easy to catch on to their back stories and get pretty attached to them. I loved seeing the dynamic of Will and Sara's relationship in the present day, along with the dysfunction of Sara and Jeffrey's relationship in the past. I loved Will in particular-I feel like we didn't really see much of his personality in this book, but that could be because this is book 10 in the series and he's (presumably) been developed throughout those books. But, meeting him in this book immediately made me check out the first book in this series from the library, and I can see myself bingeing it and the rest of Slaughter's back list.

While the plot wasn't anything particularly new, I still thought it was so strong and intriguing, and I devoured the 18 hour long audiobook. I didn't at all see the reveal coming, and I thought it was brilliant how Slaughter built up the reveal through both of the timelines.

I'd definitely recommend picking this one up!

*Thanks very much to the publisher for providing my copy of the book via Netgalley!*

Pretty good audiobook narration and felt long. Excellent story overall for the suspense crime genre. Looking forward to recommending!

Karin Slaughter has a knack for writing novels that are truly dark, disturbing, and compelling. This newest novel is no exception. It’s told in alternating narratives of a present search for a possible serial killer and that killer’s beginnings eight years prior. The narration in the audio version was well done. Kathleen Early manages to modulate her voice enough to make characters’ dialogue distinguishable without resorting to tricks.

Another edge of your seat mind-twisting thriller from Karin Slaughter read to you by the perfect voice for her stories. Totally love this story and the narrator made me feel as if Ms. Slaughter herself was reading it.

Will and Sarah are back for another riveting adventure.
I listened to this book and what a great way to do it. Part of the GBI series. the author, as always, delivered a story that had you terrified at each turn. The narrator did such a convincing job of each character's speech and inflections which truly added to the entire experience.
You know that the author has certainly researched all the subject matter because of the vivid and detailed description of the routines and tasks that law enforcement undertakes. The juxtaposition of the bloody murders and attacks of young women alongside the intense relationship between Will and Sarah provide a reading experience that doesn't let you put the book down.
I've read other books in the GBI series and can't wait to finish them all.

The Silent Wife is my first Karin Slaughter read. Slaughter’s expert handling of the dialogue immediately pulled me into the story. The Silent Wife deals with a violent attack of a young woman as she jogged through the woods. As the investigation gets underway, the investigators believe this attack parallels a crime some years ago.

I was quickly drawn into the Silent Wife. And even though, I have not read the earlier books in this series, I was mesmerized by this chilling crime thriller. I am now a Karin Slaughter fan and I can’t wait to read more of her novels.