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I love Karin Slaughter, her books have been my go to for years and and this one didn’t disappoint and was worth the wait. Will Trent and Sara Linton’s relationship continues to grip you with the tension and fears as they investi. gate the murder of an inmate during a riot.
Karin slaughter is a masterful writer who never disappoints and is able to build tension in her writing like no other, This book is a ‘one sitting’ book so be prepared to stay up late if you start late!

Karin Slaughter brings another dark, twisted tale with The Silent Wife with a story of corrupt police, missed justice, a serial killer targeting women and some tense relationships between the MCs. While bringing Slaughter's usual disturbing prose, it is difficult to tell whether that's skill or shock value. Final thought is perhaps we need more thrillers that aren't just about the serial rape and murder of women: can Karin play another tune as well as this one?

Karin Slaughter delivers again her trademark gritty and often graphic Will Trent police procedural. In the tenth installment we see Will, partner Faith Mitchell and girlfriend/medical examiner Sara Linton dive between past and present as they have to re-examine an old case that was investigated by Sara’s late husband Grant County Chief of Police, Jeffrey Tolliver.

I must admit I’m not a fan of Slaughter merging the series by bringing Sara Linton over. I could never get into hers and Will’s relationship. In this one Linton ruminates how she’s the only woman who could love Will which I felt was overwrought. I find Sara is this perfect Mary Sue the only woman who can save Will which I detest with characters being coupled up. Though of course Will deserves to be happy. For me I find the working partnership with Faith more interesting and wish there was less focus on his personal life and more on that working dynamic. Faith is a firecracker which makes her complement the more methodical and calmer Will.

But the case has everything which makes this series compelling to read and why one keeps coming back every year for the latest. Be warned there’s graphic descriptions of violence, and while it can be confronting, you know it’s not gratuitous.

The Silent Wife Karin Slaughter
This book is part of The Will Trent series, and I have not read all of the series, which might be to my own detriment, maybe if I had read them all first, this book might have been better for me, so I hold my hands up and admit I should have read them in order.
This book is really long, and at times I did think it would be better if it was shorter. There were lots of twists and turns and I kept going just to see who did it.
I did listen to a bit on audio, and didn't connect with the narrator, so this for me is one for reading rather than listening. I think if you love this series, you will enjoy this too.

Love Karin Slaughters books and this is no different. I got really invested in the characters and there were lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

What can I say about Karin Slaughter. She is just a brilliant author. This book did not disappoint. Recommended.

If you are not familiar with this author this book will get you hooked! It is part of a series and although it would be best read in order I think that you can still enjoy it as a standalone story. Having read it I have no doubt you'll wish to retrace the lives of the characters by reading the whole series.
The writing style is smooth and and yet grips you and hauls you. It's not as tense as some novels that I have read in this genre but this does not detract from the book at all.
The protagonists have a complex past which is best appreciated if you have read previous books but as I've already said, this is not essential. Both Sara and Will are human and flawed yet likable.
For me, the best thing about the book was the well thought out plot and the twist which I did start to suspect towards the latter part of the novel but this did not decrease my enjoyment in any way.
I really have not criticisms but would just urge you to read this book if Karin Slaughter is an author you enjoy or you are a fan of the genre and have not read any of her other books!

Another brilliant book by Karin. I have now read all but 2 of Karin's books and every one I have loved - they keep you thinking, guessing and you don't always now what will happen next. Brilliantly, fast paced, creepy at times, and I just love the characters - just need more books!

Love Karin Slaughters books and this is no different. Brilliant fast paced, eery at times, I loved this. Great characterisation and a pervading sense of unease.

i really enjoyed this, I have read all of the others in this series.
I loved that it tied into elements of the previous books but not in a way that yiy couldnt read this as a stand alone.

This is the first book I have read by Karin Slaughter and certainly will not be that last. Having not read any previous books of hers with the same characters I was able to relate to the relationships with no problems. It was a great read from the first to last page and ended with a twist that I did not see coming. As I do not want to write any spoilers I am just concentrating on the author. Karin has managed to bring so many elements to this piece of fiction with a lot of flinching moments that made me feel a little nauseous. I just loved it and am now looking forward to reading more books in this series.

I’m not sure if I might have appreciated this book more if I’d read the series from the beginning?! I didn’t realise this was part of a series until I started, so I take responsibility for that!

This book was quite graphic in places and a little disturbing, which usually doesn’t bother me but this one didn’t sit as well for me for whatever reason.

I found the chapters a little too long for my liking but again might have felt that way as I wasn’t too invested.

Not a bad book but I didn’t love it.

Please see LoveReading.co.uk for the full review. Hardback was chosen as a Book of the Month, Star Book, and Liz Robinson Pick of the Month.

I'd hadn't read a Karin Slaughter book for some time and was pleased I read this one. I like her style of writing and she captures the atmosphere of the situation so you feel as if you are there. A great book and will be reading her again!

I have read previous Karin Slaughter books and enjoyed her work, however I have not followed this series. This had no detriment to the story as it held its own as a singular book by explaining the history of the characters throughout the story.

The story was gritty and gory, even to the point I grimaced and that doesn't normally happen. The relationships between the characters are very strongly shown and the ongoing issues of the characters keep the reader interested.

Then the final twist was brilliant, I did not see it coming at all and was pleasantly surprised by the way it all unravelled.

Would recommend to others who like this genre.

A good police procedural despite not being able to care much for the investigation team. Mostly my erroneous judgment.

Warning: If you have never picked up a book without knowing it is the latest book in a series and wondered what the hell is the equation between the people - don't start now. Oh, btw this book is after she merged two series of hers and made it into one!

Coming to the mystery and the investigation - a scary thriller. When during a prison riot, one of the inmates claims he was falsely done in by dirty cops as a serial killer detectives Will and Faith from GBI decide to check out the facts. The original murder was investigated by the now dead Jeffrey Tolliver and his widow, medical examiner Sara (who is currently dating Will).

We have two parallel investigations - one 8 years ago and one in the present where old witnesses are revisited. What they discover now is a systematic murders that continue to happen today where the victim is paralysed, administered date rape drug, raped, mutilated and death is made to seem like accident. All have a missing hair accessory and have expressed they felt watched. 2-3 of the early victims are still alive either paralysed or scarred for life. The police teams through revisiting the murder investigations first have to convince it is a serial killer and then figure out without tipping him off. The procedural was detailed and there were not many loose ends for a long book.

The book was brutal, terrifying and the forensic stuff gruesome - what you come to expect from a grown up procedural. There is a whole overload of complex emotions between Will, Sara and memories of Jeffrey which is a meaty party of the book. I did have a complain about the ending which was probably too easy. Like the book needed a last twist to justify the ending.

I would like to thank Netgalley, HarperCollins and Karin Slaughter for a e-copy of this book.

I've never read anything by Karin Slaughter before so I'm not used to her writing style. I stupidly, didn't realise that this was part of an ongoing series and I felt that I missed huge part of what was going on because of that. All in all, I found this a bit boring. It was overly descriptive and a bit all over the place for my liking. Won't be recommending.

I did not enjoy this book. Too much describing of present and past relationships that I found boring. I have not read any previous books with these characters in so that is why I could not warm to them.

I am a huge fan of Karin Slaughter and this book did not disappoint.

Detective Will Trent has a strained relationship with Dr Sarah Linton but its thrown into further turmoil when a prisoner makes allegations that he was set up by corrupt police force - and the main chief of police was Sarahs late husband Jeffrey Tolliver.

They have to investigate a case from eight years ago of women being mutilated and murdered in the woods - but all had been recorded as accidental.

Having to review her own work, and that of Jeffrey's brings back memories and feelings that brings more tensions with Will.

Another brilliant read

This is the 10th book in the Will Trent series, which I didn’t appreciate, however, it was readable as a standalone.
I have to say I really struggled to get into the book and wasn’t interested enough in the characters, perhaps it would have been better to read the others books first.
The story itself was a good one however, and there was plenty of suspense.