[books 2010] Fractured
3. Fractured by Karin Slaughter
Sequel to Triptych, in which Slaughter departed from her Grant County series (compelling mysteries, really annoying detective characters), and introduced Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Disclaimer: I like Will. A lot.
In Fractured, nice suburban mom comes home to find her daughter dead on the floor and a man with a knife standing over her, flips out and kills the assailant. Only the dead girl isn't her daughter, the dead young man is also a victim, and the daughter has been kidnapped. Cue race-against-time manhunt.
Although I didn't get through this nearly as quickly as Triptych, it's still a really strong book, possibly her best. It's certainly the one where I spent the least amount of time wanting to strangle the characters. There is a plausible explanation as to why Will Trent stays with his emotionally abusive on-again off-again girlfriend.
Sequel to Triptych, in which Slaughter departed from her Grant County series (compelling mysteries, really annoying detective characters), and introduced Special Agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Disclaimer: I like Will. A lot.
In Fractured, nice suburban mom comes home to find her daughter dead on the floor and a man with a knife standing over her, flips out and kills the assailant. Only the dead girl isn't her daughter, the dead young man is also a victim, and the daughter has been kidnapped. Cue race-against-time manhunt.
Although I didn't get through this nearly as quickly as Triptych, it's still a really strong book, possibly her best. It's certainly the one where I spent the least amount of time wanting to strangle the characters. There is a plausible explanation as to why Will Trent stays with his emotionally abusive on-again off-again girlfriend.