The Silent Wife (Will Trent #10)

Wow! This is some book. This is the 10th book in the Will Trent series. If youve never picked up anything in this series you can start here as each one can be listened to as a stand alone. If you find yourself unable to put the book down I would suggest going back and listening to the Grant County series followed by the Will Trent series. There are continuous relationships from one to the next. The publishers summary gives more than enough information so I wont restate the basic plot. What comes after is a very well written, well thought out procedural that takes progressed through a series of events that kept me interested and entertained through out. From a single murder that a man had been convicted years earlier comes a long line of missing and murdered women. Theres a serial killer on the loose and hes been at it for years. This book has a steady pace that builds momentum the closer you get to the end. The characters are fleshed out and believable. Kathleen Early does a superb job narrating. This book has my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION. If you found this review helpful please indicate so. Thank You.

Author has a great fan base and between her publisher and fans, WE have gotten not only more Will, but now Jeffery is BACK in this story!! The author in the forward and at the close of this book, outlines what she has done to bridge the two Will Trent and Grant County series, and she warns do not cheat to find out! I do use the 1.2 speed to match the action with Faith, Amanda, and Sarah. Gads, I love the sarcastic volley ball dialogue from Faith and Amanda. It brings some levity into the dark subject of womens abuse and the sick people who do it. Beware if you have a weak stomach. However, Ms Early has a way of de-emphasizing the gruesome horrific deeds done by psychopaths and criminals with her narration. The publishers summery is spot on so no need to add to it. There is a great Amazon review of the book Galley for story details If YOU have to know before buying. However, most of us fans of narrator Kathleen Early and this author do not need to know story details as we like the journey of the tale and the eventual mystery unfolding. This story is very cleverly done by the author to bring us more entertainment of Will and now the very missed Jeffery character. Were my comments of help?

I\’ve been reading novels by Karin Slaughter for almost 20 years and she is yet to disappoint. THE SILENT WIFE is Book 10 in her Will Trent series. The novel could also be considered part of her Grant County series because it brings in Lena Adams and Jeffrey Tolliver from that series. For those familiar with both series Sara Linton is the unnamed protagonist or co-protagonist of both. I do not plan to write a review of The Silent Wife but do read Audible listener Shelley\’s review. All of Karin Slaughter\’s novels are gritty by this one is more so than any of the others. For someone like me who is the father of daughters and grandfather of granddaughters parts of the novel are difficult to listen to because of the descriptions of the gore. Kathleen Early does a wonderful job of narration.

This book was about 16 hours too long. If you have read any Will Trent/Grant County books, its very predictable. I even had to verify that this wasnt 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.

Warning: THIS CONTAINS SPOILERS I love Karin Slaughter and Id been waiting forever for this book, so I was sooooo disappointed with this story. The characters have changed in such unlikeable ways it sucks. Faith is whiny and annoying and seems to dislike any other woman that isnt Sarah. Sarahs obsession with hating Lena has gotten old too. Even Lena who couldve been set up as a redeemable character who I actually liked was utterly unlikeable in this. I am sad because these character changes really made me dislike the book and I dont know if I will continue reading her books. I dont really care for Will and Sarah acting like children, so Im sorry but Im done with this series.

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