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Powerful, provocative and painful while being full of compassion, this is an utterly addictive and unforgettable thriller forming a part of the Will Trent and Sara Linton Series. Three years after vowing to stop the man who raped her patient, Sara Linton, along with Will Trent and Faith Mitchell, realise there are increasing links to Sara’s own violent attack fifteen years before. Each new novel by Karin Slaughter becomes my new favourite of hers, and this has to be her best yet. Here, the story walks a razor sharp edge, it is incredibly hard to read at times, yet I couldn’t put it down. Karin Slaughter dissects the trauma of rape with compassion yet doesn’t shy away from the raw reality of feelings that are tied up within that crime. While considerate and thoughtful she hits with hammer-hard precision, keeping the plot as taut and tight as can be. The focus is very much on Sara, yet Will and Faith are on point, doing what they do best. Friendship, family, and love act as a balancing force against the heartache. My thoughts were working overtime, my emotions were flooded, and I felt as though every word mattered as each jigsaw piece fitted into the next. Hats off to Karin Slaughter, I really do feel that she has judged this to perfection, and so this novel joins our LoveReading Star Books. Highly recommended by our team, After That Night is a well-judged masterclass of nail-biting plot, piercingly authentic detail, and utterly convincing characters.
Liz Robinson
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After That Night Synopsis
Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! Don’t miss the electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from the international No.1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter.
After that night, nothing was ever the same again …
Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.
Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's.
And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever …
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9780008499396 |
Publication date: |
22nd June 2023 |
Author: |
Karin Slaughter |
Publisher: |
HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: |
Hardback |
Pagination: |
424 pages |
Series: |
The Will Trent Series |
Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Karin Slaughter Press Reviews
‘Karin Slaughter raises her game with every book. After That Night is compulsive reading’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go
‘Never less than nail-biting … The final twist — a touch of ironic genius — will make your jaw drop’ The Times
‘An irresistible thriller powered by righteous anger’
Mail on Sunday
‘Tense and unrelenting’ Shots Mag
‘It’s a signal achievement of Slaughter that the climactic revelations add still another layer of horror to her tale’ Kirkus starred review
‘Slaughter has always been adroit at supplying a steady accretion of menacing detail in her Will Trent/Sara Linton series’ Financial Times (Best summer crime books of 2023)
‘International best-seller Slaughter — who has sold more than 40 million books around the world — returns with another compelling case for Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective Will Trent, and it does not disappoint’ Daily Mail
Praise for Karin Slaughter
‘This thriller delivers. It’s twisty, touching and intense. I find it totally absorbing’ Adele Parks
‘This first-class detective thriller is a dark, sophisticated gem of a read’ Janice Hallett
‘Heart-stopping one moment, heart-breaking the next’ Cara Hunter
‘Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous’ Oyinkan Braithwaite
‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child
‘Absorbing’ Sunday Times
‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn
‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times
‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen
‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly
‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs
‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver
‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James
‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride
‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping
About Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant Sunday Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez, on Disney+, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.
www.karinslaughter.com
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