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Chargement... Criminal [with bonus novella: Snatched]par Karin Slaughter
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. There are two storylines, 30 years apart. To disguise the bad guy, Slaughter has to confuse the reader with some of the names. Which is not a very sophisticated way of keeping a reader engaged. I don't think it would be necessary even, because just the physical descriptions of the persons is enough to male it clear that they are someone different (or, finally, not). A dense book with the history of Atlanta incorporated into the Will Trent/Faith Mitchell/Sara Linton murder case. And at last we hear about Will's origins, including details about his years living in the Atlanta Children's Home. The story starts with a young prostitute in mid-1970's Atlanta who reflects on her life and quick fall into heroin and self-hatred as well as the early careers of Amanda Wagner (Will's boss at the GBI) and Evelyn Mitchell (Faith's mother). The horrendous verbal and physical abuse they have to put up with on the police force from other cops is a reminder of how necessary laws are to clamp down on this sort of behavior. The early days of an Atlanta government icon, Reginald Eaves, are discussed from the firing of the good ol' (white) boys' network and the segregation of the police precinct. In the more modern era, Amanda gives orders and they are obeyed, and Sara is a Grady physician with the respect of her peers though not necessarily her patients. What makes this book gripping and hard to put down is the interweaving of eras and how the individuals are linked. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieGeorgia (4) Sara Linton (Prequel 9.5 & Book 10) Will Trent (Prequel 5.5 & Book 6) Contient
Fiction.
Mystery.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A] hold-on-to-your-hat, nail-biting story.”—The Washington Post “Slaughter’s best yet, by far.”—Lee Child Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda’s motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will’s home. It appears that the case that launched Amanda’s career forty years ago has suddenly come back to life—and it involves the long-held mystery of Will’s birth and parentage. Now these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed. Includes Karin Slaughter’s short story “Snatched” and a preview of the Will Trent novel Unseen “With every page of this story the tension mounts. . . . If you have a hunger for a rich and fulfilling novel then you owe it to yourself to pick up Criminal.”—Huffington Post “A masterpiece of character, atmosphere and riveting suspense, Criminal is the most powerful and moving novel yet from one of the most gifted storytellers at work today.”—Chicago Daily Herald. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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5 Stars
The disappearance and brutal murder of a young college student raises specters from the past for both Will Trent and his boss, GBI deputy director Amanda Wagner. For Amanda, the case evokes memories of the investigation that launched her career 40 years before while for Will, it prompts troubling questions regarding the death of his mother, which may provide important clues to the identity of a deranged killer.
An absolutely spellbinding read.
The mystery provides an excellent backdrop for the insights into the beginning of Amanda's career as a law enforcement officer as well as the revelations concerning her relationship with Will.
The descriptions of the rampant misogynism and racism in the 1970s are both heartbreaking and infuriating, and go a long way toward explaining Amanda's personality. They are all the more troubling considering the current political and social climate in the USA and elsewhere today.
The transitions between the chapters set in the past and those set in the present are seamless, and the manner in which Slaughter has skillfully interwoven the lives of the various female characters mentioned throughout the series within the fabric of Will's life is particularly satisfying.
There are also some minor developments in Will and Sara's relationship, and it is clear that there are still obstacles for them to overcome if they are to have a future together.
In sum, a brilliant addition to the series and I can't wait for the next one.
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