After That Night (Will Trent, #11) by Karin Slaughter

Sara tries to save the life of a patient (Dani Copper) who has been brutally attacked and left for dead. Unable to save her Dani, Sara decides she is not going to let this rest. Will investigates a case with a few similarities to a horrific event in Sara's life fifteen years prior.

How are the two cases connected and what will be found as they did deeper into this case? With the Help of Faith and Amanda ,secrets are slowly revealed leading to the most disturbing outcome of an unimaginable crime spree.

The story moves at an even pace leading up to a slow burn. With attention to details, engaging dialog, edge-of-your seat chills, intense nail-biting moments. I was engrossed from the start, leading up to the shocking conclusion.

After That Night has been one of Karin Slaughter most compelling stories yet. I highly recommend to those who enjoy procedural crime/thriller/suspense.

*Trigger warnings as mentions of rape/sexual assault and suicide ( )

First Will Trent novel I'd read but I watch the series. I was pulled into this thriller and kept coming back to it. The characters are well done, and the plot was compelling even though it was pretty dark disturbing subject.
It was interesting to compare to the series. The characters although different in descriptions, were very similar in personality to the TV ones and the tone and pace were smilar. ( )

I won this book in a giveaway and had not read any of the previous books in the series, so I can only review it as a standalone story.
I found it easier to jump into than I expected, while the characters clearly had history before this point, it rarely felt like I needed more of the specifics. However, at the same time, in terms of character development through the course of the book, I didn’t have a deep sense of how these events were affecting most of the characters (maybe with the exception of Sara) or what their arcs were supposed to be. Perhaps that’s because this is one small segment in their ongoing evolutions as characters and a fan of the series would find it more impactful and less static.
The plot was decent, but not riveting. There were parts I had a hard time buying into and others where I was a bit bored. ( )

After That Night (Will Trent #11) (2023) by Karin Slaughter. In this eleventh installment in the Will Trent series, violent crimes from the past and events of a possible future (Jeremy’s career choice) collide in an underground investigation into a possible rape club. To further hike the ante, Sara discovers she is possibly an early victim of the club when she was raped more than a decade earlier. Faith, Will and Sara try to uncover information about the possible members of the club but have to keep it hidden from the boss, Amanda, as the case, such as it is, is strictly an Atlanta Police affair.
Again I am amazed by the amount of violence and gore in the books of Slaughter. I don’t mind that as long as it is germane to the story, but I have been feeling that there is an overabundance of graphic representations of brutality and rape in these books.
I know, I don’t have to read them, I can chose to read many other things. But I do like the main characters of Will, Sara, Faith, and even Amanda. The stories narrate the annals of their lives in such a propulsive manner, and the intertwining of their lives fit so well together, that I feel compelled to keep up with the series. I have not been reading Slaughter’s other books and so may have missed plenty, but I think I will stick with the Trent/Linton tales.
Besides, I’m a sucker for a long, long, long love story. ( )

I didn't realize this book was part of a series until I came to add it on Goodreads, but since I was already over 30% in I just kept going with it. What I like about Karin Slaughter's writing style in this book is that she gives the right amount of information that I didn't feel as if I was missing anything or that I was confused about anything.
In this thriller we dive into the life of Sara and how what happened to her 15 years ago ties in to some horrible crimes that are currently happening. It is crazy af what goes on and although it was a bit of a slow start it picked up pace quickly as it went on. Although I started figuring it out before the end it was still real messed up as far as for a psychological thriller.

Warning - Sexual assault trigger , I don't have things that trigger me however some of it did make me feel ill only because it's sad that some of this crap actually happens in this messed up world. I will not dwell on that though, it is a book and I do enjoy thrillers. I enjoyed reading this, if you like thriller's with unexpected points you would enjoy this. ( )