Karin Slaughter

The Last Widow (eBook, ePUB)

A Will Trent Thriller

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton in this superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets, and shocking surprises you won't see coming

A mysterious kidnapping

On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. The authorities are desperate to save the doctor who's been vanished into thin air.

A devastating explosion

One month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by the boom of a ground-shaking blastfollowed by another seconds later. One of Atlanta's busiest and most important neighborhoods has been bombedthe location of Emory University, two major hospitals, an FBI field office, and the CDC.

A diabolical enemy

Medical examiner Sara Linton and her partner, Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, rush to the sceneand into the heart of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of innocent lives. When the assailants abduct Sara, Will goes undercover to save her and prevent a massacreputting his own life on the line for the woman and the country he loves.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 624
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062858887
• Artikelnr.: 57104117

Autorenporträt

Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York 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 now a Disney+ television series, and further projects are in development. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries projecta nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

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Rezensionen

'A suspense-laden thriller...will keep you up into the small hours' Good Housekeeping

'Prepare for a rollercoaster ride, Slaughter is back with a vengeance' Woman

'Fans will rejoice as popular characters Will Trent and Sara Linton make an explosive comeback' Woman's Weekly

'A helter skelter ride' Financial Times

'There are twists galore' Irish Independent

Praise for Karin Slaughter:

'I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn

'One of the boldest thriller writers working today' Tess Gerritsen

'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' Michael Connelly

'Passion, intensity, and humanity' Lee Child

'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

'Karin Slaughter has - by far - the best name of all of us mystery novelists' James Patterson

'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' Kathryn Stockett

'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' Camilla Lackberg

'It's big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody - like a perfectly cooked steak' Stuart MacBride

'The best yet' Lesley Pearse

'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

'Smart, gripping and packed with enthralling characters, this darkly addictive tale will reel you in from the get-go' Heat

'The queen of the explosive thriller' Good Housekeeping

'Buckle up for an exhilarating read' Prima

'Slaughter skilfully juggles her twin time frames and delivers a taut, complex and unusually thoughtful thriller' Mail on Sunday Event Magazine

'A great read' Daily Mail

'The best suspense novel of the year' Daily Express

'Fierce, savagely well-written' Metro

'Slaughter judiciously keeps the characterisation of her imperilled protagonists to the fore' Guardian

"There's never a dull moment in Georgia with Karin Slaughter on the literary rampage." - Washington Post on The Last Widow

With a well-written, intriguing plot and an edge-of-the-seat ending, this is sure to keep readers up late into the night. - Library Journal (starred review) on The Last Widow

"With familiar characters, further developed here, and a plot as timely as it is riveting, Slaughter's latest will enthrall her ever-growing legion of fans. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Slaughter's thrillers have become near-automatic best-sellers, and this is one of her best." - Booklist (starred review) on The Last Widow

"Vivid characters and rapidly escalating stakes complement the riveting, adrenaline-fueled plot. Along the way, Slaughter examines such topics as misogyny, white nationalism, and the politicization of law enforcement. Thriller fans will devour this visceral, gratifying entry." - Publishers Weekly on The Last Widow