The Book:
The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent #10); 2020
The Characters:
GBI Special Agent Will Trent and Dr. Sara Linton; GBI Special Agent Faith Mitchell, Deputy Director Amanda Wagner; Grant County Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver
If you need a refresher of The Last Widow, check out my summary here.
The Plot:
The Silent Wife picks up a few weeks after The Last Widow left off. Will and Sara are still stuck in miscommunication about whether they want to move in together, get married, or both.
Will, Sara, and Faith are called to the state prison to investigate a riot. An inmate claims that he has information about the riot, but will only exchange it if his case is reopened. He claims that Chief Tolliver (Sara’s late husband) had botched the case against him eight years ago and that he was wrongfully convicted. He says the killer is still at large, and points the GBI towards a case that is similar to the one he was charged for.
The GBI is hesitant to investigate the inmate’s claims, but when Sara performs an autopsy on the recent murder victim she notices similarities between this murder and the ones that occurred in Grant County eight years ago.
The timeline jumps forwards and back as Jeffery investigates these murders in the past and Will, Sara, and Faith investigate in the present. A clear pattern begins to emerge.
TW: rape and extreme violence towards women
How did The Silent Wife end?
The Review:
I was so excited for Will and Sara’s story to continue, and Karin Slaughter did not disappoint. It’s amazing how she has managed to keep these characters interesting across so many books. If you’ve read the series since the beginning, you’re going to want to read this one asap. That’s all I’ll say for fear of spoiling anything–it is 100% worth it to go in blind. Come back once you’ve read it and expand the spoilers for my full thoughts!
Do you think she’s dragged it out too far, or are you hoping for more of Will and Sara? Let me know in the comments!
Wondering if you can read the Will Trent series out of order?
I don’t recommend it. Since Karin Slaughter develops all her characters throughout both series, I definitely recommend reading them in order of publication date. Personally, I started with The Kept Woman (#8) and then jumped back to the beginning. I had to re-read it by the time I got back to it on the list.
I’ve also posted spoilers for all of the Grant County books, so check this link or the search bar to find what you’re looking for.
If you’re looking for a matching set of the Will Trent books, most of them are included in this set, which I purchased recently and love!
Will Trent books in order
*Once again, I do recommend starting with the Grant County books. See this post.
Triptych
Fractured
Undone (also titled Genesis)
Broken
Fallen
Snatched (novella)
Criminal
Busted (novella)
Unseen
The Kept Woman
Cleaning the Gold (novella)
The Last Widow
The Silent Wife
After That Night
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