Triptych –
Karin Slaughter
Triptych,
now this new!
In 1985 a
brutal rape and murder took place, John Shelley was the accused and was in
prison for his last bit of childhood and the beginning of his adult life. Now
he is out and remaining under the radar with his surprise visits from his
parole officer. That is until he finds out someone is using his identity – for
what? That’s what he needs to find out!
Gone are the
characters from the Grant County series and say hello to our new characters for
the Will Trent series!
Special
Agent Will Trent, Trent is our loveable new character. He is severely dyslexic
but he takes it in his stride. He has been chosen to be a part of Amanda Wagner
(who you may remember from Indelible) new team. He offers his services to
Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood when faced with a string of rapes and
now a murder. He is a sweet character who you can’t help but love.
Angie
Polaski, Angie is a vie cop who seems to have her claws hooked in Will. They
have known each other since being children in the orphanage and she offers up
information regarding Will and his past. It’s safe to say that while you love
Will, you hate Angie for what she does. She is a good cop and you do feel sorry
for her considering her job but she doesn’t make it easy to like her.
John
Shelley, John is our victim here; he was put in prison and a young age for the
killing of Mary Alice a childhood friend. He has finally got out and wants
nothing more than to live under the radar. He’s got himself and a job and an
apartment (albeit crappy), he spots Robin a prostitute who becomes the apple of
his eye. You cannot help but feel sorry for John; he is like the sweet, young,
lost boy that you imagine being the nerd in the class. But John is far from
giving up when he finds out someone is trying to ruin his life (again) You
begin to relate to John while he goes through his old court cases and tries to
proof his innocence.
Slaughter
has stuck to what she knows but has changed it up just a little. Similar to
Indelible the story flits between past and present. She involves different
characters but does what she does best and brings them all together at the end.
Triptych is
the first in the Will Trent series, and it introduces the series extremely
well. You get to learn about Will and his past and read an interesting story
along the way.
This book is
a very readable read! Being the first in the series it can be difficult as
things need to be explained but it can’t be boring. Slaughter introduces Will
and Angie in this first book extremely well with a complex and interesting
story to go alongside.
Verdict
My verdict for this book is better than good; it is a very
strong start to the series with a good introduction to the characters and
robust story to go alongside. The characters are likeable and a nice change
from the Grant County series characters. The story was interesting with a lot
of twists and turns. The best part of the book was the going back and forth
between past and present, Slaughter knows her strengths and she plays to them.
7/10
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