Robin M. (robinmy) - , reviewed on 12/30/2016 + 2053 more book reviews

Will Trent and Faith Mitchell investigate a murder at an abandoned nightclub owned by Marcus Rippey, a basketball star who recently managed to avoid a rape conviction. The victim is Dale Harding, a retired cop. He was found lying in a pool of blood with a doorknob sticking out of his throat. Dr. Sara Linton examines the body and confirms that the blood does not belong to Harding. Bloody footprints leaving the scene tell them that a woman is badly injured and probably will not survive if she isn't found immediately.

The eighth book in Karin Slaughter's Will Trent series is intense. What makes it so intense? Will's estranged wife, Angie Polaski, is back in town. Angie is a character I love to hate. This time she is once again mixed up in a murder. Is she the killer? Is she the victim? The story is told from both Will and Angie's point-of-view. We learn more of their tragic past and what makes them tick. I believe the author was trying to make Angie a little more sympathetic. But just when I start to feel bad for her, she's back to manipulating and hurting everyone we care about.

This is an excellent story. I thought I had the mystery figured out early in this book, but I was wrong. I highly recommend this book, but you must read the previous books in the series to enjoy this one. My rating: 5 Stars.

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