Will Trent, agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,
along with his partner, Faith, arrive
at the scene of the crime, an unfinished night club owned by
super star, Marcus Rippy. The corpse belongs a dirty ex-cop.
Dale Harding. Also arriving at the scene is
Sara Linton, the medical examiner and Trent's lover. It's a
very
bloody crime scene. Sara, after examining the scene,
believes the excessive blood loss did not belong to Harding.
Bloody footsteps leading away from the scene belong to a
woman, a woman who will be dead shortly if she is not found
and treated. A gripping tale unfolds as Will, Faith, and
Sara try to solve the mystery of who killed Harding and why.
Was Marcus Rippy involved in this case? Who is the missing
woman?
For the past six months, Will Trent has been working to
build a case against basketball legend, Marcus Rippy, for
the brutal rape of young Keisha Miscavage. Keisha was badly
beaten,
went into a coma, and was in the hospital for a week. Will
worked relentlessly but Rippy is surrounded by his own
team of high powered lawyers and a manager that does Rippy's
dirty work, cleans up his messes, and protecting him at any
costs. Rippy's wife, LaDonna, also protects what is hers,
watching Rippy's every move, and keeping a tight hold on the
finances.
Karin Slaughter is a GREAT crime fiction writer. She knows
how to build tension with the introduction of the many
damaged characters that you may like, or like to hate.
Leading the list is Will's wife, Angie Polaski. Hands-down
she is the most miserable, destructive and mean spirited
bitch you can imagine. She flits in and out of his life
but always returns to ask for money, causes trouble, and now
is green with envy about his romance with Sara.
Angie sneaks into Will's place and steals Sara's $60
lipstick. Children together, Will and Angie were orphans, in
the same system, and both were brutally abused. They formed a
tight bond for each other but Will is weary of her actions
and is ready to cut the ties. He wants a divorce from Angie
to make a way for a future with Sara. Angie won't like this
idea!
I liked Amanda Wagner, Deputy Director of GBI, and Will's
boss. She keeps a watchful and motherly eye on Will. As he
digs deeper into the killing of a bad cop, many disturbing
facts evolve in a corrupt and complex plot. Abuse to Jo,
wife of Reuben Figaroa, a team mate of Rippy, is discovered
and Angie finds out some facts about the decade old
situation that is too close to her for comfort. If you are
faint of heart this book is not for you. A lot of abuse,
beatings, a close look into the lives of sports athletes,
corrupt policemen, power and what people will do to keep it,
will keep you turning the pages until the surprising ending.
THE KEPT WOMAN is an exciting read by Karin Slaughter that
you will be unable
to put down. You will cheer for Will as he and his team
strive to find justice in this tangled web of corruption.
As for Angie, she gave me nightmares, how about you?
With the discovery of a murder at an abandoned
construction site, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of
Investigation is brought in on a case that becomes much
more dangerous when the dead man is identified as an ex-
cop.
Studying the body, Sara Linton—the GBI’s newest medical
examiner and Will’s lover—realizes that the extensive
blood loss didn't belong to the corpse. Sure enough,
bloody footprints leading away from the scene indicate
there is another victim—a woman—who has vanished . . .
and who will die soon if she isn’t found.
Will is already compromised, because the site belongs to
the city’s most popular citizen: a wealthy, powerful, and
politically connected athlete protected by the world’s
most expensive lawyers—a man who’s already gotten away
with rape, despite Will’s exhaustive efforts to put him
away.
But the worst is yet to come. Evidence soon links Will’s
troubled past to the case . . . and the consequences will
tear through his life with the force of a tornado,
wreaking havoc for Will and everyone around him,
including his colleagues, family, friends—and even the
suspects he pursues.
Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled
with conflicted, fallible characters who leap from the
page, The Kept Woman is a seamless blend of twisty police
procedural and ingenious psychological thriller -- a
searing, unforgettable novel of love, loss, and
redemption.
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