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Triptych

Karin Slaughter

2006392 pagesabout 6–9 hours
2006
first published
  • 2006Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9780440336235
  • 2006Delacorte Press · 392 pages · ENGISBN 9780385339469
  • 2007Arrow Books Ltd · 560 pagesISBN 9780099481836
  • 2008Random House Publishing Group · ENGISBN 9781407008400
  • 2006RH Audio · ENGISBN 9780739333549
  • 2007Dell · 512 pages · ENGISBN 9780440242925

A superb stand-alone thriller by the #1 bestselling author of FaithlessWhen Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood is called out to a murder scene at the notorious Grady Homes, he finds himself faced with one of the the most brutal killings of his career: Aleesha Monroe is found in the stairwell in a pool of her own blood, her body horribly mutilated.As a one-off killing it's shocking, but when it becomes clear that it's just the latest in a series of similar attacks, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are called in, and Ormewood is forced into working with Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - a man he instinctively dislikes.But then, only twenty-four hours later, the violence Ormewood sees around him every day explodes in his own back yard. And it seems the mystery behind Monroe's death is inextricably entangled with a past that refuses to stay buried...

How it feels

Emotional toneUnflinching

How it reads

ComplexityLayered

When and where

ThemesJustice
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