Finished Sa 5/10/14 Before the birthday/mother's day cookout at The Brandenburgs
This author was mentioned by a couple of the members in the Contemporary Book Club, and I noticed that I had one of her books in my collection. I liked this one a lot, and plan to check out more from the library.
This is part of a series, but no problem getting into the story.
Set in a small Georgia town in Grant County. A college girl is murdered. Appeared like a suicide, but she was actually stabbed and then weighted down with blocks and put in a lake. Her boyfriend is later also found stabbed.
The reason for the killings was that the young people were blackmailing a local nurse. She was the wayward daughter of the local police chief, Frank. He's a drunk who is dieing of cancer. This nurse was involved with a 'drug testing' operation and she was ripping off the company for more money and the kids thought that they could cut her out of the picture.
Special Agent Will Trent- He is working for Georgia Bureau of Investigation and is called in to oversee the investigation.
Dr. Sara Linton used to live in the town, but moved on. She is at odds with her family, especially her mother, but feels like she owes something to the town. She had been married to the chief of police but he was killed. She blames Lena for the killing. Lena is now a police officer for the town, but Sara feels that she causes trouble wherever she goes, and then gets off.
The Will Tren t character has appeared in the following novels by Slaughter, Triptych, Fractured, Undone, Broken and Fallen.
Wikipedia link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karin_Slaughter#Will_Trent.2FAtlanta_series
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