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A review by mags_louise
After That Night by Karin Slaughter
5.0
After That Night is my first introduction to author Karin Slaughter and the Will Trent series. And my only thought after finishing is why have I never read any Karin Slaughter books before.
As this was a tightly plotted story. That grabbed me from the very first page and never let go.
As three years ago Dr Sara Linton whilst covering a shift in the ER attends to a patient. Who has driven a car into an ambulance outside the hospital. That patient is nineteen year old student Dani Cooper. Who in a moment of lucidity is able to tell Sara she's been raped. Before she passes out and later dies from her injuries.
And some three years later Sara now working as a medical examiner for the GBI is a witness in a private case against Dani's alleged abuser. Who has never been formally charged with the assault. Only after taking the stand Sara is confronted by the young mans mother, Britt. Whom she once knew. And who tells her that Dani's assault is connected to Sara and the assault she suffered at the hands of a hospital janitor fifteen years ago.
But how? And why is Britt telling her this now?
That's what Sara's fiancée GBI Agent Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell are determined to find out. Even though it's not an official case.
But working with Sara on the down low the three begin to investigate and in doing so they open a can of worms and secrets long buried are brought to the surface.
And with such a sense of realism, fantastic characters, lots of detail and an explosive ending. This was a cracking read. Albeit a tough one at times given the subject matter. Which rightfully Ms Slaughter does not shy away from.
My thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the opportunity to read an early copy of After That Night.
As this was a tightly plotted story. That grabbed me from the very first page and never let go.
As three years ago Dr Sara Linton whilst covering a shift in the ER attends to a patient. Who has driven a car into an ambulance outside the hospital. That patient is nineteen year old student Dani Cooper. Who in a moment of lucidity is able to tell Sara she's been raped. Before she passes out and later dies from her injuries.
And some three years later Sara now working as a medical examiner for the GBI is a witness in a private case against Dani's alleged abuser. Who has never been formally charged with the assault. Only after taking the stand Sara is confronted by the young mans mother, Britt. Whom she once knew. And who tells her that Dani's assault is connected to Sara and the assault she suffered at the hands of a hospital janitor fifteen years ago.
But how? And why is Britt telling her this now?
That's what Sara's fiancée GBI Agent Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell are determined to find out. Even though it's not an official case.
But working with Sara on the down low the three begin to investigate and in doing so they open a can of worms and secrets long buried are brought to the surface.
And with such a sense of realism, fantastic characters, lots of detail and an explosive ending. This was a cracking read. Albeit a tough one at times given the subject matter. Which rightfully Ms Slaughter does not shy away from.
My thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the opportunity to read an early copy of After That Night.