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Apr 22, 2009
Jaime
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I really loved Triptych when I read it, but it took me some time to warm up to Fractured. Will Trent is a very unconventional main character — after all, he’s a GBI investigator that can’t read. He’s awkward, socially inept, and at times, easily flustered. I tend to waffle back and forth in my belief of the scenario but by the time I get to the end, I have to admit that I feel for him. Slaughter takes his illiteracy and really makes it matter, as his dyslexia leads to him discovering some key f
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Sep 13, 2008
dbd
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Spellbinding crime mystery with side stories about the lead detective's dislexia and female partner's personal situations. It's a little grisly in spots, but I recommend it.
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Aug 14, 2008
Kim
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karin slaughter never fails to shock and draw you in you, and keep you turning pages faster in every novel.
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Oct 18, 2008
Becky
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Will Trent is the flawed but effective--and deeply likable--Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent in Karin Slaughter's new book Fractured. Will has more baggage than most holding him back. An orphan, Will spent his childhood in care, that is to say, as an unwanted pawn in the Georgia state adoption system. Dyslexic but never diagnosed, he is functionally illiterate. However, since he is extremely intelligent Will, like many dyslexics, has found ways to compensate, and even to excel.
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Aug 19, 2008
stephanie
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i am not sure why i don't rate this five stars. this might change.
this wasn't even close to being as twisted as her grant county series, but i felt like that stayed true to will trent and the world karin slaughter has created in atlanta. i loved the return of amanda, i adore faith and can't wait to see more of her (there better be more of her!) and i was totally thrown on the purpose of victor martinez. (points to slaughter!)
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this wasn't even close to being as twisted as her grant county series, but i felt like that stayed true to will trent and the world karin slaughter has created in atlanta. i loved the return of amanda, i adore faith and can't wait to see more of her (there better be more of her!) and i was totally thrown on the purpose of victor martinez. (points to slaughter!)
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Oct 18, 2011
Steve
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Karin Slaughter writes tough, vigorous prose, and has the characters and plots to match. Fractured features Will Trent, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent, a former foster child with emotional scar tissue that helps him read people quickly. His people skills are vital because Trent is also a severe dyslexic who has kept his inability to read secret for most of his life.
When he is called to the palatial home where a teenaged girl has been kidnapped and two other people killed, it More...
When he is called to the palatial home where a teenaged girl has been kidnapped and two other people killed, it More...
Sep 25, 2011
Bookworm
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I thought this was a slow burner that never really got going after the Prologue/First Chapter. I kept turning the page expecting something exciting to happen - it never did. It simply got to the point where I had to finish the book because if I put the book down and started something else, I would never return to it.
One thing I have noticed with this author is that her chapters are increasingly long which I find tedious. A short sharp chapter often works wonders in keeping the More...
One thing I have noticed with this author is that her chapters are increasingly long which I find tedious. A short sharp chapter often works wonders in keeping the More...
Mar 25, 2011
Barbra
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I have read all of Slaughter's books but was not particularly thrilled with this one. I read it but it was a chore.
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When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's li More...
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When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's li More...
Feb 05, 2011
Paul
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Karin Slaughter sets her novel, "Fractured" in Atlanta and brings back Detective Will Trent of the GBI. Will, if you recall, was the main character in "Triptych". Will has a slight case of dyslexia and was the product of a state home.
In the upper class neighbehood of Ansley Park, Abigail Campano, comes home to find her daughter's girlfriend, Kayla, dead in a pool of blood. She is confronted by a young man with a knife in his hand, but bleeding profusely from a More...
In the upper class neighbehood of Ansley Park, Abigail Campano, comes home to find her daughter's girlfriend, Kayla, dead in a pool of blood. She is confronted by a young man with a knife in his hand, but bleeding profusely from a More...
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Oct 23, 2010
Dominiek
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Na mij de vorige maanden voornamelijk verdiept te hebben in Zuidamerikaanse reisfolders, een stapel business boeken en andere saaie materie, vond ik het tijd om nog eens een goede thriller ter hand te nemen. En wat voor één!
Karin Slaughter heeft haar naam niet gestolen: in elk van haar boeken wordt wel één of ander personage als een beest afgeslacht, zo ook in "Versplinterd". In dit boek treft een moeder haar dochter thuis aan, gelegen in een grote plas bloed en vol messteken More...
Karin Slaughter heeft haar naam niet gestolen: in elk van haar boeken wordt wel één of ander personage als een beest afgeslacht, zo ook in "Versplinterd". In dit boek treft een moeder haar dochter thuis aan, gelegen in een grote plas bloed en vol messteken More...
Jul 25, 2010
Randa
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This is the first time in my life when I read a detective novel solely for the character of the investigators. The story starts very strong with the nightmare scenario of a rich woman coming back from tennis to find her daughter lying in a pool of blood and a man kneeling above her holding a bloody knife.
The story does not improve from then on if it were not for my interest in Will Trent the investigating officer and his new partner Faith Mitchell.
The investigation unfolds ov More...
The story does not improve from then on if it were not for my interest in Will Trent the investigating officer and his new partner Faith Mitchell.
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Jun 09, 2010
Denise
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4.0 out of 5 stars Slaughter has redeemed herself in my eyes....., September 16, 2008
This review is from: Fractured (Hardcover)
After "Beyond Reach," I vowed never to read another Karin Slaughter book despite the fact that I had loved them ALL until that one.
A friend, Barbara, convinced me to try "Fractured" AND sent it to me, saying that it would change my mind. And it did. I had also enjoyed Triptych so figured I may as well see although I st More...
This review is from: Fractured (Hardcover)
After "Beyond Reach," I vowed never to read another Karin Slaughter book despite the fact that I had loved them ALL until that one.
A friend, Barbara, convinced me to try "Fractured" AND sent it to me, saying that it would change my mind. And it did. I had also enjoyed Triptych so figured I may as well see although I st More...
Jan 18, 2010
Kristy
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Sep 30, 2009
Darcy
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I really liked this book and I was surprised as I didn't care for the last one that featured Will Trent. I didn't care for him or Angie. This book has changed my mind on Will, still not sure about Angie. But to me Will seemed more personable. I like the relationship that he has with Amanda, it almost seems like a mother / son one. He faced big problems this time around due to his own reading diability. I like how it is more out in the open, but he needs to man up and get some help for it.
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Sep 16, 2009
lisa
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This is what I'd have to categorize as a "guilty pleasure". My ex-mother-in-law sent it to me for Christmas, because it took place in Atlanta (she's in the UK). I thought, "Oh dear," and wondered if I'd actually have to read it in order to write a convincing thank you letter. So, I opened it up, and was almost instantaneously hooked. Now, I have nothing against page-turners. But there are many kinds of page-turners. And I tend to think most of them are crap. I read The DaVinc
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Sep 11, 2009
Kayeb
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I like Will even more than Jeff and Sara. The struggles he faces with the dyslexia and his workarounds are great! I will read more of these!
With its gracious homes and tree-lined streets, Ansley Park is one of Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods. But in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely murdered. And in the hallway, her horrified mother stands amid shattered glass, having killed her daughter’s attacker with her bare hands.
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With its gracious homes and tree-lined streets, Ansley Park is one of Atlanta’s most desirable neighborhoods. But in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager’s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely murdered. And in the hallway, her horrified mother stands amid shattered glass, having killed her daughter’s attacker with her bare hands.
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Sep 06, 2009
Karyn
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This was a amazing novel. When I say amazing I mean go-pick-up-a-copy-to-read-amazing. Triptych was the first Karin Slaughter book I read last year and I was hooked. I loved Will Trent - the detective with undiagnosed dyslexia who cannot read, is socially awkward, looks at everything with different eyes, is extremely intelligent and makes one hell of a detective.
In Fractured, Slaughter brings Will's past and his disability to the forefront - he excels because of what he is and is he More...
In Fractured, Slaughter brings Will's past and his disability to the forefront - he excels because of what he is and is he More...
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Jul 10, 2009
Emily Ann
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I enjoy Karin Slaughter's mysteries a lot. She reminds me a bit of Patricia Cornwell, but with a bit broader understanding psychology and interpersonal dynamics.
This particular book was the second in a spin-off series surrounding secondary character, Will Trent, and it'd been a while since I'd read the first (I'm still very gratified to have found it on the free rack at work!) so it took me a bit to remind myself of who everyone was, especially as three central female characters w More...
This particular book was the second in a spin-off series surrounding secondary character, Will Trent, and it'd been a while since I'd read the first (I'm still very gratified to have found it on the free rack at work!) so it took me a bit to remind myself of who everyone was, especially as three central female characters w More...
Jun 21, 2011
Kelli
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This review is for the audiobook version of Fractured, narrated by Phil Gigante.
After a rocky episode rooting out corruption in the Atlanta PD, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is commencing a rocky partnership with Atlanta PD Detective Faith Mitchell on a gruesome murder/kidnapping case where time is of the essence. The story unfolds gradually as leads are tracked down and every line of investigation is followed. It is detailed but never boring. I often listened to a More...
After a rocky episode rooting out corruption in the Atlanta PD, Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is commencing a rocky partnership with Atlanta PD Detective Faith Mitchell on a gruesome murder/kidnapping case where time is of the essence. The story unfolds gradually as leads are tracked down and every line of investigation is followed. It is detailed but never boring. I often listened to a More...
Sep 30, 2010
Kayla
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FRACTURED by Karin Slaughter
This book was really good, I think the thing I liked most about it was the characters. Will Trent is, as I've said before, a unique and complex character, and I enjoy reading about him immensely. I will admit that I like the story of TRIPTYCH better than FRACTURED. It seemed that this book has a few holes in the story. But, nevertheless, it was very interesting and enjoyable. I love Karin Slaughter's writing style, from the way she describes a scene to the w More...
This book was really good, I think the thing I liked most about it was the characters. Will Trent is, as I've said before, a unique and complex character, and I enjoy reading about him immensely. I will admit that I like the story of TRIPTYCH better than FRACTURED. It seemed that this book has a few holes in the story. But, nevertheless, it was very interesting and enjoyable. I love Karin Slaughter's writing style, from the way she describes a scene to the w More...
Apr 24, 2010
Ana T.
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After having enjoyed Triptych so much how could I resist picking up Fractured? I really just couldn't wait to find out more about Will and in this story we get to know a lot more about him and his past.
It opens with a mother arriving home to watch her daughter beaten and murdered and her killer on top of her still attacking. At least that is what it seems to Abigail Campano. When Will Trent arrives to help the Atlanta Police Department he soon realises a mistake has been made a More...
It opens with a mother arriving home to watch her daughter beaten and murdered and her killer on top of her still attacking. At least that is what it seems to Abigail Campano. When Will Trent arrives to help the Atlanta Police Department he soon realises a mistake has been made a More...
Aug 23, 2011
Beverly
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What would you do if you came home to find your door open and a bloody man standing over the body of your daughter? You would try to run and if overtaken fight like the devil. That is exactly what Abigail did and she wound up strangling her assailant. Later she finds out the body was not her daughter and the man had tried to help. She also finds out that her daughter has been kidnapped and her kidnapper may be doing unspeakable things to her. The Atlanta Police Dept messed this up and the G
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Apr 26, 2011
Amanda
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I don’t think this plot line was quite as stunning as the first Will Trent book, but it was still good. Karin Slaughter has a talent for dropping bombshells only to move onto to something else, forcing you to read on until you’re able to further understand the full meaning of the bombshell. We were introduced to Faith Mitchell in this book, and I have to say that I like Faith Mitchell a whole lot more than I like Angie Polaski. I think Faith and Will could make a good team, and I look forward
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Dec 14, 2011
Liyana
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It was by far one of the most... grittiest murder mysteries I have ever read. One thing that amazed me was that everything seemed so complicated, and it turns out that it was actually pretty simple! Yet it's not frustrating at all, the writing was fluent so it's an asset rather than a hindrance. The action was not much, following along the lines of the investigation like watching an episode of CSI or Criminal Minds.
I especially loved the main character, Will Trent. He just seemed like More...
I especially loved the main character, Will Trent. He just seemed like More...
Aug 19, 2011
Rick
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This is my first time reading a Karin Slaughter crime novel and I am extremely pleased with the experience. Slaughter is an excellent writer, who displays her detailed knowledge of how criminal investigations really move forward without ever sounding like she's doing so. Her story is rife with interesting and well crafted characters with real faults and real skills, who truly inhabit the story. The main character, Will, deals with a handicap that he keeps hidden from almost everyone, but whic
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Mar 29, 2009
F.R.
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I haven't read Triptych - to which this is a follow-up - so presumably that book answers the one big glaring question I had from this one - namely, how could you have an illiterate police detective? Wouldn't he have had to sit exams?
But as I say, presumably that's been explained once already.
Taken on its own terms then this a good little thriller, a police procedural for the 21st century. The prose style isn't exciting, but the characters are interesting enough for the r More...
But as I say, presumably that's been explained once already.
Taken on its own terms then this a good little thriller, a police procedural for the 21st century. The prose style isn't exciting, but the characters are interesting enough for the r More...
Nov 16, 2009
Keri
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May 06, 2009
Sage
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No idea if that's a pen name or not, either way it's a good one. :)
I've never read anything but her before; but am on a crime kick, and it was super cheap. Worth a shot then.
Have to admit the revelation/climax doodah didn't remotley suprise me, which is vaugley disappoiting after the glowing praise to that effect on the cover. Even so the story as a whole didn't lack for it; the plot was gripping, and the attention to detail was good. I liked the littler tidbits of info woven t More...
I've never read anything but her before; but am on a crime kick, and it was super cheap. Worth a shot then.
Have to admit the revelation/climax doodah didn't remotley suprise me, which is vaugley disappoiting after the glowing praise to that effect on the cover. Even so the story as a whole didn't lack for it; the plot was gripping, and the attention to detail was good. I liked the littler tidbits of info woven t More...
Jul 29, 2011
Catherine
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THe thing I don't like about Karin Slaughter is the abundance of bad guys who are way into sexual torture, But everything else is great--her character development is outstanding, and complex. For the genre, this is about as good as it gets in the 21st century (after you take ELizabeth George off the table, maybe). Will is a great flawed protagonist--the man who understands where the bad guys get their anger from because he lived it himself--and it also portrays the damage of a single traumati
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Jul 06, 2011
Corinne
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I really like to read series in order, but sometimes you get engrossed in a book before finding out it's part of a series.
This is my first Karin Slaughter book, although I've picked up many before. It was a good read, although some parts are hard to read emotionally; there are some graphic parts. You can read the synopsis of the book on the site. I really enjoyed Will Trent as the lead detective, with all of his faults, but able to put the puzzle pieces together. The most unique aspec More...
This is my first Karin Slaughter book, although I've picked up many before. It was a good read, although some parts are hard to read emotionally; there are some graphic parts. You can read the synopsis of the book on the site. I really enjoyed Will Trent as the lead detective, with all of his faults, but able to put the puzzle pieces together. The most unique aspec More...
