Undone: Will Trent

Karin slaughter is one of my favourite thriller authors and she did not disappoint

Undone begins a few years after the events described in Beyond Reach. Sarah Linton has moved to Atlanta, lives in a loft with two greyhounds, and is working as an ER physician. She crosses paths with Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent when she attends to a female patient who has been severely injured and tortured. As Will and his partner Faith track the killer, Sarah slowly begins to come back to life. It is hard to review Undone objectively, because like many of her readers I was very angry with Karin Slaughter at the conclusion of Beyond Reach. Although Undone is marketed as a Grant County novel, the only connection to the series is Sarah - Undone feels more like the start of a completely new series. As a standalone novel Undone is Slaughter's best work in years. The atrocities inflicted by the bad guy are truly horrific, and the book is painfully suspenseful throughout its 400+ pages. As with her portrayal of Lena, Slaughter proves herself masterful at creating complex characters who are deeply wounded and personally flawed, but able to exorcise some of their demons through their work. The only thing that bothered me about this book was the ending. There was a Batman-style cliff hanger at the end that left me feeling that I was being manipulated into buying the next book. After sticking with Slaughter following Beyond Reach I thought as a reader I deserved better. However, if I put myself in the shoes of a new reader who had not read any of the previous Grant County novels I imagine that I would not be so bothered..... like I said, it is hard to be objective.

I loved this book, I love this author and I love her characters!! I started this series of books and read them all straight through, on a previous review I mentioned I think you need to read these in order. I still feel that way. After reading the handful of Sara Linton books, Ms. Slaughter started a new series, with Will Trant, and I loved these books as well. Then this last book, brought all the characters together in one story. She is not easy to read for the squeamish, so be warned. Her villains are really sick, or well really villainous, but the stories are great, the characters are great and I just could not stop reading until I had read them all. The downside? I have to wait a while for any new book. Also be warned she is not above making you cry, she gives twists and turns you are not expecting. I call that the Joss Whedon effect, she is really good at it. And on a note to Ms. Slaughter, I loved the mixing of the characters from the two storylines....To the readers, more enjoyable read in order.

I am not the type to typically write reviews, but this book was so amazing that I decided I had to write something. I started this book off after reading a new series of books that had nothing to do with mysteries or crime solving, I was taking a break from this type of book for awhile after finding myself growing tired of them. I decided to read this book after a long wait, because I really was curious to what would happen to Sara. I was worried I couldn't get into the book, because of growing tired of this genre, but I found myself unable to put the book down after I purchased the book and finished it within days of buying it. I have read all the Grant County and Will Trent books and I have been looking for to this one for a long time after the big surprise at the end of the last Grant County book. When I first read she was combining the two series, I have to say I was surprised and not exactly excited with the decision. I didn't think the outcome would be lived up to either series on it's own, but I was actually surprised how it turned out and I found myself enjoying the book more than some of the others in the earlier Grant County series. I thought Karin Slaughter did a great job of mixing the characters together in a believable fashion and I really felt connected to each one of them. I do agree that Sara didn't get as many pages in the book as I would have liked her to have, but I don't think that made or broke the book. I keep thinking over and over how she could have gotten more pages and with what happened to her at the end of the last book, I really don't see a way she could have. I feel Will and Faith brought enlightenment to Sara and hopefully that enlightenment will help her get back to her old life and make her a bigger part of the next book. As for this book though, I thought Karin Slaughter did a good job of mixing the characters together, it's not always about who gets the biggest part in the book but the ones you found yourself loving and wanting to read more about and I found myself connected the most to Sara. The mystery or crime in the book that needed to be solved was graphic, but not to graphic and had your heart aching for the victims. I don't want to put any spoilers here, but no matter how the victims acted, you still found yourself mourning for them. As always the bad guy in the book was someone I didn't expect, yet right there in front of your eyes from the beginning. I would definitely recommend this book if you have read any of the other books, I have to say I was very surprised by the ending once again like I was with the last book in the Grant County series. I found myself almost unable to finish the book with the big twist at the end. I will admit I almost cried and any book that brings out such emotion in someone deserves 5 stars. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.

It was wonderful. Unlike many mystery novels, Karin Slaughter's books contain characters that are so well-rounded that it's easy fall in love with them. I understand why other readers are irritated about the death of one of the main characters in the Grant County series, but his was a fabulous book. I stayed up all night reading it. Sara, Faith, and Will all feel like real people, and the crimes are scary and fascinating. I loved it.

I don't know how she pulls it off, but Karin Slaughter keeps getting better. I loved UNDONE!!! Couldn't put it down. With all the endless formulaic offerings out there, Slaughter steps up to the plate with courageous, riveting, and shocking turns that boldly go where ordinary thriller writers don't. This stunning achievement had me captivated from start to finish, with its explosive, imaginative, and visionary blending of characters from Slaughter's two amazing series. Hold on to your seat- there is nothing predictable here. Just engrossing, heart-pounding entertainment. I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT!!