Fractured by Karin Slaughter
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Book Reviews of Fractured
Book Review: ) Amazing Storyline, Heart Pounding Action, Superb Character Development and Intensity Spread Across the Pages
Summary: 5 Stars
Karin Slaughter's latest release, Fractured is completely deserving of the acclaim and high praises it has received. Abigail Campano arrives home to discover her door unlocked and shattered glass around her feet. Her first response is fear for the well being of her daughter, Emma. As she rushes upstairs, she comes face to face with the battered and bloody body of her daughter and a man kneeling over her body with a knife in his hand. Pure adrenaline and rage consumes Abigail and she strangles the man to death. Enter Will Trent, member of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Will struggles with the crime scene and determines that the brutalized body upstairs does not belong to Emma Campano, but to her best friend Kayla, and the murdered man Abigail strangled with her bare hands was actually Emma's boyfriend, whose attempt to save Emma and Kayla got him killed. The shift from the murder to the reality of the kidnapping of Emma, forces Will to pair up with Atlanta officer Faith Mitchell. Running against the clock and without any suspects or leads, Will and Faith must work together to find Emma and catch a killer. Fractured is filled with plot twists and heart pounding intensity. Beyond Karin Slaughter's ability to provide her readers with an excellent storyline and superb mystery, she is able to delve into the characters emotions and backgrounds so deeply that readers feel they know these men and women. The return of our favorites like Will and his boss Amanda paired with new intriguing characters like Faith, Abigail and the monstrous villains will surly please its audience. Fractured is by far one of Slaughter's best works, she gives her readers everything and them some more. Valerie Jones mrsvaljones@netzero.netBook Review: A police procedural filled with great characters
Summary: 5 Stars
After reading Triptych, featuring dislexic Georgia Bureau of Investigations agent Will Trent, I moved on to Fractured. In this book, Will Trent is called to the scene of a brutal murder of a young girl. The girl's parents are the rich and powerful Camponos. Will Trent quickly discovers that the crime scene was analyzed incorrecty by the Atlanta PD and that another girl may have been kidnapped and taken from the scene.
After a fast paced, thrilling opening, the book transitions into a standard police procedural that spans three days. Will Trent is forced to work with Faith Mitchell, a 33 year old detective with an 18 year old son. Faith hates Will because, six months ago, Will forced Faith's mom to retire from the police because of possible corruption. After slowing the pace down, Slaughter brings the characters to the forefront. Will is constantly battling his low self esteem and his inability to read correctly. Faith is battling her anger towards Will and her anger at being forced to do the dirty work. Also, Abby Campano, the mother of one of the possible victims, struggles to make it to the next hour while wondering if her daughter is still alive, and if she is, what kind of shape she his in. Action goes from the Georgia Tech campus to the campus of a private high school full of rich kids.
Slaughter kept the pages turning as she filled each page with incredible detail and each character with realistic hopes, flaws and fears. This is much more than a standard police procedural. Slaughter creates a vivid world in which the main character, Will Trent, is far from perfect. I hope to read more novels featuring Trent in the future.
Book Review: Excellent police procedural
Summary: 5 Stars
Affluent attorney Abigail Campano returns to her mansion in Atlanta's upscale Ansley Park section only to see a dead girl lying on the upstairs hallway. Without getting a close look, a stunned Abigail assumes the victim is her teenage daughter Emma. The apparent killer had not yet left the premise and the outraged Abby kills him. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Agent Will Trent investigates along with Atlanta police Detective Faith Mitchell. The father Paul arrives filled with belligerence and bluster. Paul looks at the body and notices the lack of a birthmark; he insists the corpse of the teen is not his daughter; he and Abigail feel guilt and relief as Emma's friend Kayla Alexander lies dead on the floor.
Will concludes that besides the obvious murder, someone kidnapped Emma. His fear is that they are too late to save the life of the seventeen year old girl but he and Faith remain determined to try; while the case is already confusing with the homicide and the death of the alleged killer by the lioness in her home, neither expected the twists that the investigation takes. Still both cops fear they are too late.
Police procedural fans need to set aside time for this one sitting 400-page thriller as the audience will keep on adding one more exciting chapter after another to read. The two cops Will and Faith are a wonderful pairing as both are dedicated, but flawed; those personal defects augment a strong thriller. Filled with twists, FRACTURED will leave Karin Slaughter fans clamoring for the next GBI installment (see TRIPTYCH for the previous one).
Harriet Klausner
Book Review: Gives you more to think about than your usual suspense novel
Summary: 5 Stars
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 facts later than he should. I'm glad she's decided to give him a partner and really test his comfort zone. I think it makes him more of a fully flushed-out character, and that's why I root for him in the end.
But enough about Will! The real mystery here, What Has Happened to Emma?, is a good one. Not only is this the story of a brutal kidnapping (or murder? or both?), but much like in Triptych, you're never completely sure who are the good guys and who are the bad. Also, Slaughter does a good job of telling a story about the foster care system, and how shared upbringings can have very different results. There is not yet a third book in this series, but I hope there will be.
Book Review: Very suspenseful crime thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
This the second book in the Will Trent series and it just gets better. Will Trent is an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). In this story he takes over a kidnapping/murder case from the Atlanta police and in turn acquires a new partner, Detective Faith Mitchell with the Atlanta police department. Together they pursue a host of suspects to find the guilty parties. This is quite an interesting character study and a very suspenseful story line. It takes place in the city of Atlanta, not the fictional south Georgia town of Ms. Slaughter's other series. One of the best murder mysteries/police procedural books this year. Ms. Slaughter can really spin a good tale. Highly recommended.