From Atlanta's wealthiest suburbs to its stark inner-city housing projects, a killer has crossed the boundaries of wealth and race. And the people who are chasing him must cross those boundaries, too. Among them is Michael Ormewood, a veteran detective whose marriage is hanging by a thread and whose arrogance and explosive temper are threatening his career. And Angie Polaski, a beautiful vice cop who was once Michael's lover before she became his enemy. But unbeknownst to both of them, another player has entered the game: a loser ex-con who has stumbled upon the killer's trail in the most coincidental of ways and who may be the key to breaking the case wide open.

In this gritty, gripping firecracker of a novel, the author of the best-selling Grant County, Georgia, series breaks thrilling new ground, weaving together the threads of a complex, multilayered story with the skill of a master craftsman. Packed with body-bending switchbacks, searing psychological suspense and human emotions, Triptych ratchets up the tension one revelation at a time as it races to a shattering and unforgettable climax.

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Karin Slaughter
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August 11, 2006
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Listening Length	13 hours and 15 minutes
Author	Karin Slaughter
Narrator	Michael Kramer
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	August 11, 2006
Publisher	Random House Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B000HRMCFC
Best Sellers Rank	#797 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #8 in Psychological Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #41 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #69 in Psychological Fiction (Books)

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Linda S. Amstutz

Will Trent for President!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 17, 2023

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Just finished this book. I could not put it down. To my friends who love grisly murder mysteries, this is it. To my friends who love Will Trent, this is the first of the Will Trent novels. You will learn so much about Will Trent, and if you liked him on his tv show, you will love him in this book. To my Atlanta friends, guess where this book takes place? It reminded me a bit of Silence of the Lambs, a dark, brutal story that keeps you reading, chewing your nails. I’m certainly going to continue with the series.

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Alison Grossman

I think I found a new favorite detective novel author!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2023

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I picked up this book after having watched and enjoyed several of the TV series episodes. I'm so glad that I did because I love how Ms. Slaughter writes!

The characters are multi-layered, quirky and believable. And the author expertly weaves a suspenseful story that is at once complex and compelling. I'm delighted that there are another dozen books in this series!

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Bebop

Great book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 22, 2023

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The story of 2 cousins and a tragedy that spans 30 years. One cousin becomes a cop, one pays the price. Thirty years later their paths cross. We meet Will Trent and his sometimes lover Angie an undercover policewoman who’s cover is as a prostitute. Angie meets up with the cousin who spent time in jail. Angie is a great character. Electric story, too bad the author lost this formula.

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Marilyn Leslie

Great reas

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 20, 2023

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I watched the TV series and loved it. When I saw the credits noting the author. I ordered the first in the series and loved it. I have already ordered the second in the series and can hardly wait to get started. The book is action packed and is not contrived or predictable.

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DebiandGracie

Will Trent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2023

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I am so glad Will Trent has come to television - I’ll read the next Will Trent book and then just watch the series. Reviews I’ve read said after second book Will gets lost in the story.

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Kim Possible

This one is good

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2023

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I enjoyed this book. It was fun and thrilling and I liked how Will was written. It was a good read all around. I wish I had just stuck to this one and the next as Will gets lost in the rest. It’s more other characters which isn’t necessarily bad but Will’s thoughts and such are just, funnier might not be the right word but I can’t think of a good one so there it is. I like adventuring with Will. The rest of the characters are fine just I wouldn’t chose them to tag along with.

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D.J.

Holds Your Interest

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2023

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I started reading this series after enjoying the Will Trent tv show and found this book to be quite entertaining. The book is well written and definitely holds your interest. I plan on continuing to follow the remaining books.

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carlos ochoa

good book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2023

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Excellent narrative, it catch me since the beginning. I enjoyed reading it and imagined all of the situations. I recommend it.

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MacTrish

Intelligent writing and a wonderful plot with genuine surprises. I'm hooked!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 3, 2017

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Triptych: (Will Trent Series Book 1) (The Will Trent Series) I came across Patricia Cornwell by accident a few years ago and couldn't wait for each book to come out. Sadly, I think the fire has gone out of the Scarpetta series and this has left me with a big hole to fill in my reading. Karin Slaughter's Triptych was offered at a reduced price by a book promotion and I dithered a bit before buying it. I've now bought all the Will Trent series and am working my way through them.
Wonderful writing, great atmosphere and suspense - and truly remarkable twists and mis-directions that I didn't see coming but were there all along if you paid attention. If you liked the early Scarpetta series then I'm pretty sure you'll love these, too.

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Alan in Durham

Three and one half stars.........??

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 11, 2019

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I like Jack Reacher novels and have ventured beyond Child's short stories into the joint efforts made with other writers. Kathy Reichs turned up trumps after reading their FAKING A MURDERER and CLEANING THE GOLD had been enjoyable so it seemed a reasonable choice.

I was not disappointed. Irritated. But not disappointed.

Kindle app on my tablet and similar provision made by my local library means I get to choose font size for comfortable reading. Unfortunately this book produced images intended to look like newspaper extracts and these could not be altered. I was guilty of anticipating further such irritations after 3 and let it spoil several chapters until Slaughter began her retrospective timelines and revealed the Villain early.

The Villain but not the extent of his villainy which was drip fed. And she has created a story where it is a question of whether the various strands will come together in time for the innocent to be saved and the guilty to perish. Meanwhile the innocent show dark sides.

I don't understand how Trent and Polaski got through screening for even basic training to join the police and how they even survived childhood to be on the right side of the law.

If they are on that side.

One book may not be enough to determine. These characters may be too fractured to sustain an interest for me. Got another book out of sequence to judge.

Still it was more than a run of mill stand alone. 5/8 of a 4th star.

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Natalie

Gripping, heart rendering, page Turner!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 3, 2018

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If this is your first Karin Slaughter book and you enjoy crime this series is for you!! If you have read any other of her books you will NOT be disappointed with this first book in the Will Trent series! She does not hold back with detail and realistic characters that you will want to save and love. As for the plot it is fast paced, gripping, even somewhat hard to read at gruesome parts. So many twists and turns from the first chapter that will pull you straight in!!

Thankyou Karin

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Paris

Poor writing, gratuitous violence.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 10, 2020

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My first and last by this author. As a fan of (good) crime fiction, I found this profoundly disappointing. I can see that she is popular, but not with me! The writing style is so poor, clunky, no attempt to tell a story other than by rather badly written chunks of prose. Good writers do this through their characters rather than but needing this kind of social history. I can read some books that describe violence (see Val McDermid) but I found this unpleasant and gratuitous. I think it was the poor quality of the writing that I disliked the most. I will have to search further for a new series to satisfy my crime quota!

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Kindle Customer

Life in the raw.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 12, 2022

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As usual a walk through the lives of broken and permanently damaged characters !lives with Will Trent figuring out the real villain amongst the fallen. The detailed descriptions of the context and environment occupied by each and everyone can be a little waring at times and not a little frustrating as it seems to prolong the suspense that's been built throughout.

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