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Unseen: The Will Trent, Book 7 (The Will Trent Series) Kindle Edition

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Special Agent Will Trent has something to hide.

Something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton - the woman he loves - to find out.

He's gone undercover in Macon, Georgia and put his life at risk. And he knows Sara will never forgive him if she discovers the truth.

But when a young patrolman is shot and left for dead, Sara is forced to confront the past and a woman she hoped never to see again.

Without even knowing it, she becomes involved in the same case Will is working on.

And now both their lives are in danger...

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Slaughter’s 13th novel, Unseen has all the required pieces to keep her on the bestseller lists. Slaughter gets the heady mix of forensic attention to detail & fast-paced action just right. ― Press Association

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Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her nineteen novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant New
York Times bestselling novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. This summer, Slaughter returns with her latest Will Trent instalment, The Last Widow. Slaughter is the
founder of the Save the Libraries project-a nonprofit organisation established to support libraries and library programming.

A native of Georgia, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta. Her standalone novels Pieces of Her, The Good Daughter and Cop Town are in development for film and television.

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1.

WEDNESDAY

MACON, GEORGIA

Detective Lena Adams winced as she pulled off her T-shirt. She took her police badge out of her pocket, along with her flashlight and an extra clip for her Glock, and tossed them all onto the dresser. The time on her phone showed it was almost midnight. Lena had rolled out of bed eighteen hours ago and now all she wanted to do was fall back in. Not that she’d done that much lately. For the past four days, just about every waking hour had been wasted sitting at a conference room table answering questions she’d answered the day before and the day before that—navigating the usual bullshit that came from having to justify your actions to Internal Affairs.

“Who led the raid into the house?”

“What intelligence were you acting on?”

“What did you expect to find?”

The internal investigator for the Macon Police Department had the dour, lifeless personality of a career pencil pusher. Every day, the woman showed up dressed in the same style black skirt and white blouse, an outfit that seemed more appropriate for greeting diners at an Olive Garden. She nodded a lot, frowned even more as she took notes. When Lena didn’t answer quickly, she’d check the tape recorder to make sure it was picking up the silences.

Lena was certain the questions were designed to provoke an outburst. The first day, she had been so numb that she’d just answered truthfully in the hope that it would soon be over. The second and third days, she’d been less forthcoming, her level of irritation rising with each passing minute. Today, she had finally exploded, which seemed exactly what the woman had been waiting for.

“What do you think I expected to find, you miserable bitch?”

If only Lena hadn’t found it. If only she could take a razor and slice the images out of her brain. They haunted her. They flickered into her vision like an old movie every time she blinked. They filled her with a constant, unrelenting sorrow.

Lena started to rub her eyes, then thought better of it. Six days had passed since she’d led her team on the raid, but her body was still a walking reminder of what had happened. The bruise fingering its way across her nose and underneath her left eye had turned a urine-yellow. The three stitches holding together the cut in her scalp itched like a rash.

Then there were the things that no one could see—Lena’s bruised tailbone. Her aching back and knees. The roil in her stomach every time she thought about what she’d discovered in that desolate house in the woods.

Four dead bodies. One man still in the hospital. Another who would never wear the badge again. Not to mention the terrible memory she would probably end up taking to her grave.

Tears came into Lena’s eyes. She bit her lip, fighting the urge to let the grief have its way. She was exhausted. The week had been hard. Hell, the last three weeks had been hard. But it was over now. All of it was over. Lena was safe. She would keep her job. The rat squad investigator had scurried back to her hole. Lena was finally home where no one could stare at her, question her, probe and prod her. It wasn’t just Internal Affairs. Everyone wanted to know what the raid had been like, what Lena had found in that dark, dank basement.

And Lena wanted nothing more than to forget all about it.

Her cell phone chirped. Lena exhaled until her lungs were completely empty. The phone chirped a second time. She picked it up. There was a new text message.

VICKERY: u ok?

Lena stared at the letters on the screen. Paul Vickery, her partner.

She tapped reply. Her thumb hovered over the keyboard.

The distant rumble of a motorcycle shook the air.

Instead of typing out a response, Lena held down the power button until the phone turned off. She placed it on the dresser beside her badge.

The roar of the Harley-D’s twin-cam engine vibrated in her ears as Jared gunned the bike so he could make it to the top of their steep driveway. Lena waited, following the familiar sounds: the engine cutting, the metallic groan of the kickstand, the heavy tread of boots as her husband made his way into the house, tossed his helmet and keys onto the kitchen table even though she’d asked him a million times not to. He paused for a moment, probably to check the mail, then continued toward their bedroom.

Lena kept her back to the door as she counted off Jared’s footsteps down the long hallway. His stride sounded tentative, reluctant. He’d probably been hoping Lena would be asleep.

Jared stopped at the doorway. He was obviously waiting for Lena to turn around. When she didn’t, he asked, “You just get in?”

“I stayed late to finish.” It wasn’t a complete lie. She’d hoped Jared would be asleep, too. “I was about to take a shower.”

“All right.”

Lena didn’t go into the bathroom. Instead, she turned to face him.

Jared’s gaze flickered down to her bra, then quickly back up again. He was dressed in his uniform, his hair twisted into a peak from the helmet. He was a cop with the Macon PD, too—a motorman, one rank below Lena and twelve years younger. Neither one of these things used to bother her, but lately, every inch of their lives was a provocation.

He leaned against the doorjamb, asking, “How’d it go?”

“They cleared me to go back to work.”

“That’s good, right?”

She replayed his words in her head, trying to decipher the tone. “Why wouldn’t it be?”

Jared didn’t respond. There was a long, uncomfortable silence before he asked, “You want a drink?”

Lena couldn’t hide her surprise.

“I guess it’s okay now, right?” He tilted his head to the side, forced his lips into a tight smile. He was a few inches taller than Lena, but his muscular frame and athletic grace made him seem larger.

Usually.

Jared cleared his throat to let her know that he was waiting.

She nodded. “ ’Kay.”

Jared left the room, but his need lingered—surrounding her, almost suffocating her. He needed for Lena to break down. He needed for her to lean on him. He needed her to show him that what happened had affected her, had altered her in some tangible way.

He couldn’t see that not giving in was the only thing that kept her from falling completely apart.

Lena took her pajamas out of the dresser. She heard Jared moving around the kitchen. He opened the freezer door, rummaged around for a handful of ice. Lena closed her eyes. Her body swayed. She waited for the cubes to hit glass. Her mouth watered in anticipation.

She clenched her jaw. Forced open her eyes.

She wanted the drink too badly. When Jared came back, she would put the glass down, wait a few minutes, prove to herself that she could do without it.

Prove to him that she didn’t need it.

Her hands ached as she unbuttoned her jeans. The day of the raid, she’d gripped her shotgun so hard that her fingers had felt like they were permanently curled. She wasn’t sure why everything still ached. She should be better now, but her body was holding on to the hurt. Holding on to the poison that was eating her up inside.

“So.” Jared was back. This time, he came into the room. He poured a large vodka as he walked toward her, the bottle gurgling as the liquid splashed into the glass. “You’re back on duty tomorrow?”

“First thing.”

He handed her the glass. “No time off?”

Lena took the drink and downed half of it in one gulp.

“I guess that’s the same as when . . .” Jared’s voice trailed off. He didn’t have to say when. Instead, he looked out the back window. The dark panes showed his reflection. “I bet you get your sergeant’s stripes off this.”

She shook her head, but said, “Maybe.”

He stared at her—waiting. Needing.

She asked, “What are they saying at the station?”

Jared walked to the closet. “That you’ve got balls of steel.” He dialed the combination on the gun safe. Lena watched the back of his neck. There was a pink line of sunburn where his helmet didn’t protect the skin. He must’ve known she was watching, but he just took his holster off his belt and stored his gun beside hers. Near hers. He didn’t even let their guns touch.

She asked, “Does it bother you?”

He shut the safe door, spun the combination. “Why would it bother me?”

Lena didn’t say the words, but they were screaming in her head: Because they think I’m tougher than you. Because your wife was taking down some very bad guys while you were toodling around on your bike giving tickets to soccer moms.

Jared said, “I’m proud of you.” He used his reasonable voice, the one that made Lena want to punch him in the face. “They should give you a medal for what you did.”

He had no idea what she’d done. Jared only knew the highlights, the details Lena was allowed to share outside closed doors.

She repeated the question. “Does it bother you?”

He paused for a second too long. “It bothers me that you could’ve been killed.”

He still hadn’t answered the question. Lena studied his face. The skin was unlined, fresh. She’d met Jared when he was twenty-one, and in the five and a half years since, he’d somehow started looking younger, like he was aging in reverse. Or maybe Lena was getting older more quickly. So much had changed since those early days. In the beginning, she could always tell what he was thinking. Of course, since then, she’d given him plenty of mortar to build up a wall around himself.

He started unbuttoning his shirt. “I think I’m gonna go put those cabinets together.”

She gave a startled laugh. “Really?” The kitchen had been torn apart for three months, mostly because Jared found a new reason every weekend to not work on it.

He let his shirt drop to the floor. “At least Ikea will know I’m still the man of the house.”

Now that it was out there, Lena didn’t know how to respond. “You know it’s not like that.” Even to her own ears, the excuse sounded weak. “It’s just not.”

“Really?”

Lena didn’t answer.

“Right.” Jared’s cell phone started to ring. He pulled it out of his pocket, checked the number, and declined the call.

“That your girlfriend?” Lena didn’t like the thinness in her tone. The joke wasn’t funny. They both knew that.

He rummaged through the dirty-clothes basket and found his jeans, one of his T-shirts.

“It’s almost midnight.” Lena looked at the bedside clock. “Past midnight.”

“I’m not sleepy.” He dressed quickly, tucking his phone into his back pocket. “I’ll keep the noise down.”

“You need your phone to put the cabinets together?”

“The charge is low.”

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BM2I6LA
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cornerstone Digital
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Publication date ‏ : ‎ 4 July 2013
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Karin Slaughter is the author of more than twenty instant NEW YORK TIMES bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated COP TOWN and standalone novels THE GOOD DAUGHTER, PRETTY GIRLS, and GIRL, FORGOTTEN. She is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. PIECES OF HER is a #1 Netflix original series starring Toni Collette. The Will Trent Series is on ABC (and streaming on Hulu in the U.S, and Disney+ internationally). THE GOOD DAUGHTER and FALSE WITNESS are in development for film/tv. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

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Customers find this book to be among the best in the Will Trent series, with a gripping storyline full of twists and turns that moves at a fast pace. They appreciate the character development, particularly Will Trent's character arc, and Karin Slaughter's excellent writing style. The book receives positive feedback for its heartfelt love story between Will and Sara, though some find it difficult to get into.

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"Such a gripping series of books, but this one was at the top. I couldn't put it down. Fantastic storyline" Read more

"...It’s a pretty decent read. There are some elements that don’t bear much consideration, but overall it rattles along at a decent clip." Read more

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An excellent instalment to the series
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Special Agent Will Trent is working undercover in Macon, Georgia. He’s putting his life on the line to help bring down a dangerous criminal and he’s lying to his girlfriend, Sara Linton, about where he is and what he’s doing because if she found out he doesn’t think their relationship would survive. Unfortunately, the truth has a way of finding its way the surface and when a young patrolman is attacked, Sara travels to Macon to support the family and face a woman she hoped never to see again. Can Will keep his job and his relationship separate?

“Unseen” is the seventh book in the Will Trent series and I’m actually almost caught up with where I started some of the books in the wrong order so I’m looking forward to being fully up to date soon.

The crime plot on this one takes up most of the time, which is definitely needed as it’s quite a complex plot. Slaughter also wrote it in a slightly different way. We come in to the story in the aftermath of a raid at a drug house. There is then a split timeline where we see what is happening currently and then the other timeline moves backwards so we get a little more information each time it goes back a little more. This was such an effective plot device and worked really well.

As always with Slaughter’s books there were several twists along the way and I loved figuring some of them out and being surprised by others.

There was still time for some development in the relationship between Will and Sara and I’m really enjoying seeing how their story began.

I have been watching the Will Trent tv series as well now on Disney+ and whilst I have been enjoying that as well, every time I read one of the books now I find myself wishing they had included Sara Linton in the tv series. They’ve made a lot of changes but it is still good as far as crime dramas go.

The problem with having read some books out of order is that some of the moments of danger and drama were a little lost on me as I obviously know how things work out from the later books in the series but that’s on me for reading them out of order.

Overall, this was another excellent instalment in the series and I have no complaints at all.

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Old well known characters, well written as usual. Slow build up with a strong finish. Would recommend most of the authors work.

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Excellent story couldn't put it down, exciting

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Another goodie from Slaughter
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Agent Will Trent is working undercover in Macon, Georgia, current location of police officer Lena Adams. Lena is chasing Sid Waller, who runs a ‘shooting gallery’, a place where drugs are bought, sold and used. Will is trying to collar Tony Dell, who is running a pharmacunseen karin slaughtereutical pill-running operation. When the two cases collide, they do so bloodily and graphically. How pleased will Sara Linton, Will’s girlfriend, and Lena’s old partner’s widow, feel about this?

If you’ve been following Karin Slaughter’s novels, you’ll enjoy this latest instalment. It shows greater insight into Will and Sara’s relationship and casts Lena in a new light. Equally, the crimes at the heart of the novel – a new sophisticated drug player in town along with missing children – is pacy and tightly drawn.

Big Whitey is the Scarlet Pimpernel at the heart of the novel – the focus of an obsessed police officer (not Lena, for a change), his identity is so well hidden that no one is entirely sure he even exists. But as the number of dead police officers starts to rise, which is part of the legend of Big Whitey from other parts of the state and Florida, people start to change their minds.

Is Will’s target, the vicious Tony Dell, Big Whitey? Has Will underestimated Dell as he stands at death’s door more than once in this novel? That proximity to death clarifies his relationship with Sara – for him. But is he too late? When Sara discovers Will’s been working around Lena and has kept it from her, she is wounded and breaks it off with him. As she says, she can take the strong, but not the silent any more.

Equally, Lena’s relationship with Jared, Sara’s dead husband’s son (but not hers…. keep up!) is also at the heart of the novel. Lena’s pregnancy complicates her feelings about pretty much everything and the development of that story and her ongoing ability to do the wrong things for the right reasons humanises her in a way we haven’t fully seen before. I’d actually be curious if we see her again as a character …

The title of the book, Unseen, makes sense on a number of levels – referring to the fact that so many missing children in the US (and elsewhere) are often living in other communities with their plights going ‘unseen’. Equally, Will’s work as an undercover agent means his ulterior motives are unseen by those he is forced to fraternise with. And, unseen is pretty much how he has felt for much of his life, considering his background growing up in a state home and his life since then. Until ….

I enjoyed the book, with its dual focus on how, very often, all the cops aren’t exactly the best in town and even the worst character can surprise you with a humane move. It’s also an interesting look at how sophisticated the (legal and illegal) drug-selling scene is and, in this case, how it has become mixed up with the underground child porn world.

All in all, an interesting addition to the series. I read elsewhere that Slaughter’s next novel is a return to policing in the 1970s, so who knows when we will see Will and Sara fighting the good fight again…

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Karen
Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2025
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Such a gripping series of books, but this one was at the top. I couldn't put it down. Fantastic storyline

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L C Bell
Enjoyable.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 August 2024
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I do enjoy this Will Trent series of books. Easy reading and a good story!

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Jim Bowen
An okay read
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Okay, so, Karin Slaughter has written 2 series of books. One watched a local sheriff, and his wife, while the other watched a profoundly dyslexic GBI agent and his girlfriend (a paediatrician). Both are set in the US state of Georgia.

This book combines characters from both series, after a former Grant County police officer is shot, and the shooting is investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

It’s a pretty decent read. There are some elements that don’t bear much consideration, but overall it rattles along at a decent clip.

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Mrs Z E Streuli
Another gripping read
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Couldn’t put it down. Another excellent crime story with lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing until the end. Also more insight into Will Trent’s life and his relationship with Sara. Would definitely recommend it.

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Khushi
Great Crime Thriller
Reviewed in India on 25 January 2018
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These are crime series by famous author Karin Slaughter. She has also been credited by many top American Newspaper for her writing and suspense. Some of her books have been converted into Crime TV series. Full of suspense once you start reading you get glued to the book.
Considering her writing I went and purchased all her books of total 19 that were available.

Those interested in Crime Stories I surely recommend these books by the author.

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clarissaaa
Will sendo Will
Reviewed in Brazil on 13 January 2024
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Eu amo os livros da série. Não foi o meu favorito, mas vale a pena.
Will sendo Will, sempre vale a pena

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Monika
No me ha fallado
Reviewed in Spain on 1 July 2018
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Sigo la serie de los libros de Karin Slaughter y la verdad que son muy entretenidos si te gusta literatura de crimen con una mujer de protagonista.

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Elizabeth Ivey
Excellent novel
Reviewed in Canada on 28 July 2021
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Great thriller! Part of a series (will trent series).
Very well written and would even read again.

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Phedre
Karin Slaughter dreht ihre Charaktere durch die emotionale Mangel
Reviewed in Germany on 10 July 2013
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Endlich ist Karin Slaughter zurück und bringt uns Fans diesen Sommer neben der üblichen Spannung auch eine gehörige Portion Herzschmerz mit.

Wir alle haben ja mittlerweile so einiges mit diesen Charakteren durchlitten, daher kann sich die Autorin es leisten mal ein wenig in der Kiste zu graben und einige alte Wunden zu öffnen. Und das tut sie hier einer mit Hingabe, dass einem beim lesen das eine oder andere leise "Autsch" rausrutscht.

Es beginnt mit einem krachenden Teaser: Lena Adams ist nicht nur zurück, unsere erste Begegnung mit ihr findet in ihrem Haus statt während sie versucht sich und ihren Mann Jared vor den Männern zu retten die gekommen sind um sie töten.

Die Hintergründe für den Mordversuch könnten etwas mit dem Undercovereinsatz zu tun haben an dem Will gerade arbeitet. Von diesem Einsatz wiederum weiss aber Sarah nichts, die sich nichtsahnend auf den Weg nach Macon macht um Jareds Mutter beizustehen.

Soweit, so verwickelt beginnt die Story und wer Karin Slaughter kennt, der ahnt bereits dass es erst schlimmer werden muss bevor es besser wird. Sarah, Will und Lena werden hier wirklich in die emotionale Mangel genommen und müssen einigen inneren Dämonen ins Auge blicken.

Der Fall selbst ist ein weiteres Meisterstück aus verwinkelten Spuren die erst ins nichts führen und dann plötzlich doch einen Sinn ergeben. Auch hier sind einige emotionale Minen für den Leser gelegt.

Zu viele Details würden hier den Spaß verderben, für Fans ist dieser Teil aber ein Muss.

Alles in allem ist "Unseen" in meinen Augen eines der besten Slaughter Bücher seit Jahren. Slaughter hat durch die Konfrontationen die sie hier provoziert die Hauptdarsteller gezwungen lang schwelende Konflikte auszutragen und die Serie damit nur noch besser gemacht. Großartig!

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