''Fractured'' is the second novel in the Atlanta series from bestselling author

Karin Slaughter Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 21 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries. Her first novel, ''Blindsighted'' (2001), was published in 27 l ...

, published in 2008. The first instalment in the series is ''

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'' and the following one is '' Undone''. The series follows Will Trent, a dyslexic

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agent. The books also feature the characters Angie Polaski and Faith Mitchell. Slaughter also writes the

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series. The audiobook is narrated by Kathleen Early.

Plot summary

Six months ago, Atlanta

homicide detective Homicide occurs when a person kills another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act or omission that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no inten ...

Faith Mitchell's police captain mother was the focus of an investigation that resulted in her retirement and the firing of six narcotics officers. It was a justified outcome, but the cops want to protect their own, and Faith, along with the entire Atlanta police force, are resentful of the man responsible, GBI agent Will Trent. Now Faith and Will are thrown together on a shocking murder/kidnapping case involving some of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the city, and neither one of them is happy about the pairing. But Faith gradually discovers that not only is Will not the jerk she thought him to be, but he is also a highly skilled detective. He and Faith race frantically from the dormitories of

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to the halls of one of Atlanta's exclusive private academies to keep another corpse from surfacing.

References

External links

Karin Slaughter official website
2008 American novels American thriller novels Novels set in Georgia (U.S. state) Delacorte Press books {{2000s-thriller-novel-stub