''Triptych'' is a 2006 thriller novel by

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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 ...

. The first in her Atlanta series, the novel centers on Will Trent of the

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, and features Angie Polaski. The audiobook is narrated by Michael Kramer.

Plot summary

Will Trent of the

is on the trail of a

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with a gruesome inclination, when he comes into contact with Michael Ormewood, an Atlanta

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. Ormewood has a dark past and it involves Angie Polaski, a vice cop who is the only woman Will has ever loved. John Shelley, who at fifteen was tried as an adult for the rape and murder of a neighbor girl, has just gotten out of prison after twenty years. John's trying to stay clean and keep his

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happy when he discovers by accident that he's involved with the rapist, and if John doesn't take action fast, he will end up back in prison. Will and Michael work to solve the case, mingling with the pimps and sex workers of Atlanta's

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in search of clues. Will and Angie resume their strange relationship after a two-year hiatus. Will continues his struggle to keep anyone from finding out about his dyslexia, a definite career-ender, and Will's job is the only thing that keeps the painful demons of his own past at bay.

References

External links

Karin Slaughter official website
2006 American novels American thriller novels Novels set in Atlanta Delacorte Press books {{2000s-thriller-novel-stub