The Kept Woman

Its the most dangerous case of Will Trents career. He knows this from the moment he sets foot in the abandoned Atlanta warehouse where a body lies on the floorthe body of an ex-cop. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim, evidently a woman, was carried away and has vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the citys biggest and most high-profile athletea local hero protected by the worlds most expensive lawyers. A hero married to Wills ex-wife. A hero whom Wills superiors at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have spent the last six months investigating for rape. But for Willand also for Sara Linton, the GBIs newest medical examinerthe case is about to get even worse. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to Wills troubled past and the consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues. Relentlessly suspenseful and furiously paced, peopled with characters who leap from the page, The Kept Woman marks Karin Slaughters triumphant return to her most popular series.