In the first few pages of the book, one of the characters faces two armed home intruders and manages to kill one and incapacitate the other with a hammer. In her underwear. Ladies and gentelemen, meet Lena Adams, professional tough cookie, habitual fuck-up, sourpuss extraordinaire. Also: yes, Slaughter is the author’s real name and yes, it’s that kind of book. Unseen is the seventh installment of Slaughter’s Will Trent series, and it shows; there is a lot of backstory between the main characters, and though […]
I reject your heroine and substitute my own, part II: the ginger mollusc
I really like Karin Slaughter. I’m not generally a thriller reader, but I make an exception for her books. Every year, I eagerly await her next novel, whether it’s a standalone or a new instalment of her series. She has a nice turn of phrase and her work, especially the earlier stuff, has traces of southern gothic running through it. She’s no Faulkner but hell, if I wanted Faulkner I’d read Faulkner. I read Slaughter because it’s fun. Gory, gruesome, over-the-top fun. Cop Town was […]