Unseen
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Detectives, lovers, and enemies face off in an unforgettable battle between righteous courage and deepest evil, from one of the best crime novelists in America (The Washington Post).
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Detectives, lovers, and enemies face off in an unforgettable battle between righteous courage and deepest evil, from one of the best crime novelists in America (The Washington Post).WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC Compelling . . . Slaughter balances a complex plot with believable twists while sensitively exploring her realistic characters emotions and problems. South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Will Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent, working undercover in Macon, Georgia, posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who trails an air of violence wherever he goes. The cover has worked and he has caught the eye of a wiry little drug dealer who thinks he might be a useful ally.
But there s a problem. Cut off from the support of the woman he loves, Sara Linton, Will finds his demons catching up with him.
Although she has no idea where Will has gone, or why, Sara herself has come to Macon because of a cop shooting. Her stepson, Jared, has been gunned down. Suddenly, without even knowing it, Sara finds herself involved in the same case that Will is working with danger swirling around both of them.
A novel of fierce intensity, shifting allegiances, and shocking twists, Unseen is an electrifying thriller and a piercing study of human nature: what happens when good people face the unseen evils in their lives.
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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,
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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
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
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Autoren-Porträt von Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of numerous thrillers, including Cop Town, Unseen, Criminal, Fallen, Broken, Undone, Fractured, Beyond Reach, Triptych, Faithless, and the e-original short stories Snatched and Busted. She is a native of Georgia.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Karin Slaughter
- 2016, 496 Seiten, Masse: 13,1 x 19,2 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Penguin Random House
- ISBN-10: 110188746X
- ISBN-13: 9781101887462
- Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Slaughter s most powerful book to date . . . No one writes like Slaughter. . . . Her words fairly growl on paper but yet her descriptions of relationships are tear inducing. This may make her an anomaly but she is the best damn anomaly writing books today. Make sure you read Unseen. The Huffington PostCompelling . . . [Slaughter] balances a complex plot with believable twists while sensitively exploring her realistic characters emotions and problems. South Florida Sun-Sentinel
An emotional roller coaster ride . . . fast-paced and edge-of-your seat . . . Slaughter is brilliant. Wichita Falls Times Record News
Superb and emotionally wrenching . . . The despicable nature of the crimes being investigated only serves to enhance Will s innate goodness and humanity. Current series fans will be delighted, and newcomers to Slaughter s work will find a new obsession. Library Journal
Slaughter plunges readers into the action from the get-go with her electrifying ability to write suspenseful, riveting confrontations between cops and criminals, all while deepening the backstories of her longtime series leads. Another intense read, on multiple levels, from the ever-reliable Slaughter. Booklist
Tense and densely plotted . . . The twisted plot and shocking reveals remind readers why Slaughter remains a dominant voice in crime fiction. Publishers Weekly
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