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Thriller · 2016 · R

The Kept Woman

by Karin Slaughter

A dead man. A secret life. And Will Trent has never been more exposed.

For17+GenreThrillerLength513 pagesRead time~13 hours

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Violence

Very heavy

Graphic violence; Slaughter's crime fiction is extremely intense

Language

Some

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Adult sexual content

Substance Use

Barely any

Some substance use

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Themes of past trauma and the cost of secrets in the lives of those sworn to find truth

What this book is about

The eighth Will Trent novel opens with a man killed in a construction site — and Will Trent's name written in the dead man's blood. As the investigation unravels, Will's carefully kept secrets about his past come closer to the surface. Slaughter's most personal Will Trent installment.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Graphic crime violence

Adult content

Child abuse backstory themes

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