Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent and Sarah Linton series is probably one of my favorite things to read. The combination of the complicated romance between Will and Sarah and the fact that Will is an agent for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Sarah is a medical examiner means that there is always some crime that needs solving. This book is no exception! Part thriller, part criminal investigation and part romance, there is never a dull moment in this book!

On a hot summer night a scientist for the CDC is abducted from a shopping center parking lot by unknown assailants. Investigators begin looking for clues as to why and by whom she was abducted but quickly hit a dead end and the case languishes for lack of evidence.

Then a month later, a bomb goes off and then seconds later another in one of the most important locations in Atlanta-the site of Emory University, two large hospitals, the CDC and the FBI’s offices. Sarah Linton, who lives close by, heads quickly to the source of the bombs hoping that she can help those who are injured. She sees a large van with several people who are injured at the side of the road and offers to help, not realizing until it is too late that these men were the ones who set off the bombs. Realizing that their cover is blown, the men swiftly grab Sarah and throw her into the van. Will, who has been following Sarah, turns the corner, just in time to see her being abducted.

With time ticking, Will and the GBI must figure out why these buildings were targeted, and what connection, if any, there is between the bombing and the abduction of the scientist. Hoping that they can find the group responsible and save both the scientist and Sarah, Will decides to go undercover with a white militia group that may have the answers they need. Meanwhile, Sarah is trying to save herself, while in the custody of a cult that seems bent on destroying the world.

Slaughter knows how to keep your interest as Will desperately tries to find and save Sarah and Sarah tries to understand the dynamics of the cult and its leadership who are holding her captive. As the two stories converge, the action is unrelenting, keeping you on the edge of your seat until the last page!

Brenda’s Rating: *****(5 Out of 5 Stars)

Recommend this Book to? Sharon and Marian

Book Study Worthy? yes

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