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Karin Slaughter

WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC!“Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.” — ParadeThe instant NYT bestseller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, author of Pretty Girls and After that Night! One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty...But who is a killer?For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night. A murderer in their midstMercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Who killed Mercy McAlpine?It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

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Author

Karin Slaughter

Pages

464

Publisher

HarperCollins

Published Date

2024-08-20

ISBN

006333674X 9780063336742

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"Karin Slaughter never fails. She weaves complex characters that are relatable and draw you into the story. This book is no exception. It was basically a locked room mystery. I figured out part of the mystery pretty early but I attribute that to life experiences. That said I love the Will Trent series and it keeps getting better. I love how Will always runs into former group home residents. I also liked that they were watching the Will Trent television show in the book. A+"

Lekita Thomas

"Love the Will Trent series. Slaughter has created fantastic characters. This was about a murder at a remote family owned mountain retreat where Will and Sarah were honeymooning at. However, the family did have some very dark secrets."

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Brian strong

"Good but not my favorite. Great character development as usual. I feel like I could look all these people up on Facebook. <br/><br/>Will and Sarah are in their honeymoon. Will realizes the family that owns it adopted his enemy from the children’s home. Not only did they adopt him, but he married their daughter mercy. He was awful to Mercy and would beat her. But she’s used to it. Her father did the same thing to her. Her mom didn’t care as long as she could have young boys around. Mercy ends up dead. Everyone is a suspect because her family mistreated her and wanted to sell the retreat but she refused to sign off on her part. We find out Mercy’s son did it. Mercy’s mom told him mercy would take him away from her and that she’s the only one who ever protected him from his abusive father. He goes into a rage and stabs mercy to death. His abusive father takes the fall as an order from the mom who he thinks saved him by adopting him. Not by sexually abusing him for herself."