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 enlarge | Author: Karin Slaughter
Creator: Phil Gigante
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 1385922
Format: Audiobook, Mp3 Audio, Unabridged
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Library
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1423342240
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423342243
ASIN: 1423342240
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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 Good Thriller October 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a first Karin Slaughter book for me, and only after I finished it did I realize that this was book #2 in a series (Triptych being the 1st). Honestly, I do not think it matters much whether you've read the first book. This one, alone, was enjoyable. The audio book reader was good.
The story starts out in an upper class neighborhood, a girl has been savagely murdered. In the hallway, her horrified mother stands in shattered glass, having just killed her daughter's attacker. But all is not as it appears on the surface. The body count mounting and the local community is in terror, as the killer is proving almost impossible to track down.
This book kept my interest and had some unexpected twists along the way. I plan to read more books by Slaughter in the future.
 Fractured by Karin Slaughter October 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a fan on Slaughter's books, this latest one did not dissapoint me. An intense, on the edge of your seat suspense thriller. For those that are familiar with Georgia and Atlanta in particular her references to local places and events sound as if we are reading a newspaper report on a local crime. If you have not read any of Slaughter's books before, this is a great one to get you started.
Slaughter has redeemed herself in my eyes..... September 16, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
After "Beyond Reach," I vowed never to read another Karin Slaughter book despite the fact that I had loved them ALL until that one.
A friend, Barbara, convinced me to try "Fractured" AND sent it to me, saying that it would change my mind. And it did. I had also enjoyed Triptych so figured I may as well see although I still don't understand the purpose of a prequel here.
The story line has been described by other reviewers. The important thing to convey about this book, other than that you should read it, is that the characters are so well contructed --they were fully developed people with normal human traits and flaws. I wanted to meet them! The mystery was good -- I always like them better when I can't figure out the culprits by chapter 3 -- and the police procedures descriptions were very interesting. Also liked the sidebar info about dyslexia (which is probably misunderstood and underdiagnosed). Amazing to find functional illiteracy at such high levels?!
I hope we see more of Will and Faith in subsequent books that I will not hesitate to read -- as long as there are no words like "Grant County" anywhere inside.....
Buy it!
Top-notch suspense September 11, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great dialogue, interesting characters, and gripping story and details. My only (little) complaint is that the author has an occasional tendency to over-explain, breaking the tension (the worst example: she felt it necessary to explain what Quantico is). Thankfully, this tapered off after the beginning or I'd have stopped reading the book, and I'm glad I didn't miss it.
Karin Slaughter assembles a plot very differently from other writers in the thriller genre September 11, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
When a murder takes place and a body is found, usually it is identified correctly. Especially when the mother of the deceased is making the identification. In FRACTURED, however, we have unusual circumstances, odd couplings and varied situations from the get-go.
Abigail Campano comes home to the worst thing any mother could imagine: an intruder. Thinking, naturally, that he murdered her daughter, who is lying dead in the hallway, Amanda fights him off and kills him. At this point, the plot takes off in several different directions.
Amanda Wagner is assigned to this case with another detective, Will Trent, from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The local authorities in Atlanta already are miffed at being overridden by the state detectives. Additionally, Will and the father of the dead or missing victim have history. Both men grew up in the Atlanta orphanage system, and there is lots of bad blood between them that surfaces time and time again.
Many questions must be answered, especially concerning the identity of the young man presumed to be the killer, who Abigail strangled. Additionally, we have the identity of the dead young woman at the Campano home to determine. Both girls were supposed to be at school during the time of the break-in and murder.
Paul and Abigail had less than a storybook marriage, although they had a great deal of money and the outward trappings of success. A car salesman, Paul married Abigail, whose family comes from "old Atlanta money." Unfaithful regularly in their marriage, Paul's infidelities come under speculation by Abigail, who wants to know if he's done something to upset someone.
The GBI has their hands full, few leads and little time to solve this mystery. There is a missing car, a missing murderer, a missing kidnapper and lots of clues that are troublesome. Why was the other girl killed instead of Emma Campano? Why was the young man still in the house? Why was there evidence of sexual activity on the underclothes of the victim? Who was the young man Abigail killed?
Karin Slaughter assembles a plot very differently from other writers in the thriller genre. The reader is expected to think beyond the information given, to expand their knowledge beyond the facts and written word. It actually is a surprising and refreshing tribute to her audience. As we tour Atlanta, we meet accessories, other inconsequential characters and those from whom we can tie up the loose ends of this crime.
What will the hostilities between Paul and Will, and Will and Amanda, reveal? Why was the Campano daughter kidnapped at all? I suggest that you take three or four hours and dig into FRACTURED. When you are done, you may just want to go back and try some of her previous novels.
--- Reviewed by Marge Fletcher
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