#89 in Thriller
The Last Widow
- 480
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #3
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About the book
WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC! Karin Slaughter, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton in this superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets, and shocking surprises you won’t see coming A mysterious kidnapping On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. The authorities are desperate to save the doctor who’s been vanished into thin air. A devastating explosion One month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by the boom of a ground-shaking blast—followed by another seconds later. One of Atlanta’s busiest and most important neighborhoods has been bombed—the location of Emory University, two major hospitals, the FBI headquarters, and the CDC. A diabolical enemy Medical examiner Sara Linton and her partner Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, rush to the scene—and into the heart of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of innocent lives. When the assailants abduct Sara, Will goes undercover to save her and prevent a massacre—putting his own life on the line for the woman and the country he loves.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.2 across 66 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 30% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.2 | 66 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I enjoyed this book, but there was so much... red tape the characters had to go through, and kind of a lull in the middle, that I was a little bit bored. but the ending was definitely exciting.”
“Karin Slaughter knows how to draw in the reader! She develops her characters with so much depth and the plot is filled with lots of twists to keep you in suspense. If interested, I would definitely start with the first book.”
Frequently asked
How long is The Last Widow?
It has 480 pages — longer than 70% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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