The Last Widow by Karin Slaughter

The story moves at a steady pace. Very detail oriented pulling me deep into the story. Alternating between Will and Sara kept me on edge, anticipating the next move.

The plot was so realistic, it was (almost) frightening. Truly a thought-provoking , page-turning hard to put down read.

Karin Slaughter knows how to grab your attention and not let go. I highly recommend The Last Widow to those who enjoy thrilling, suspense filled reads. ( )

Bra och spännande. Men jag tycker inte riktigt att den passar in i serien. Hade gjort sig bättre som en fristående bok men andra huvudkaraktärer. ( )

Even though this is the 9th book in the series and I haven't read the first 8, I didn't feel that I was behind or missing anything.

The book starts out with a high-ranking CDC employee being kidnapped in front of her young daughter.

One month later, a hospital is bombed in Atlanta. Will and Sara, a physician, live nearby and went to see if they could assist at a car accident they could hear from Sara's house. Will is an agent with the GBI, Georgia Board of Investigations. While at the scene, they both sense that something isn't right. As Will is retrieving Sara's medical bag from her car, he witnesses her being kidnapped by one of the "victims" of the car accident.

This begins Sara's inclusion into a cult-like group that is setting up for delivering "The Message". She is supposed to be helping out with sick kids within the group but she also sees the CDC specialist and is unsure as to how she fits in with all of this.

Will and the other investigators with the GBI are helping the FBI investigate this group and he goes undercover to get in there and see if he can find Sara and the CDC employee.

I really enjoyed this book but it started out with 4 different versions of the same event - the bombing of the hospital - from 4 different perspectives. Once I got through that part, it made sense. As mentioned, I don't feel as though I need to have read books `1-8 but will probably read future books in this series as well as other books by this author. ( )

Suspense

Fantastic! I had to stop reading it when I got close to the end, I didn't want it to be over. ( )