Will Trent · #6.5
Busted
From Karin Slaughter comes a fast and furious tale in which no one is quite who they seem. This electrifying eBook novella featuring Will Trent is a prequel to Slaughter’s upcoming novel, Unseen.
Detective Will Trent is standing in a Georgia convenience store, waiting on an obstinate Icee frozen drink machine. To the surveillance cameras and bored staff of the Lil’ Dixie Gas-n-Go, however, Will appears to be someone very different—the menacing ex-con Bill Black. Going undercover as Bill, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent is about to infiltrate the most corrupt town in the most corrupt county in the new American South. But first: his Icee.
Everything changes in one horrific instant, as all hell breaks loose at the Lil’ Dixie. A cop is shot. A bag of cash goes flying across the floor. A young woman disappears while a killer takes off in a battered pick-up truck. Within seconds, Will is in pursuit.
The series
In the shadows of Atlanta, where justice is never black and white, an investigator like no other untangles the city’s darkest crimes. The Will Trent series plunges readers into the world of a man shaped by a brutal past—an orphan who grew up invisible, now wielding his uncanny ability to read between the lines where others see nothing. Will Trent doesn’t just solve cases; he exposes the fractures beneath polite society, uncovering secrets that fester in silence.
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With each novel, the series tightens its grip, blending psychological depth with pulse-pounding suspense. Twisting narratives, raw emotional intensity, and the unsettling reality of human darkness make these stories impossible to forget. But beneath the grit and blood, there's heart—an intricate exploration of survival, trust, and the weight of wounds that never truly heal.
For those who crave crime fiction that challenges expectations, where every revelation cuts deep and justice is rarely clean, this series delivers. Will Trent isn’t just about the cases—it’s about the people broken by them and the investigator who refuses to look away.
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#2 · 2008Fractured 
#3 · 2009Undone 
#4 · 2010Broken 
#5 · 2011Fallen 
#5.5 · 2012Snatched 
#6 · 2012Criminal 
#6.5 · 2013Busted 
#7 · 2013Unseen 
#8 · 2016The Kept Woman 
#9 · 2019The Last Widow 
#10 · 2020The Silent Wife 
#11 · 2023After That Night 
#12 · 2024This Is Why We Lied 
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