Triptych (Slaughter novel)
{{Short description|2006 novel by Karin Slaughter}}
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| author = Karin Slaughter
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| genre = Crime fiction
| set_in = Atlanta, Georgia
| publisher = Delacorte Press
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| pub_date = August 15, 2006
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| pages = 400 {{small|(Hardcover edition)}}
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| isbn = 978-0385339469
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| followed_by = Fractured
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Triptych is a 2006 thriller novel by American author Karin Slaughter. The first in her Atlanta series, the novel centers on Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and features Angie Polaski.{{cite web|title=Triptych by Karin Slaughter |url=https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/triptych |website=bookreporter.com |date= |access-date=February 20, 2021}} The audiobook is narrated by Michael Kramer.
Plot summary
Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is on the trail of a serial rapist with a gruesome inclination, when he comes into contact with Michael Ormewood, an Atlanta homicide detective. Ormewood has a dark past and it involves Angie Polaski, a vice cop who is the only woman Will has ever loved. John Shelley, who at fifteen was tried as an adult for the rape and murder of a neighbor girl, has just gotten out of prison after twenty years. John's trying to stay clean and keep his parole officer happy when he discovers by accident that he's involved with the rapist, and if John doesn't take action fast, he will end up back in prison. Will and Michael work to solve the case, mingling with the pimps and sex workers of Atlanta's housing projects in search of clues. Will and Angie resume their strange relationship after a two-year hiatus. Will continues his struggle to keep anyone from finding out about his dyslexia, a definite career-ender, and Will's job is the only thing that keeps the painful demons of his own past at bay.
Critical reception
Carol Memmott of USA Today praised Triptych: "Slaughter's gift for building multi-layered tension while deconstructing damaged personalities gives this thriller a nerve-wracking finish."{{cite web|last=Memmott|first=Carol|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508082354/http://www.usatoday.com:80/life/books/reviews/2006-08-02-roundup-thrillers_x.htm|archive-date=May 8, 2011|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2006-08-02-roundup-thrillers_x.htm|title=Roundup: Four new thrillers|work=USA Today|date=August 3, 2006|access-date=July 30, 2023|url-status=dead}} Kirkus Reviews found that the plot development "[keeps] even the wariest readers off-balance and [leaves] the last act for a settling of accounts" and concluded about the character development: "The volcanic heroes and villains, who act both surprisingly and logically, are a welcome sign that Slaughter's trademark franchise only hints at the range of her gifts."{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karin-slaughter/triptych/|title=Triptych|work=Kirkus Reviews|date=June 1, 2006|access-date=July 30, 2023}} Tara Gelsomino of Romantic Times rated the book four stars out of five and commented that among the three main characters' storylines, "...John's possibly wrongful imprisonment is the most horrifying of all, rife with it-could-happen-to-you implications."{{cite magazine|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004175424/http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/triptych|archivedate=October 4, 2015|title=Triptych|url=http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/triptych|last=Gelsomino|first=Tara|work=Romantic Times|date=August 2006|issue=270|accessdate=August 26, 2023|url-status=dead}}
For the San Francisco Chronicle, David Lazarus said the plot "unfolds slowly" but was "worth the effort" and praised what he called "the strong characters", including Trent: "Severely dyslexic and scarred by a tragic past, his struggle to do right proves both fascinating and appalling."{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/books/article/A-lawyer-turns-up-dead-as-fall-of-Paris-looms-in-2489111.php|title=A lawyer turns up dead as fall of Paris looms in 1940|last=Lazarus|first=David|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=September 3, 2006|access-date=August 13, 2023}} David J. Montgomery of The Philadelphia Inquirer called Triptych Slaughter's best work, "a novel of power and substance that is shocking and painful at times, but also gripping and resonant."{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/201135276/|title=Flawed people struggle to uncover a killer|last=Montgomery|first=David J.|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=August 27, 2006|page=H10|access-date=August 13, 2023|url-access=subscription}}
Publishers Weekly had a more critical review: "...the shock value garnered by the plot twist isn't matched by the predictable denouement."{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780385339469|title=TripTych|work=Publishers Weekly|date=June 12, 2006|access-date=July 30, 2023}}
Sequels and adaptations
In 2008, Delacorte published Fractured, the sequel to Triptych, again featuring Will Trent.{{cite news|last=O'Brian|first=Don|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=0D10F2CADB4B24C0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F12230B34A9BDF578|title=BOOKS – Murder in Ansley Park – Family ties fray in thriller set in upscale neighborhood|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=July 27, 2008|page=K8|accessdate=August 26, 2023|via=Newsbank}} By 2020, Slaughter had written ten novels in the Will Trent series.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/abc-will-trent-liz-heldens-dan-thomsen-1235169085/|title= ABC Orders Drama Pilot 'Will Trent' from Liz Heldens, Dan Thomsen |work=Variety|date=February 1, 2022|accessdate=August 26, 2023}}
ABC ordered Will Trent, a television pilot based on the novels. Starring Ramón Rodríguez as the titular character, Will Trent premiered on January 3, 2023, with 6.6 million viewers, the highest viewership in the 10 p.m. time slot since 2021.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/abc-procedurals-the-rookie-feds-will-trent-midseason-ratings-1235220252/|title=ABC Locks Up Tuesday Ratings Win with Procedural Midseason Premieres in 7-Day Delayed Viewing|last=Campione|first=Kate|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 12, 2023|accessdate=August 26, 2023}} Will Trent would become the highest-rated debut show for ABC in the 2022–23 television season, resulting in the network renewing the show for a second season in April 2023.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/will-trent-renewed-season-2-abc-ramon-rodriguez-1235329830/|title='Will Trent' Renewed for Season 2 by ABC|last=Petski|first=Denise|last2=Andreeva|first2=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=April 18, 2023|accessdate=August 26, 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.karinslaughter.com/ Karin Slaughter] official website
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Category:American thriller novels