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From Atlanta’s wealthiest suburbs to its stark inner-city housing projects, a killer has crossed the boundaries of wealth and race. And the people who are chasing him must cross those boundaries, too. Among them is Michael Ormewood, a veteran detective whose marriage is hanging by a thread—and... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Will Trent: State investigator
- Angie/Robin Polaski: Cop working the street
- Kopf: Add a description of this character.
- Angie
- Der Mann
- Frau
- Blick
- Michael Ormewood: Detective
- John Shelley: ex-con
- Boden
- Mary Alice
- Geld
- Zimmer
- Gina
- Joyce: John's sister
- Sohn
- Gott
- Will
- Messer
- Schulter
- Tisch
- Robin
- Mary Alice Finney: The teen John Shelley was convicted of murdering
- Mund
- Woody
- Grund
- Fenster
- Amanda
- Leo
- Knie
- Gina Ormewood: Michael's wife, an R.N.
- Cedric
- Hals
- Herz
- Danke
- Bett
- Brust
- Stirn
- Der Junge
- Lydia
- Spiegel
- Freund
- Amanda Wagner: Will Trent's GBI boss
- Strick
- Bruder
- Cynthia
- Aleesha Monroe: Murder victim
- Ms. Lam
- Ben
- Leo Donnelly: An APD detective
- Tim: Michael and Gina's mentally challenged son
- Ken
- Pete
- Cynthia Barrett: Michael's 15 year old next door neighbor
- Richard
- Greer
- Miriam Monroe
- Kathy
- Betty
- Barbara: Gina's mother
- Jasmine Allison
- Johnny
- Mike
- Phil
- Emily
- Paul Finney: One time Dekalb County prosecutor, Mary Alice's father
- Randall
- Caroline
- Mama
- Baby G: Pimp
Setting & Locations edit
- Aleesha
- Atlanta
- Tennessee
- Tatort
- Georgia
- Sind
- Essen
- Handgelenk
- Bergen
- Fairlane
- Decatur
- Heidenangst
- Bude
- Gorilla
- Anschein
- Lenkrad
- Florida
- Ise
- City Hall East
- Colonnade Restaurant: www.colonnadeatl.com
Organizations edit
- G.B.I. (Georgia Bureau of Investigation): The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is an independent, statewide agency that provides assistance to the state's criminal justice system in the areas of criminal investigations, forensic laboratory services and computerized criminal justice information.
First Sentence edit
Detective Michael Ormewood listened to the football game on the radio as he drove down DeKalb Avenue toward Grady Homes.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Will Trent/Atlanta Series. (standard series)
Followed by Fractured.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karin Slaughter (Author)
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Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 813.6
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