Do You like book Triptych (2006)?
4.5 stars.A bit gruesome at times but a solid read. Will Trent is a very intriguing character. Look forward to reading more about him. In the city of Atlanta, women are dying—at the hands of a killer who signs his work with a single, chilling act of mutilation. Leaving behind enough evidence to fuel a frenzied police hunt, this cunning madman is bringing together dozens of lives, crossing 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 whose arrogance and explosive temper are threatening his career. And Angie Polaski, a beautiful vice cop who was once Michael's lover before she became his enemy.But another player has entered the game: a loser ex-con who has stumbled upon the killer's trail in the most coincidental of ways—someone who may be the key to breaking the case wide open "You just one weird motherfucker." “He wore a watch on his wrist, but only as a cheat to help him differentiate between left and right.” Will turned his back to her, looking at the painting over the mantel. It was a triptych, three canvases hinged together to make one image when it was open, another image when it was closed. He had always assumed she liked the duplicity of the piece. It was just like Angie, one thing inside, another out.I don't know what to make of Angie. Not sure if she features in future books. Kinda don't want her to be the love interest ... "Think about it," ... "Think about what's going to happen to you."The light went out.The door closed. The bolt slid home.She was going to die ...
—Mo
Tríptico. . . tríptico. . .Penso que me deixei influenciar pelas opiniões positivas que vi e estava à espera de uma leitura empolgante e que me fizesse avançar na leitura rapidamente e entusiasmada.É um bom livro, mas. . . não é surpreendente.É um bom policial mas, já li melhores. . .É um 3,5*.O início até foi aborrecido para mim, até chegar à página 180, por aí, não estava mesmo a achar nada de especial, mas foi aí que houve uma reviravolta. . . a única para mim, mas, por sinal, muito muito boa pois não antevia tal acontecimento. . .É um livro que se sabe desde muito cedo quem é o personagem malévolo e sádico. Os crimes são realmente brutais.John, um condenado por pedofilia, violação e homicídio, é, talvez a melhor personagem do livro. Muito humano. Muito. . . normal. . .Um personagem que apesar do seu passado, continua em busca do bem e do mal. . . principalmente do mal.Há coisas que têm que se resolver, muitos anos passados e descobertas feitas por acaso. . .Joyce, a irmã de John. Adorei as suas intervenções.Punho de aço mas coração de manteiga.Will Trent, é outra personagem excelente. Pois é um polícia brilhante com algumas disfuncionalidades. . . muito interessante de se conhecer.Muito boa a sua aparição e o seu desenvolvimento na história.Assim como a agente Angie Polaski. Ambos, cresceram juntos e conhecem os segredos um do outro. Não tiveram inícios bons mas conseguiram vingar.Vão adorar a Betty e a sua predilecção por queijo, que tem as suas consequências.Michael Ormewood, um detective, também ele atormentado por um passado. . . também ele afectado pelas relações dos seus pais algo negligentes e que escolheu a sua via de actuação. . . Esperto. . . ou não tão esperto assim. Muito bem construído. Algo presunçoso e arrogante.O final não trouxe nada de novo, aliás, eu não achei grande desenvolvimento a partir do meio do livro, mas, tem os seus momentos emocionantes apesar de previsíveis. Gostei do final mesmo assim.Uma coisa que gosto bastante em livros é o seu grafismo e este apresenta umas páginas a imitar recortes de jornais com notícias antigas que quebram a monotonia.Vou ainda referenciar um ponto super negativo.Super negativo porque eu não costumo ligar a este tipo de coisas mas neste, está de tal forma exagerado que vou ter de referir.E é: a quantidade de erros que há por todo o livro. Erros até ao nível de estar uma personagem feminina em foco e na linha seguinte já é um "ele" que responde. Não sei porquê, isto irritou-me solenemente.Em suma, um livro bastante bom, que vale pela construção dos personagens mas que não apresenta nada de original.Um bom policial nevertheless.
—Filipa
I will first start with the title of the book. This is the first time I remember when I look up a title in the dictionary. My digital Collins says:triptych [ˈtrɪptɪk:] n 1. a set of three pictures or panels, usually hinged so that the two wing panels fold over the larger central one: often used as an altarpiece 2. a set of three hinged writing tablets From Greek triptukhos, from tri- + ptux plate.One of the story's characters has a triptych on her mantelpiece. When the two side panels fold over the central one a new image or canvas is formed. There is a blurb on the book cover: Three people with something to hide. One killer with nothing to lose. I believe the Triptych reference is to these three people and the way their deception makes things take different forms at different times.I bought this book after I read Fractured by the same author because I liked the character of Special Agent Will Trent and wanted to read more about his personal story. This book did not disappoint, as the plot moved at a cracking pace. There were plenty of unexpected twists that kept me turning the pages, and re-reading some parts to discover how the author expertly wove the pattern of deception. I love the way Karin Slaughter handles her characters. Unlike clean predictable sleuths such as Temperance Brennan (Kathy Reich's forensic anthropologist), Karin Slaughter comes up with more vulnerable and gritty characters for her police force. They show many human frailties that anyone can relate to and sympathize with. Her characters fight their private battles as they are fighting crime, and this makes them all the more appealing.The story starts with the murder and mutilation of Aleesha Munroe, a prostitute and a drug addict living in one of Atlanta's rough neighborhood. Detective Michael Ormwood is in charge, but he soon finds out that he needs to work with Special Agent Will Trent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Will Trent is helping out because the murder has some similarities with other attacks around the state. Within 24 hours Michael's next door neighbor is found dead in his backyard and in order to solve the mystery the two men need to look back into a past that refuses to stay buried. I will not elaborate more on this excellent thriller in order not to spoil it for future readers. More than just a good thriller the story challenges the perceptions of right and wrong, justice and injustice. It showed the grim reality of prison and why a convicted felon almost always ends up back in prison. I will remember many characters in this book. For example there was the mother character who fought bravely and unrelentingly for her son, it was a character I related to. She stands in contrast to the mother who fought blindly for her son doing a lot of damage to people's lives in the process.Another character later in the book speaks poignantly about her children: "It's the most wonderful blessing God has given us, our ability to bring a child into the world. You hold them in our arms that first time, and they are more precious than gold. Every breath you take after that is only for your child". This is so very true.
—Randa
