Triptych

Born and raised in Georgia, Karin Slaughter is a prolific writer of two highly successful series and numerous standalone novels in the thriller and detective genres. To date, she has published 24 novels that have sold over 40 million copies and been released in 120 countries. She has won several awards, most notably the Crime Zone Silver Fingerprint Award, the Edgar Award for Best Short Story, the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, and the International Thriller Writers Awards, among many others. She has also been nominated for Georgia Author of the Year and the ITV Crime Thriller International Author of the Year.

Her most popular series is arguably the Will Trent series, of which Triptych is the first installment. This series primarily features Will and his partner, Faith Mitchell, who work for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and his complex relationship with Angie Polaski is also thoroughly explored throughout the series. As of December 2024, there are 12 novels in this series, and it has also been adapted into a police procedural TV show on ABC. While the show has largely received praise from critics, it does not closely follow Slaughter’s books, but Slaughter has famously indicated her acceptance of this fact, opining, “The show is the show and the books are the books.