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I know a few people dislike Slaughter’s deviation from the Will Trent series, but I loved Cop Town. It is another brilliant Slaughter book.
I’ll start by saying you can see the influence of Criminal at times. You can tell she had so much in mind when she wrote that stories, and that she went on to bring the ideas into Cop Town to make something wonderful. Whilst the characters are completely different to those in Criminal, you can easily see that it is all part of one larger world and I wouldn’t have been at all surprised had we crossed paths with characters from Criminal.
This book has everything you expect from Slaughter, except it is set in a different time. From the start, we are pulled into the story. We follow the characters at both home and work, quickly making them into multidimensional characters you can relate to (allowing you to love or hate them as is necessary).
I will say, however, that the ending to this one was rather predictable. From quite early on, you’re able to narrow down the suspects to a couple of characters, which takes away a bit of the fun. Whilst this has happened with a couple of other Slaughter books it isn’t always the case and I always find myself disappointed when it happens. Of course I loved reading how events played out, but I was hopeful for more of a twist.
My final point is a personal one. Once again Slaughter ‘develops’ one of her female characters through making her a rape victim. I have to ask, why does she do this with every book? Her main characters are always wonderful and it is not necessary for her to do it every time. The shock factor vanishes and you know what is coming. Moreover, I’m pretty sure the Slaughter statistic is higher than the world statistic. I know such a thing does happen in real life, I understand she wants to open our eyes to it, but I feel as though it is not necessary to make every main character a rape victim.
Aside from that (it really is my own personal rant), I adored the book.
In all honesty, I would love to read more stories involving these characters. As much as I enjoy following the Will Trent stories, I would be happy to take a break every so often for these characters.
I’ll start by saying you can see the influence of Criminal at times. You can tell she had so much in mind when she wrote that stories, and that she went on to bring the ideas into Cop Town to make something wonderful. Whilst the characters are completely different to those in Criminal, you can easily see that it is all part of one larger world and I wouldn’t have been at all surprised had we crossed paths with characters from Criminal.
This book has everything you expect from Slaughter, except it is set in a different time. From the start, we are pulled into the story. We follow the characters at both home and work, quickly making them into multidimensional characters you can relate to (allowing you to love or hate them as is necessary).
I will say, however, that the ending to this one was rather predictable. From quite early on, you’re able to narrow down the suspects to a couple of characters, which takes away a bit of the fun. Whilst this has happened with a couple of other Slaughter books it isn’t always the case and I always find myself disappointed when it happens. Of course I loved reading how events played out, but I was hopeful for more of a twist.
My final point is a personal one. Once again Slaughter ‘develops’ one of her female characters through making her a rape victim. I have to ask, why does she do this with every book? Her main characters are always wonderful and it is not necessary for her to do it every time. The shock factor vanishes and you know what is coming. Moreover, I’m pretty sure the Slaughter statistic is higher than the world statistic. I know such a thing does happen in real life, I understand she wants to open our eyes to it, but I feel as though it is not necessary to make every main character a rape victim.
Aside from that (it really is my own personal rant), I adored the book.
In all honesty, I would love to read more stories involving these characters. As much as I enjoy following the Will Trent stories, I would be happy to take a break every so often for these characters.