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Prolific Authors – 19 Books

It is time once again to take a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.  This year, I’m once again on pace to set a new record for books read in a year, so I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through August of this year. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 1xx books, so there should be some movement over the past two years.  Without further ado, it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much over the years.  We continue today with the lone author I’ve read 19 times, starting in 2018.

Karin Slaughter

In March of 2018, I was flying to Las Vegas for the IBM Think conference and I clicked open Pretty Girls, a standalone work by Karin Slaughter, which had been on the Kindle for a while. Little did I know that I would average close to three books per year for the next seven years.

After That Night – Karin Slaughter

The following year, I jumped into her Will Trent series, accidentally starting with the eighth entry The Kept Woman.  I worked my way through that series, becoming current in 2023.  That summer, I went back to her older Grant County series, having some familiarity with characters who had crossed over.  Earlier this year, I knocked off Pieces of Her, which was adapted by Netflix for a show in 2022 and has a sequel waiting for me.  On top of all that, she has a new series which started in August.  I imagine she may take the top spot next time I run through this list.

 

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Prolific Authors – 12 Books

Way back in December of 2011 (and again every other December since), we’ve taken a look at the authors I have read the most, dating back to high school.  This year, since I’ve far surpassed my reading output of any year on record, I thought it would be nice to take a deeper dive into those books I’ve read through October. Since our last check-in, I’ve read an additional 118 books, so there could be some movement over the past two years, but it’s time to take another look and see if my “favorite” authors have changed much in that time span.  Today, we continue with the two authors I’ve read twelve times, even with two years ago.

Christopher Golden

The prolific author first entered my bookshelf in 1998, thanks to a Buffy the Vampire Slayer tie-in.  Eleven more of those over the following seven years leave him here.

The Kept Woman – Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter

A New York Times best seller, Slaughter first crossed my radar in 2018 with the standalone novel Pretty Girls.  I followed that up with The Kept Woman, which, unbeknownst to me, was the eighth entry in the Will Trent series.  Since then, I’ve quickly caught up on that series while also starting her previous Grant County series.

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Book 33 (of 52) – Unseen

Unseen – Karin Slaughter

When Agent Will Trent goes undercover in Macon, his future with Sara Linton intersects with her past as a raid by Lena Adams goes bad, resulting in her husband, Sara’s stepson, being shot.  Agent Trent tries to investigate the crime, and find out the identity of the new big bad in town, while keeping his cover.  Once Sara learns the truth, can he keep his relationship intact while finding the truth?

Unseen, the seventh entry in Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent series and my eighth overall, once again crosses over Slaughter’s previous Grant County series with her current work, checking back in on Lena Adams, who was last seen in Broken, book number four.  Once again, there is a preponderance of interconnectedness within the characters in the tale, but, being a pseudo-crossover, I guess that is to be expected.  The next entry in the series, The Kept Woman, was the first one I read, so from here on out I will be current with the series.  Looks like, as of today, there are only two entries left to go.

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Book 7 (of 52) – The Kept Woman

The Kept Woman – Karin Slaughter

The Kept Woman, the 8th entry in author Karin Slaughter’s Will Trent series, follows a team of state investigators as they work the death of a former Atlanta police detective and a missing and injured loved one of one of their own.  As their investigation continues, they find it ties into a previous case, involving NBA superstars and the rape of a young girl.

My first experience with Slaughter’s work, a stand alone story outside of the Trent series, came last year and was very enjoyable.  Had I known this was part book was part of a series, I might have been hesitant to pick it up, but there really isn’t any indication on the cover.  I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy this effort, but there were some plot points that seemed a little far fetched, and I’m not sure if that is inherent in the series or just part of this outing.  The interconnectedness between all of the players, and the number of them who were ex-cops, despite being bad actors, did pull me out of the story a bit.  But, overall, it was an enjoyable read.  I’ve got some more of her work sitting around and I’m looking forward to giving it another try.