I have many, many books to be read, but when I get one by Karin Slaughter, it almost always goes to the top of the pile. And so it was with AFTER THAT NIGHT, which proved that my decision was correct; it really did belong at the top of the pile

AFTER THAT NIGHT is another book in Slaughter's Will Trent/Sara Linton series. Trent is an investigator for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and Linton is a doctor and medical examiner for the GBI. Linton often gets herself involved in Trent's investigations.

In this case, Linton enlists Trent's help so she can keep a promise to a patient who was raped and killed. So Trent and his partner, Faith, along with Sara, investigate and find connections to two other rapes that occurred over the last 15 years. There may even be a connection to Sara's rape 15 years ago.

AFTER THAT NIGHT belongs at the top of your pile, really. But I did have one problem with the story. In order to insert himself into a group of doctors who have stayed in touch since they were in medical school together, Will poses as a doctor who also went to school with them. He now wants to be in their group, he says.They accept him, assuming they've just forgotten him.

That's hard for me to swallow. I still remembered classmates at a 50-year reunion and couldn't have been fooled like that. After only 15 years, I surely would know an imposter. Still, I recommend you accept that and just go with it. You'll be glad you did.

Although it's ideal if you can read the books in this series in order, it isn't necessary. If you, like me, read them as you find them, even if that is out of order, no problem.