All ‘Will Trent’ Books in Order

Special agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has returned to the ABC screens to close more case files. The ongoing season 2 of the police procedural drama is now taking inspiration from the sixth book in the best-selling series. Karin Slaughter, the author of the Will Trent novels, was initially worried about her masterpiece being brought to the screen.

However, her concerns were soon put aside following her meeting with Liz Heldens, the executive producer and writer of the series with Daniel T. Thomsen. And the result is now literally in front of our eyes—a magnificent crime drama raking in solid on-air numbers for ABC. Talking to Newsweek, Slaughter said:

“I talked to a lot of the writers on set, and they had a sign that says respect the IP, the intellectual property, and they understand that I’ve got 10s of millions of readers and they love the books, and they want to make sure they get the essence of that. So I felt very much included in the process, it’s felt very collaborative.”

Slaughter has thus far released 11 books and three novellas in the series, the latest being After That Night, released in June 2023. All the bibliophiles can bet their lives that reading a book is far better than slouching on a cough with your eyes glued to a screen. Even if you love watching the series, it’s worth catching the magic of the original material. Here is every Will Trent book and novella in order so you can savor the thrilling story in full:

1. Triptych (2006)

The first book in the Will Trent series, also known as the Atlanta series, Triptych deals with the case of young women dying at the hands of a serial rapist. To find the gruesome killer, the Atlanta homicide investigator Michael Ormewood along with Will Trent mix and mingle with the pimps and sex workers of the city’s housing projects. The book also features Angie Polaski, a vice cop who is the only woman Will has ever loved.

2. Fractured (2008)

The second book in the series, Fractured takes viewers to Atlanta’s most upscale neighborhood—Ansley Park. The case at hand now is of a girl who has been brutally murdered in a posh mansion, and her mother who killed her daughter’s attacker with her own hands in the hallway. When another teenage girl goes missing, Will Trent takes to the case, revealing shocking truths involving some of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the city.