Although I hadn't read the Will Trent series, I had read a few books by Karin Slaughter before watching the series and so it was immediately apparent that this was not going to be true to the books. I loved this series, the Will Trent character is charming, the stories engaging and the villains unlikeable enough without totally pissing you off. I liked it so much, I decided to start on the book series. Well!! As most of the critical reviews here have pointed out, the TV version veers so far from the books it's barely recognisable as the same series. A lot of the time the only similarities are the names and roles of the characters, although sometimes even that is changed (for ex Michael Ormewood). Betty the Chihuahua remains, Will is still dyslexic, a few crime plots are the same. But otherwise two completely different beasts. And that's the way I look at them. I enjoyed the show and look forward to season two. And I'm loving the books, up to #6 in series now. For anyone who hasn't read the books, I love that they are not as gritty as some of Slaughter's other books (and was there ever a better name for a writer of crime fiction?) and contains some moments of charm and pathos as in the TV version.
Review of Will Trent
