New Releases by Karin Slaughter

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A complex, gripping, and deadly serious novel that reflects anew [Karin] Slaughter’s abundant talent.”—The Washington Post WATCH WILL TRENT ON ABC • “An absolute master . . . Slaughter creates some wonderfully complex and mature female characters, a distinctive achievement in the world of thrillers.”—Chicago Tribune “You know what we’re here for. Hand it over, and we’ll let her go.” There’s no police training stronger than a cop’s instinct. Faith Mitchell’s mother isn’t answering her phone. Her front door is open. There’s a bloodstain above the knob. Her infant daughter is hidden in a shed behind the house. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her mother’s house, gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn’t see is her mother. . . . Faith is left with too many questions and not enough answers. To find her mother, she’ll need the help of her partner, Will Trent, and they’ll both need the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Faith isn’t just a cop anymore—she’s a witness. She’s also a suspect. The thin blue line hides police corruption, bribery, even murder. Faith will have to go up against the people she respects the most in order to find her mother and bring the truth to light—or bury it forever.

‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ TESS GERRITSEN ‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ MICHAEL CONNELLY __________________________________ FBI Special Agent Will Trent’s instinct is put to the test. On assignment at Atlanta''s busy airport Will Trent is forced to make a split-second decision. But is it the right one? Multi-million copy, international bestselling thriller writer Karin Slaughter is known for her razor-sharp plotting and her ability to put the reader right at the heart of the crime. Snatched is Karin at her best in a compelling story that will grip you like a vice. An exclusive straight to digital short story from the No.1 bestseller. Includes the opening chapters of Criminal and a taster of Fallen.

From the No. 1 bestselling author of the Will Trent novels, Karin Slaughter. International, multi-million copy bestselling thriller writer Karin Slaughter is known for her compelling storytelling, intricate plotting and her ability to put the reader right at the heart of the crime. In The Unremarkable Heart she has turned her talents to a gripping story that will chill you to the bone. This eBook exclusive includes extra material: the first chapter of Broken. And the opening chapter to Fallen.

Fleeing to Atlanta to seek refuge in the aftermath of a violent act, Sarah Linton becomes unwittingly enmeshed in a case involving a tortured young ER patient, a situation that is investigated by special agents Will Trent and Faith Mitchell. Reprint. A best-selling book.

Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today." A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it''s only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killer''s twisted work becomes clear. Sara''s ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigation—a trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But he''s got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, for the county''s sole female detective, Lena Adams—the first victim''s sister—want to serve her own justice. But it is Sara who holds the key to finding the killer. A secret from her past could unmask the brilliantly malevolent psychopath .. or mean her death.

_________________________________________ Desire leaves a man destroyed – a young girl''s curiosity reveals secrets better left hidden – an accidental encounter on a train ends violently – ambition leads to a curious exchange – an uncanny likeness changes two lives forever. A novel in sixteen chilling parts, linked by a glittering charm bracelet which brings misfortune to everyone who handles it. In Like A Charm, the cream of British and American crime writers combine for a must-have collection. From nineteenth-century Georgia, where the bracelet is forged in fire, to wartime Leeds, a steam train across Europe, the violent backstreets of 1980s Scotland, present-day London, a Manhattan taxi, the Mojave desert and back to Georgia, each writer weaves a gripping story of murder, betrayal and intrigue. _________________________________________ Crime and thriller masters know there’s nothing better than a little Slaughter: ‘I’d follow her anywhere’ GILLIAN FLYNN ‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ TESS GERRITSEN ‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ MICHAEL CONNELLY ‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ LEE CHILD ‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ KATHY REICHS ‘Fiction doesn''t get any better than this’ JEFFERY DEAVER ‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ PETER JAMES ‘Raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ KATHRYN STOCKETT ‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ CAMILLA LACKBERG ‘Amongst the world‘s greatest and finest crime writers’ YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

Ansley Park is one of Atlanta''s most upscale neighbourhoods but in one gleaming mansion, in a teenager''s lavish bedroom, a girl has been savagely murdered.

When a severely wounded young woman is brought in to the emergency room, Sara Linton finds herself drawn back into a world of violence and terror. The woman has been hit by a car but, naked and brutalised, it''s clear that she has been the prey of a twisted mind. When Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Investigation Team returns to the scene of the accident, he stumbles on a torture chamber buried deep beneath the earth. And this hidden house of horror reveals a ghastly truth-- Sara''s patient is just the first victim of a sick, sadistic killer.

‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ TESS GERRITSEN ‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ MICHAEL CONNELLY __________________________________ A darkly comic tale about Mr Less-Than-Average in an average world from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series. Martin Reed, a crime fiction fanatic, is the office joke at Southern Toilet Supply. Stuck in a dead-end job and living with his cranky mother, he''s bullied by colleagues, shunned by women, and tormented by his arch enemy who is now his supervisor. Until one morning, Martin arrives at work to find the police investigating a brutal murder. A co-worker''s body has been found in a ditch, and all evidence points to Martin—especially since he can''t, or won''t, provide an alibi. When a second victim is found in the company bathroom, things really conspire against Martin. His only hope is the beautiful and sympathetic Detective Anther Albada, but even she''s beginning to doubt his innocence. Could Martin be guilty? Or is he just misunderstood? _________________________________________ Crime and thriller masters know there’s nothing better than a little Slaughter: ‘I’d follow her anywhere’ GILLIAN FLYNN ‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ LEE CHILD ‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ KATHY REICHS ‘Fiction doesn''t get any better than this’ JEFFERY DEAVER ‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ PETER JAMES ‘Raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ KATHRYN STOCKETT ‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ CAMILLA LACKBERG ‘Amongst the world‘s greatest and finest crime writers’ YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

When the charred body of a woman is found, and Detective Lena Adams is charged with homicide, Grant County''s medical examiner/pediatrician Sara Linton joins forces with her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver to uncover the truth.

In a jail cell in a run-down Georgia town, detective Lena Adams sits in silence, bruised, angry, & the only suspect in a murdermurder that left a woman burned beyond recognition. 100 miles away, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver receives the call.

The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara and Jeffrey stumbled upon the body, they both became consumed with finding the killer of the young woman.

The internationally bestselling author "squarely in the ranks of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs" (Publishers Weekly) shows off her superb talent with this brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed tale of suspense. In Karin Slaughter''s exciting new thriller, an officer is shot point-blank in the Grant County police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner Sara Linton at the center. Working outside the station, Lena Adams, newly reinstated to the force, and Frank Wallace, Jeffrey''s second in command, must try to piece together who the shooter is and how to rescue their friends before Jeffrey dies. For the sins of the past have caught up with Sara and Jeffrey -- with a vengeance ... Deftly interweaving present and past, Slaughter -- dubbed "the new face of crime" by Book magazine -- offers another brilliant knife-edge tale of suspense that cements her place among the most outstanding practitioners of crime fiction today.

A small Georgia town erupts in panic when ayoung college professor is found brutally mutilatedin the local diner. But it''s only when town pediatricianand coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the fullextent of the killer''s twisted work becomes clear. Sara''s ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads theinvestigation -- a trail of terror that grows increasinglymacabre when another local woman is found crucified a fewdays later. But he''s got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, for the county''s sole female detective, Lena Adams -- the first victim''s sister -- wants to serve her own justice. But it is Sara who holds the key to finding the killer.A secret from her past could unmask the brilliantlymalevolent psychopath ... or mean her death.