Books with author Karin Slaughter

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.

“The Good Daughter is like Law and Order meets The Good Wife.” —theSkimmInstant New York Times BestsellertheSkimm Book Club Pick!The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author — a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind…Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father — Pikeville's notorious defense attorney — devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself — the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again — and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized — Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a case that unleashes the terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime that destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried forever…Packed with twists and turns, brimming with emotion and heart, The Good Daughter is fiction at its most thrilling.