Karin Slaughter

Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! This is the 11th electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from the international no.1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series After that night, nothing was ever the same again … Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's. And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever …

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller! Will Trent and Sara Linton are back! Don�t miss the electrifying thriller featuring GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton from the international No.1 bestselling author Karin Slaughter.

"El prodigioso talento de Salughter para crear personajes es lo que la hace sobresalir entre los escritores de suspenso". --The Washington PostUna chica con un secreto... Long Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn se alista para su baile de graduaci n. Para una atleta que adem s es inteligente, bella y apreciada, esta noche deber a ser lo m s memorable de su paso por la secundaria. Pero Emily guarda un secreto. Y al final de la velada, alguien la silenciar para siempre. Un homicidio sin resolver... Cuarenta a os despu s, el asesinato de Emily sigue siendo un misterio. Su reducido grupo de amigos no volvi a mencionar el tema, su respetada y adinerada familia se aisl por completo y el peque o pueblo ha dejado atr s su espantoso ataque. Pero todo eso est a punto de cambiar. Una ltima oportunidad para desenmascarar al asesino... La agente federal Andrea Oliver ha llegado a Longbill Beach para proteger a un juez amenazado de muerte. Pero su verdadera misi n ser hacerle justicia a Emily. El asesino todav a anda suelto, y Andrea debe descubrir la verdad y desenmascararlo antes de que ella tambi n sea silenciada..." It's Slaughter's prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers." -- The Washington PostA girl with a secret... Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. An unsolved murder... Forty years later, Emily's murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that's about to change. One final chance to uncover a killer... US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there--and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too...

En liten stad gömmer en stor hemlighetLongbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gör sig redo för avslutningsbalen, som borde vara skolårets höjdpunkt. Men hennes liv har tagit en oönskad vändning och kvällen slutar med att hon blir mördad. Hennes sammansvetsade kompisgäng håller tyst, hennes respekterade och förmögna familj drar sig undan och livet i den lilla staden lunkar vidare. Fyrtio år senare är omständigheterna kring mordet på Emily fortfarande ett mysterium. Men allt är på väg att förändras. Kriminalkommissarien Andrea Oliver anländer till Longbill Beach på sitt första uppdrag: att skydda en domare som utsatts för dödshot. Men i hemlighet är hon där för att skipa rättvisa åt Emily, som hon har en personlig koppling till. Väl på plats inser Andrea att hon måste finna sanningen innan hon själv blir tystad.“Det finns många deckarförfattare som skriver på samma tema, ofta genom att både beskriva manligt våld mot kvinnor och kvinnliga polisers arbete. Den som lyckas bäst är Karin Slaughter, som skildrar människor trovärdigt, aldrig tappar greppet om spänningshistorien och även förmedlar en större bild av samhällsutvecklingen.” Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter"Det här är den bästa Karin Slaughter-romanen jag har läst och kanske den bästa deckaren jag har läst i år." Vi läser""En av de riktigt stora, där man alltid kan lita på att intrigen hänger ihop och tempot är högt.” Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter"Deckare på feministiska” Kakan Hermansson"En av hennes bästa böcker på länge." Viktor Andersson, BTJ-häftetKARIN SLAUGHTER är en av världens mest lästa och hyllade författare. Hennes böcker har givits ut i 120 länder och sålts i fler än 35 miljoner exemplar. Hon har skrivit 20 böcker, inklusive serierna om Grant County och Will Trent, samt Edgarnominerade De fördärvade och flera titlar som legat på Sunday Times topplista. Spänningsromanen Bilder av henne finns nu som serie på Netflix och Grant County- och Will Trent-serierna är också under produktion för tv. Karin Slaughter är född i Georgia och bor i Atlanta.

Don't miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "It's Slaughter's prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers." -- Washington PostFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father's past. A small town hides a big secret... Who killed Emily Vaughn? A girl with a secret... Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. An unsolved murder... Forty years later, Emily's murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that's about to change. One final chance to uncover a killer... US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there--and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too...

Alla har hemligheter. Vissa är bara mer brutala än andra. Hennes man blir kallblodigt mördad. Hennes syster är spårlöst försvunnen. När Claire börjar nysta i det förflutna förstår hon att livet hon levt aldrig varit på riktigt, och att hennes man inte var den hon trodde. Snart inser hon att sanningen är grymmare än hon någonsin kunnat föreställa sig.” Årets bästa deckare!” Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter”Karin Slaughter är, som alltid, en virtuos när det gäller personporträtt.” Sydsvenskan”En thriller jag inte kunde slita mig ifrån och bara måste läsa, läsa, läsa.” Kulturbloggen”Karin Slaughter är en av de allra mest spännande författarna från USA idag – oavsett genre.” Liza Marklund”Utan tvekan årets bästa thriller!” Lee ChildKARIN SLAUGHTER är en av världens mest lästa och hyllade författare. Hennes böcker har givits ut i 120 länder och sålts i fler än 35 miljoner exemplar. Hon har skrivit 20 böcker, inklusive serierna om Grant County och Will Trent, samt Edgarnominerade De fördärvade och flera titlar som legat på Sunday Times topplista. Spänningsromanen Bilder av henne finns nu som serie på Netflix och Grant County- och Will Trent-serierna är också under produktion för tv. Karin Slaughter är född i Georgia och bor i Atlanta.

The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series A girl with a secret…Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. A murder that remains a mystery…Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that’s about to change. One final chance to uncover a killer…Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But her assignment is a cover. Because, in reality, Andrea is here to find justice for Emily – and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too… A Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 20/05/2018, 23/06/2019, 28/06/2020, and 04/07/2021 ‘This thriller delivers. It’s twisty, touching and intense. I find it totally absorbing’ Adele Parks, author of One Last Secret ‘This first-class detective thriller is a dark, sophisticated gem of a read’ Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal ‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times

The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series

En liten stad gömmer en stor hemlighetLongbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gör sig redo för avslutningsbalen, som borde vara skolårets höjdpunkt. Men hennes liv har tagit en oönskad vändning och kvällen slutar med att hon blir mördad. Hennes sammansvetsade kompisgäng håller tyst, hennes respekterade och förmögna familj drar sig undan och livet i den lilla staden lunkar vidare. Fyrtio år senare är omständigheterna kring mordet på Emily fortfarande ett mysterium. Men allt är på väg att förändras. Kriminalkommissarien Andrea Oliver anländer till Longbill Beach på sitt första uppdrag: att skydda en domare som utsatts för dödshot. Men i hemlighet är hon där för att skipa rättvisa åt Emily, som hon har en personlig koppling till. Väl på plats inser Andrea att hon måste finna sanningen innan hon själv blir tystad.“Det finns många deckarförfattare som skriver på samma tema, ofta genom att både beskriva manligt våld mot kvinnor och kvinnliga polisers arbete. Den som lyckas bäst är Karin Slaughter, som skildrar människor trovärdigt, aldrig tappar greppet om spänningshistorien och även förmedlar en större bild av samhällsutvecklingen.” Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter"Det här är den bästa Karin Slaughter-romanen jag har läst och kanske den bästa deckaren jag har läst i år." Vi läser""En av de riktigt stora, där man alltid kan lita på att intrigen hänger ihop och tempot är högt.” Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter"Deckare på feministiska” Kakan Hermansson"En av hennes bästa böcker på länge." Viktor Andersson, BTJ-häftetKARIN SLAUGHTER är en av världens mest lästa och hyllade författare. Hennes böcker har givits ut i 120 länder och sålts i fler än 35 miljoner exemplar. Hon har skrivit 20 böcker, inklusive serierna om Grant County och Will Trent, samt Edgarnominerade De fördärvade och flera titlar som legat på Sunday Times topplista. Spänningsromanen Bilder av henne finns nu som serie på Netflix och Grant County- och Will Trent-serierna är också under produktion för tv. Karin Slaughter är född i Georgia och bor i Atlanta.

Don't miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"There's deception, sabotage, violence, family secrets . . . all the stuff you could want from a fictional page-turner."-- theSkimm Recommended by Washington Post - theSkimm - GMA.com - Popsugar - Bustle - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Augusta Chronicle - Sun-Sentinel - Mystery and Suspense Magazine - and more He saw what you did. He knows who you are... From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife, an electrifying standalone thriller. AN ORDINARY LIFE... Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She's an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta, would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter. HIDES A DEVASTATING PAST... But Leigh's ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure ... a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence. BUT NOW THE PAST IS CATCHING UP... On a Sunday night at her daughter's school play, she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. Though wary of the case, it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job. They're scheduled to go to trial in one week. When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it's no coincidence that he's specifically asked for her to represent him. She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie--the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they've been through. But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice..." A high-stakes thriller . . . Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous." -OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE

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Don't miss the next Will Trent thriller, This Is Why We Lied, coming this August NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "It's Slaughter's prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers." -- Washington PostFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father's past. A small town hides a big secret... Who killed Emily Vaughn? A girl with a secret... Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever. An unsolved murder... Forty years later, Emily's murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that's about to change. One final chance to uncover a killer... US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there--and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too...

Vio lo que hiciste. l sabe qui n eres ... De la autora bestseller del New York Times de Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife, un emocionante thriller independiente. UNA VIDA ORDINARIA ... Leigh Collier ha trabajado duro para construir lo que parece una vida normal. Ella es una abogada defensora prometedora en un prestigioso bufete de abogados en Atlanta, har a cualquier cosa por su hija Maddy, de diecis is a os, y se las est arreglando para ser una madre exitosa en una pandemia despu s de una separaci n amistosa de su esposo Walter. OCULTA UN PASADO DEVASTADOR ... Pero la vida cotidiana de Leigh enmascara una infancia que nadie deber a tener que soportar ... una infancia empa ada por secretos, rota por la traici n y finalmente destruida por un brutal acto de violencia. PERO AHORA EL PASADO SE EST RECUPERANDO ... Un domingo por la noche en la obra de teatro de la escuela de su hija, recibe una llamada de uno de los socios que quiere que Leigh suba a bordo para defender a un hombre rico acusado de m ltiples cargos de violaci n. Aunque desconf a del caso, resulta evidente que no tiene muchas opciones si quiere conservar su trabajo. Van a juicio en una semana. Cuando se encuentra cara a cara con el acusado, se da cuenta de que no es una coincidencia que le hayan pedido espec ficamente que lo represente. Ella lo conoce. Y la conoce. M s concretamente, es posible que sepa lo que sucedi hace m s de veinte a os y por qu Leigh ha pasado dos d cadas evitando su pasado. Y EL TIEMPO SE EST ACABANDO. De repente, tiene mucho m s que perder que este caso. La nica persona que puede ayudar es su hermana menor llamada Callie, la ltima persona a la que Leigh querr a arrastrar a esto despu s de todo lo que han pasado. Pero con la verdad devastadora en peligro de ser revelada, no tiene otra opci n ... He saw what you did. He knows who you are... From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife, an electrifying standalone thriller. AN ORDINARY LIFE... Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She's an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta, would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter. HIDES A DEVASTATING PAST... But Leigh's ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure ... a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence. BUT NOW THE PAST IS CATCHING UP... On a Sunday night at her daughter's school play, she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. Though wary of the case, it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job. They're scheduled to go to trial in one week. When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it's no coincidence that he's specifically asked for her to represent him. She knows him. And he knows her. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT. Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie--the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they've been through. But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice..." A high-stakes thriller . . . Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous." -OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE

The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series