The first Grant County novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, introducing Sara Linton of the acclaimed Will Trent Series.
āA bullās-eye, deftly crafted. . . . Slaughterās plotting is brilliant, her suspense relentless.ā āWashington Post
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But itās only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killerās twisted work becomes clear.
Saraās ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigationāa trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But heās got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, because the countyās only female detective, Lena Adamsāthe first victimās sisterāwants 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.
The first Grant County novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, introducing Sara Linton of the acclaimed Will Trent Series.
āA bullās-eye, deftly crafted. . . . Slaughterās plotting is brilliant, her suspense relentless.ā āWashington Post
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But itās only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killerās twisted work becomes clear.
Saraās ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigationāa trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But heās got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, because the countyās only female detective, Lena Adamsāthe first victimās sisterāwants 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.