Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is an American crime novelist. She is the author of 20 Sunday Times bestselling novels and more than 40 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, she is also the founder of the nonprofit Save the Libraries project. Her 2018 book, Pieces of Her, was adapted for TV, debuting at #1 on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her latest book, After That Night, is the 11th book in her Will Trent series, which has also been adapted for television with the first episode airing in 2023.
Books by Karin Slaughter
After That Night
by Karin Slaughter
After That Night by Karin Slaughter is the 11th book featuring Will Trent, a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent. However, the book focuses on Sara Linton—the heroine of Slaughter's first book, Blindsighted—and a violent attack that happened to her many years before, at a critical moment in her life. Slaughter, who has worked for a rape crisis hotline, says she will continue to write about violence against women until it stops happening.
Blindsighted
by Karin Slaughter
Blindsighted, published in 2001, was Karin Slaughter's first novel, set in a small town in the fictional Grant County, Georgia. It features Sara Linton, a paediatrician and also the local coroner. There are a further five novels in the Grant County series. Linton also features in Slaughter's Will Trent series.
“Pieces of Her not only has an explosive, intriguing plot, but the characters are what makes it such a standout novel and classic Slaughter. There’s a reason she’s considered one of the greatest crime writers in the world.” Read more...
Anthony Franze, Thriller and Crime Writer
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter
Triptych is the first book in Karin Slaughter's series featuring Will Trent, an agent at the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. In 2023, the series aired as a TV series.
Interviews with Karin Slaughter
Crime Fiction and Social Justice, recommended by Karin Slaughter
Many of us enjoy thrillers because of the pacy story, but good crime fiction has always been about society, says American novelist Karin Slaughter. She recommends five crime novels that are not only great reads but “pry the scab off the human condition.”
Interviews where books by Karin Slaughter were recommended
The Best Thrillers of 2019, recommended by Anthony Franze
Looking for a pacy, suspenseful thriller that keeps you racing through the pages? Look no further. Anthony Franze, author and coordinator of the International Thriller Writers’ annual awards, talks us through some of the books that made the shortlist for the best thrillers of 2019.
