The first Grant County novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, introducing Sara Linton of the acclaimed Will Trent Series.
âA bullâs-eye, deftly crafted. . . . Slaughterâs plotting is brilliant, her suspense relentless.â âWashington Post
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But itâs only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killerâs twisted work becomes clear.
Saraâs ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigationâa trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But heâs got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, because the countyâs only female detective, Lena Adamsâthe first victimâs sisterâwants 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.
âA bullâs-eye, deftly crafted. . . . Slaughterâs plotting is brilliant, her suspense relentless.â âWashington Post
A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But itâs only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killerâs twisted work becomes clear.
Saraâs ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigationâa trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But heâs got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, because the countyâs only female detective, Lena Adamsâthe first victimâs sisterâwants 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.