Karin Slaughter is an American crime writer, whose first novel Blindsighted became an international
success, was published in almost 30 languages, and made the Crime Writers' Association's
Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001.
She has sold more than 30 million copies of her books, and is published in 32 languages.
Fractured, the second novel in the Will Trent series, debuted at number one in the UK and
the Netherlands, and was the number one adult fiction title in Australia.
At the same time, Faithless published in Germany at number one.
Slaughter was born in a small southern Georgia community.
Now residing in Atlanta, she is widely credited with coining the term "investigoogling" in
2006.
Slaughter is currently part of a "Save the Libraries" event that benefits the DeKalb
County Public Library.
Publishing history In 2009, Slaughter brought together characters
from her two main series Grant County and Will Trent/Atlanta in her novel Undone, called
Genesis internationally.
Will Trent and other characters from that series work a case set in Atlanta with Sara
Linton, of Grant County.
Also intertwining the characters Will Trent and Sara Linton from her two series is her
book "Broken," published in 2010.
It is set in the fictitious Grant County.
Grant County series Slaughter is best known for her Grant County
series: Blindsighted, 2001
Kisscut, 2002 A Faint Cold Fear, 2003
Indelible, 2004 Faithless, 2005
Beyond Reach/Skin Privilege, 2007 Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia,
the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the
town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; her ex-husband to whom she is remarried, Jeffrey
Tolliver, who is chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams, Slaughter's
most controversial character.
The most recent Grant County novel was published in July 2007.
The title was Beyond Reach in the US and Skin Privilege elsewhere.
Will Trent/Atlanta series The Will Trent series, which takes place in
Atlanta, features special Agent Will Trent with the GBI and his partner Faith Mitchell.
So far, Will has appeared in Triptych, Fractured, Undone, Broken and Fallen and Criminal was
released July 2012.
Undone brings together characters from the Grant County series with the Will Trent series.
In May 2012 a novella "Snatched" featuring Faith Mitchell and Will Trent was released
as an e-book.
It contains the first chapter of the upcoming book "Criminal" which should be released July
2012.
Following Criminal came two more "Busted" and "Unseen"
Other works Like a Charm is an anthology, composed of
short stories written by several thriller authors.
Each story features a charm bracelet that brings bad luck to its owner.
The time and place where the stories take place vary greatly, ranging from 19th-century
Georgia to wartime Leeds.
Karin Slaughter wrote the first and the last stories.
Contributing authors, among others, are: Lee Child
John Connolly Mark Billingham
Lynda La Plante Denise Mina
Peter Robinson Triptych is a novel with three interconnected
narrators, set against the urban backdrop of Atlanta.
Fractured continues the series with the character Will Trent from Triptych with a murder in
Ansley Park.
Martin Misunderstood is an original audio novella narrated by Wayne Knight and is available
from BBC Audiobooks America.
Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.
The book was translated into Dutch and given away to over one million readers.
Bibliography The Grant County series
Blindsighted, Kisscut,
A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible,
Faithless, Skin Privilege,, Beyond Reach
The Will Trent/Atlanta series Triptych,
Fractured, Snatched, A Novella – eBook
The Georgia series Undone,, Genesis
Broken, Fallen,
Criminal, Unseen,
Other books Like A Charm,
Martin Misunderstood, Thorn in My Side, A Novella – eBook
Cop Town The Truth About Pretty Girls
External links Karin Slaughter website
Karin Slaughter at Bookreporter.com Interview with Karin Slaughter at www.TheCrimeHouse.com
Save the Libraries