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Karin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Will Trent novels, is widely acclaimed as one of the best crime novelists in America (The Washington Post). Now she delivers her first stand-alone novel: an epic story of a city in the midst of seismic upheaval, a serial killer targeting cops, and a divided police force tasked with bringing a madman to justice.Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock the citys police department, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last. Shes determined to defy her privileged background by making her own waywearing a badge and carrying a gun. But for a beautiful young woman, life will be anything but easy in the macho world of the Atlanta PD, where even the female cops have little mercy for rookies. Its also the worst day possible to start given that a beloved cop has been gunned down, his brothers in blue are out for blood, and the city is on the edge of war.Kate isnt the only woman on the force whos feeling the heat. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When she and Kate, her new partner, are pushed out of the citywide search for a cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach the boiling point. With a killer poised to strike again, they will pursue their own line of investigation, risking everything as they venture into the citys darkest heart.Relentlessly paced, acutely observed, wickedly funny, and often heartbreaking, Cop Town is Karin Slaughters most powerful novel yeta tour de force of storytelling from our foremost master of character, atmosphere, and suspense.

El descubrimiento de un asesinato en una obra abandonada conduce a Will Trent y al Georgia Bureau of Investigation a un caso que se convierte en mucho más peligroso cuando el cadáver es identificado como el de un ex policia.Tras hacer la autopsia, Sara Linto ?la nueva forense del GBI y amante de Will? descubre que la ingente cantidad de sangre encontrada no pertenece a la victima. Con seguridad, un rastro de sangre que sale fuera de la escena del crimen indica que hay otra victima, una mujer que ha desaparecido? y que si no la encuentran pronto, morira.La escena del crimen pertenece al habitante mas famoso de la ciudad: un rico, poderoso, bien conectado atleta protegido por los abogados mas caros de Estados Unidos, un hombre que ya se habia librado de un caso de violacion pese a los esfuerzos de Will por encarcelarle.Pero lo peor esta aun por venir. Las pruebas pronto vinculan el pasado turbulento de Will con el caso? y las consecuencias caeran sobre su vida con la fuerza de un tornado causando estragos en Will y en todos aquellos que estan a su alrededor, incluyendo a sus colegas, familiares, amigos e incluso a los sospechosos que persigue.Un suspense implacable y con un ritmo frenetico, habitado por personajes en conflicto que cobran vida mas alla de las paginas.La mujer ocult...

The compelling new standalone novel from the Sunday Times Number 1 best-selling author of Unseen and Cop Town. With a missing girl in the news, Claire Scott can't help but be reminded of her sister, who disappeared twenty years ago in a mystery that was never solved. But when Claire begins to learn the truth about her sister, nothing will ever be the same.

You've known her your whole life…Andrea Oliver knows everything about her mother Laura. She knows she's always lived in the small town of Belle Isle; she knows she's a pillar of the community; she knows she's never kept a secret in her life.

The stunning new standalone, with a chilling edge of psychological suspense, from the No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series. Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind... Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy smalltown family life was destroyed by a terrifying attack on their home. It left their mother dead. It left their father - a notorious defence attorney - devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that shocking night. Twenty-eight years later, Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer. But when violence comes to their home town again, she is plunged into a nightmare. Because the case triggers memories she's tried so hard to suppress, and the shocking truth about the crime which destroyed her family won't stay buried for ever...

THE GOOD DAUGHTER

«Karin Slaughter es una de las mejores escritoras de género criminal de los Estados Unidos»The Washington PostEn la sala de urgencias del hospital más ajetreado de Atlanta, la doctora Sara Linton se

En los terrenos pertenecientes a una pequeña universidad del sur de Estados Unidos ha sido hallado el cuerpo de un estudiante que aparentemente se ha suicidado. Acompañada de su hermana embarazada, la forense Sara Linton acude al lugar para examinar el cadaver del joven, pero hay algunos detalles que no parecen cuadrar con la hipotesis del suicidio. Mientras Sara trabaja, su hermana Tessa, que se ha separado del grupo, es atacada brutalmente por un desconocido. A partir de ahi, la investigacion que dirige Jeffrey Tolliver, ex marido de Sara y jefe de policia, deja de ser rutinaria y toma un rumbo inesperado. No tardan en aparecer los cadaveres de otros dos estudiantes universitarios. Los primeros indicios señalan que tambien se han suicidado, pero la logica invita a pensar que hay algo mas oscuro y terrible detras de este cadena de muertes. Con un ritmo vertiginoso, Temor frio avanza sin dar concesiones al lector, desarrollando una historia que engancha desde la primera hasta la ultima pagina.

Karin Slaughter's internationally bestselling novels are as notable for their vivid portraits of lives shadowed by loss and heartbreak as they are for their dramatic criminal investigations. Her latest offering features the return of her most compelling characters and introduces memorable new ones in a tale of corruption, murder, and confrontation that will leave more than one life . . . When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner's death. He doesn't understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn't understand her role in the death of Grant County's popular police chief. He doesn't understand why that man's widow, Dr. Sara Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case. While the police force investigates the murder of a young woman pulled from a frigid lake, Trent investigates the police force, putting pressure on Adams just when she's already about to crack. Caught between two complicated and determined women, trying to understand Linton's passionate distrust of Adams, the facts surrounding Chief Tolliver's death, and the complexities of this insular town, Trent will unleash a case filled with explosive secrets-and encounter a thin blue line that could be murderous if crossed. Spellbinding and keenly paced, Broken is Karin Slaughter at her best. Here is an unforgettable story of raw emotions, dangerous assumptions, the deadly and layered game of betrayal, and a man's determination to expose the most painful of human truths-no matter how deeply they're hidden . . . Or how devastating.

When the body of a young woman is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of Lake Grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. But within minutes, it becomes clear that this is no suicide. It's a brutal, cold-blooded murder. All too soon former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton - home for Thanksgiving after a long absence - finds herself unwittingly drawn into the case. The chief suspect is desperate to see her but when she arrives at the local police station she is met with a horrifying sight - he lies dead in his cell, the words 'Not me' scrawled across the walls. Something about his confession doesn't add up and deeply suspicious of the detective in charge, Lena Adams, Sara immediately calls the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Shortly afterwards, Special Agent Will Trent is brought in from his vacation to investigate. But he is immediately confronted with a wall of silence. Grant County is a close-knit community with loyalties and ties that run deep. And the only person who can tell the truth about what really happened is dead…

En el transcurso de un paseo por el bosque, el jefe de policía Jeffrey Tolliver y su esposa, la forense Sara Linton, descubren el cadáver de una muchacha que parece haber sido quemada viva. La autopsia del cadaver, para horror de todos, revela ademas que la joven estaba embarazada. Inmediatamente, Jeffrey y Sara hacen llamar a la detective Lena Adams para que les ayude a resolver el caso.Las primeras pistas conduciran a los tres investigadores hasta el condado vecino, a una hermetica comunidad agricola aferrada a la religion y al liderazgo de un oscuro persona-je. Solo la sagacidad de Jeffrey, Sara y Lena podra desvelar el terrible secreto que envuelve dicha comunidad y quiza salvar la vida de otras jovenes condenadas a morir de tan terrorifica manera.Numero uno en ventas segun la lista de exitos literarios de The Times, esta novela de Karin Slaughter ha fascinado y horrorizado a miles de lectores alrededor del mundo. Gradualmente, la trama de horrores y mentiras atrapa al lector hasta meterle de lleno en la historia.

Wer Frauen alles recht macht, tut ihnen unrecht. Tim ist nett. Für seine Sarah verzichtet er aufs Rauchen, stellt seine E-Gitarre in den Keller und geht zum Yoga. Doch was hat er davon? Sarah verlässt ihn trotzdem. Ausgerechnet für Ben, einen Heavy-Metal-Gitarristen, der raucht, säuft und sein Ding durchzieht. Tim wird klar: Er muss aufhören, nett zu sein. Und er findet auch bald heraus, wo man das lernt. Im Club der Kerle erfährt er das Geheimnis echter Männer: Wer wenig gibt, bekommt viel. Und es funktioniert. Aber wie gemein kann und will man sein, wenn man doch eigentlich ein Guter ist? «Schnoy ist unterhaltsam und tiefgründig zugleich.» Spiegel online

Special Agent Will Trent has something to hide. Something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton - the woman he loves - to find out. He's gone undercover in Macon, Georgia and put his life at risk. And he knows Sara will never forgive him if she discovers the truth. But when a young patrolman is shot and left for dead Sara is forced to confront the past and a woman she hoped never to see again. And without even knowing it, she becomes involved in the same case Will is working on. Soon both of their lives are in danger.

Jeffrey Tolliver und Sara Linton in ihrem dritten FallEs ist schon der dritte Tote in einer Woche. Am Grant College haben die Studenten offenbar ein makaberes neues Hobby: Sterben. Doch Polizeichef Jeffrey Tolliver und die Rechtsmedizinerin Sara Linton werden den Verdacht nicht los, dass mit diesen Selbstmorden irgendetwas nicht stimmt ...

"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER - First time in print: the bonus story "Busted" Karin Slaughter's novels featuring detective Will Trent are utterly riveting and masterfully drawn. Her latest thriller, "Unseen, "pits detectives, lovers, and enemies against one another in an unforgettable standoff between righteous courage and deepest evil. Will Trent is a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent whose latest case has him posing as Bill Black, a scary ex-con who rides a motorcycle around Macon, Georgia, and trails an air of violence wherever he goes. The cover has worked and he has caught the eye of a wiry little drug dealer who thinks he might be a useful ally. But undercover and cut off from the support of the woman he loves, Sara Linton, Will finds his demons catching up with him. Although she has no idea where Will has gone, or why, Sara herself has come to Macon because of a cop shooting: Her stepson, Jared, has been gunned down in his own home. Sara holds Lena, Jared's wife, responsible: Lena, a detective, has been a magnet for trouble all her life, and Jared's shooting is not the first time someone Sara loved got caught in the crossfire. Furious, Sara finds herself involved in the same case that Will is working without even knowing it, and soon danger is swirling around both of them. In a novel of fierce intensity, shifting allegiances, and shocking twists, two investigations collide with a conspiracy straddling both sides of the law. Karin Slaughter's latest is both an electrifying thriller and a piercing study of human nature: what happens when good people face the unseen evils in their lives.

Will Trent is a brilliant agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Newly in love, he is beginning to put a difficult past behind him. Then a local college student goes missing, and Will is inexplicably kept off the case by his supervisor and mentor, deputy director Amanda Wagner. Will cannot fathom Amanda's motivation until the two of them literally collide in an abandoned orphanage they have both been drawn to for different reasons. Decades before, when his father was imprisoned for murder, this was Will's home. It appears that the case that launched Amanda's career forty years ago has suddenly come back to life—and it involves the long-held mystery of Will's birth and parentage. Now these two dauntless investigators will each need to face down demons from the past if they are to prevent an even greater terror from being unleashed.