Karin Slaughter

Blindsighted (eBook, ePUB)

The First Grant County Thriller

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Gillian Flynn says, "Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today."

A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it's only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killer's twisted work becomes clear.

Sara's ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigationa trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But he's got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, for the county's sole female detective, Lena Adamsthe first victim's sisterwant 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780062425164
• Artikelnr.: 42551040

Autorenporträt

Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a hit television series starring Ramón Rodríguez on ABC, and it was just announced that Jessica Biel will star in the adaptation of The Good Daughter, which Karin adapted herself. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries projecta nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming.

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Rezensionen

"An unflinching suspense thriller . . . Blindsighted is a promising debut, and Karin Slaughter is a novelist to watch." - George P. Pelecanos, author of Right as Rain

A debut of rare quality that grips like a vise from the first page. - Val McDermid, author of Place of Execution

"Excellent . . . and a plot with enough twists and shocks to keep you turning the pages." - Peter Robinson, author of In a Dry Season

Shockingly good . . . beautifully and believably rendered. Slaughter may very well be the next Thomas Harris. - Laura Lippman, author of The Sugar House

"This is storytelling at its finest, written in perfect pitch. A scary, sure-fire winner." - John Westermann, author of Exit Wounds

"Pitch perfect. Karin Slaughter is a new force to be reckoned with." - Steve Hamilton, author of A Cold Day in Paradise

"Blindsighted is everything a book should be, and Karin Slaughter is a significant new voice in American crime fiction." - Jane Haddam, author of True Believers

"Karin Slaughter's debut is taut, mean, nasty and bloody well written." - Stella Duffy, author of Beneath the Blonde

"Blindsighted is an extraordinary debut. Slaughter has created a ferociously taut and terrifying story." - Denise Mina, author of Garnethill and Exile

"What a terrifying book! Disturbing, original, haunting." - Ellen Conford

Gruesome forensics, inventive plotting, strong/imperiled heroine . . . Perfect escapist fare. - Kirkus Reviews

A very promising debut by a very talented writer. I recommend it highly. - Deadly Pleasures magazine

Engaging...marks the debut of a promising young author. - Publishers Weekly

Scary, shocking and perfectly suspenseful... Will propel the Georgia native right onto the 'must read' list for suspense fans. - BookPage

An accomplished first novel...[with] a riveting plot. - Booklist

An extremely mature first novel, with well-developedcharacters and a finely tuned plot. - Library Journal