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Karin Slaughter is a popular American novelist currently residing in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a crime thriller writer, with her books published in 35 languages. Karin Slaughter started her career as a crime journalist. She has been writing novels since 2001 and has since sold over 30 million copies of her novels.

She is best known for her fictional Grant County Series. The series debuted in 2001 with her first ever novel, Blindsighted, and 5 other top-sellers in the series. The final book in the series, published in 2007, is titled Beyond Reach. Grant County books are still popular and a favorite for many crime thriller readers. Karin Slaughter’s TripTych crime mystery of Will Trent Series has also made it to top charts in America and across Europe. A number of books in the two sequels are internationally considered some of the best in the genre.

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Order of Andrea Oliver Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Pieces of Her 2018 Description / Buy
2 Girl, Forgotten 2022 Description / Buy

Order of Grant County Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Blindsighted 2001 Description / Buy
2 Kisscut 2002 Description / Buy
3 A Faint Cold Fear 2003 Description / Buy
4 Indelible 2004 Description / Buy
5 Faithless 2005 Description / Buy
6 Beyond Reach / Skin Privilege 2007 Description / Buy
7 Genesis / Undone 2009 Description / Buy
8 Short Story (Short Story) ( With: Michael Koryta) 2019 Description / Buy

Order of Will Trent Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Triptych 2006 Description / Buy
2 Fractured 2008 Description / Buy
3 Genesis / Undone 2009 Description / Buy
4 Broken 2010 Description / Buy
5 Fallen 2011 Description / Buy
6 Snatched (Short Story) 2012 Description / Buy
7 Criminal 2012 Description / Buy
8 Busted (Short Story) 2013 Description / Buy
9 Unseen 2013 Description / Buy
10 The Kept Woman 2016 Description / Buy
11 Cleaning the Gold (Short Story) ( With: Lee Child) 2019 Description / Buy
12 The Last Widow 2019 Description / Buy
13 The Silent Wife 2020 Description / Buy
14 After That Night 2023 Description / Buy
15 This is Why We Lied 2024 Description / Buy

Order of Georgia Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Genesis / Undone 2009 Description / Buy
2 Broken 2010 Description / Buy
3 Fallen 2011 Description / Buy

Order of Good Daughter Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Last Breath 2017 Description / Buy
2 The Good Daughter 2017 Description / Buy

Order of Karin Slaughter Standalone Novels

# Read Title Published Details
1 Martin Misunderstood (Short Story) 2008 Description / Buy
2 Cop Town 2014 Description / Buy
3 Pretty Girls 2015 Description / Buy
4 False Witness 2021 Description / Buy

Order of Karin Slaughter Short Stories/Novellas

# Read Title Published Details
1 Cold, Cold Heart (Short Story) 2006 Description / Buy
2 The Unremarkable Heart 2010 Description / Buy
3 Thorn in My Side (Short Story) 2011 Description / Buy
4 Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes (Short Story) 2015 Description / Buy

Order of Karin Slaughter Collections

# Read Title Published Details
1 Necessary Woman and The Mean Time 2013 Description / Buy
2 Three Twisted Stories 2015 Description / Buy

Order of The MatchUp Collection Series

# Read Title Published Details
1 Honor & ... ( By: C.J. Box, Sandra Brown) 2017 Description / Buy
2 Deserves to Be Dead (Short Story) ( By: John Sandford, Lisa Jackson) 2017 Description / Buy
3 Getaway (Short Story) ( By: Lisa Scottoline, Nelson DeMille) 2017 Description / Buy
4 Midnight Flame (Short Story) ( By: Christopher Rice, Lara Adrian) 2018 Description / Buy
5 Short Story (Short Story) ( With: Michael Koryta) 2019 Description / Buy
6 Past Prologue (Short Story) ( By: Diana Gabaldon, Steve Berry) 2019 Description / Buy
7 Faking a Murderer ( By: Lee Child, Kathy Reichs) 2019 Description / Buy
8 Dig Here (Short Story) ( By: Charlaine Harris, Andrew Gross) 2019 Description / Buy
9 Taking the Veil (Short Story) ( By: J.A. Jance, Eric Van Lustbader) 2019 Description / Buy
10 Rambo on Their Minds (Short Story) ( By: Gayle Lynds, David Morrell) 2019 Description / Buy
11 Footloose (Short Story) ( By: Val McDermid, Peter James) 2019 Description / Buy

Karin Slaughter Anthologies

# Read Title Published Details
1 Like a Charm 2004 Description / Buy
2 First Thrills 2010 Description / Buy
3 First Thrills: Volume 3 2011 Description / Buy
4 Vengeance 2012 Description / Buy
5 The Library Book 2012 Description / Buy
6 Mystery Writers of America Presents The Mystery Box 2013 Description / Buy
7 MatchUp 2017 Description / Buy
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Karin Slaughter was born in January 1971 in the American state of Georgia and spent two years studying at Georgia State, although did not graduate, instead ending up starting a sign business. It was after starting her sign business that Slaughter changed tack and went down the path of becoming an author, with her first novel, Blindsighted, being released in 2001.

Blindsighted, being Karin Slaughter’s first book, was also the first book to feature the fictional town of Heartsdale and, therefore, also the first to feature the fictional Grant County, which became the setting her first five books. Blindsighted features the characters Sara Linton, paediatrician and coroner, as well as her ex-husband and Chief of Police, Jeffrey Tolliver and Heartsdale’s sole female detective Lena Adams. The story of Blindsighted revolves around the death of a blind chemist whom Linton stumbles across while out for lunch. From there, the killer continues to strike and it’s down to Linton, Tolliver and Adams to catch them before they strike again. Blindsighted sets the trend for the Grant County series in that it deals a lot with pathology and forensics as well as criminal procedure, so for fans of that style of writing, it is perfect.

Will Trent was a later creation for Karin Slaughter, and he made his first appearance in the novel Triptych in 2006. Triptych deals with a murder in the city of Atlanta being investigated by Detective Michael Ormewood. During the course of the investigation, Detective Ormewood has to work with Special Agent Will Trent, who is called in to help with the case. Ormewood must work past his dislike of Trent to stop a series of murders from continuing, while also dealing with a history that doesn’t seem to go away.

Slaughter then combined her two worlds, involving Will Trent in the Grant County series of novels, starting with the book Undone. Undone brings the character of Sara Linton from the Grant County series into the world of Will Trent in Atlanta, Georgia. Will, along with his partner, Faith Mitchell, uncover a sadistic killer and along with the help of Sara Linton, must stop this killer before the list of victims grows even further.

KARIN SLAUGHTER AWARDS

Karin Slaughter has won several awards throughout her career as a writer and journalist. Blindsighted was nominated for the Best Thriller Debut in the Dagger Awards. In 2003, she received The Reviewer’s Award for “A Faint Cold Fear” from the Romantic Times. Pretty Girls also won the People’s Choice Awards in the Crime and Mystery Category, 2015 Edition. In addition, Beyond Reach and Fractured have each won the Silver Fingerprint Award in The Netherlands for Best Foreign Thriller. It is also important to note that Karin Slaughter won many other awards as a journalist.

KARIN SLAUGHTER BOOKS INTO MOVIES

Despite being best sellers, no Grant County Series books were turned into novels. A TV deal was announced for the Will Trent Book series beginning with Triptych unfortunately nothing has came of it yet.

KARIN SLAUGHTER’S BEST BOOKS

The following three books mark the best writings of Karin slaughter:

Blindsighted: This remains one of Karin Slaughter’s greatest novels. It was nominated for a number of awards during its first year and became an international best seller. This novel earned Karin a nomination for the Best Debut Thriller in the dagger awards back in 2001. The book has been published in over 30 different languages. This chilling thriller is set mainly around Sara Linton ( town coroner and pediatrician ), Jeffrey Tolliver (her second-time husband and police boss) and Lena Adams( Jeffrey’s subordinate). A college professor is found harshly butchered in the local restaurant. When Sara completes the autopsy is when the horrific work of the killer is realized. Her husband, Jeffrey, leads the investigations which turn more mysterious when a few days later, another woman is found crucified. Apparently, a secret from Sara’s past could either unmask the killer or end her own life. She has the key to the whole mystery. The reader is left in unbelievable suspense whether Sara will risk her life to facilitate the investigations or otherwise.

Triptych: This book was published in 2006 and is the first publication of Will Trent Series. It is a favorite novel of most readers of Karin’s readers. Karin Slaughter continues to prove her authority and talent in the thriller and crime novel genres. In this book, everything is set in Atlanta. Women are dying in the hands of a serial killer who signs off by brilliantly mutilating his victims. More worryingly, the killer leaves just enough evidence to fuel investigations. The frenzied hunt brings together a detective, Michael Ormewood, and a beautiful cop, Angie Polosk. The two were lovers now turned enemies. Michael is now in a troubled marriage. The two officers are not able to piece up the evidence. Surprisingly, an ex-convict coincidentally stumbles upon the psychopath’s trail. He holds the key between the men on uniform and the killer and the suspense is unbearable!

Pretty Girls: This book is part of Karin Slaughter’s other works consisting of single novels and short stories and therefore not part of Will Trent or Grant County. This engaging and thrilling novel was published in 2015. During a news hour, a missing girl appears in the news as a news item. Claire Scott, married to Paul, cannot fight the thought of the mysterious disappearance Julia, her sister. She becomes obsessed with finding the truth about the unsolved case dating back to 20 years. As the truth unfolds, nothing remains the same.

Karin Slaughter F.A.Q.

Q: Is Karin Slaughter her real name?

A: Yes, it honestly is. Her foray into crime fiction is merely coincidental.

Q: Is Karin Slaughter related to Enos Slaughter?

A: Yes, Karin Slaughter is related to the Baseball Hall-of-Famer Enos Slaughter. In fact, Enos Slaughter was the great-uncle of Karin Slaughter.

Q: Is Karin Slaughter related to Frank Slaughter?

A: No, the author Frank Slaughter is not, in any way, related to the Karin Slaughter. Much like the name being apt for her writing, this is just a happy coincidence.

When Does The Next Karin Slaughter book come out?

The next book by Karin Slaughter is This is Why We Lied and will be released on August, 20th 2024. It is the newest book in the Will Trent Series.

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  1. Have read all of the Will Trent books and some of the Grant County books. I might be 80 years old but I am a huge fan. Keep up the good work and looking forward to the new one.

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