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With his ex-wife, pediatrician Sara Linton, Jeffrey uncovers a child sex and pornography ring involving Jenny, her classmates, and their mothers-a horrific enterprise that culminated in the killing that Tolliver will never be able to forget. Then Jenny Deaver's autopsy reveals two stunning facts: she did not bear the murdered newborn discovered in the rink's restroom, and she had recently been genitally mutilated. When police chief Jeffrey Tolliver responds to a disturbance at a local skating rink, the last thing he expects is to have to shoot a 13-year-old girl who's holding a gun on a fellow student. Kisscut will cement her reputation as one of the boldest thriller writers working today." – Tess Gerritsen She takes us to the deep, dark places other novelists don't dare to go. "Though her forensics and investigative writing place her in a league with Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs, Slaughter's tweaking of the human condition is key to making her a uniquely original voice in the world of mystery and suspense." – Mississippi Clarion Ledger This is a novel that has staying power, because she makes us care so much about the characters." – Florida Sun-Sentinel "Slaughter delivers a noir thriller complete with a brooding atmosphere that veers into Southern gothic tradition… gives us an understanding about victims that only a well-constructed hard-boiled novel can. "Karin Slaughter is an impressive new landmark on the thriller map." – Val McDermid "Impossible to put down… Slaughter hits all the buttons, providing an original and well-plotted story that doesn't let up until the final sentence." – Orlando Sentinel
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"A tension-filled narrative with plenty of plot twists… This is just the ticket for readers who like their crime fiction on the dark side." – Booklist It succeeds brilliantly." – John Connolly With Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind… "With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. "It's not easy to transcend a model like Patricia Cornwell, but Slaughter does so in a thriller whose breakneck plotting and not-for-the-squeamish forensics provide grim manifestations of a deeper evil her mystery trumpets without ever quite containing." – Kirkus Reviews "A fast-paced thriller for those not faint of heart." – Library Journal "The undertone of violence is pervasive, even at quiet moments, amplifying Slaughter's equation of intimacy with menace and placing her squarely in the ranks of Cornwell and Reichs." – Publishers Weekly They are right on the mark." – Michael Connelly But for me the hook is in her characters and relationships. "Karin Slaughter deserves all the praise she gets for her razor-sharp plotting and forensic detail. "Like the atmosphere of casual malevolence in Shirley Jackson's 'The Lottery' or the contagious suspicion that fuels Rod Serling's 'The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,' creepiness spreads like kudzu in Slaughter's small-town setting." – Washington Post Book World It’s exactly what I would expect from this author – how she managed to fit in some unexpected twists in this tiny story I have no idea, yet I was completely satisfied and now I’m off to see if I can find the other stories from this collection.Meticulous characterizations." – People This was a quick, yet wicked little tale about revenge. I had never heard of this short story until I saw it on someone reviewing it over on Instagram and I immediately checked to see if my library had a copy – and luckily they did.
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I’m a huge fan of Karin Slaughter’s books, having read most of her stand-alones and now currently making my way through her Grant County and Will Trent series. This chilling Valentine short story by New York Times best-selling author Karin Slaughter is taken from the exclusive audiobook collection The Unremarkable Heart, and Other Stories. But just what lies in store for her there? It’s two years since her husband – ex-husband – John died, and she’s heading from Georgia to California for the third and (she hopes) final time. Pam is a 52-year-old teacher who has let herself go for the first time in her life. I borrow this audio from my library via the Libby app.