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Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is an American author known for her gripping fiction, particularly in the crime and thriller genres. Her notable works include "Pretty Girls," "The Good Daughter," "Triptych," "The Kept Woman," "A Faint Cold Fear," and "Criminal," which often explore complex characters and dark themes. Slaughter's storytelling has garnered a significant readership and critical attention.

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Books by Karin Slaughter

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The Kept Woman

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.1(42,940)

When an ex-cop's murder at a construction site leads GBI investigator Will Trent to a missing woman and a powerful athlete from his past, he must confront how his own troubled history connects to a case that threatens to unravel his life and everyone in it.

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The Good Daughter

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.1(117,531)

A lawyer faces her mother's unsolved murder from nearly 30 years ago when a new tragedy in her hometown reopens old wounds and reveals her family's hidden secrets.

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Criminal

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.2(35,378)

A missing college student leads GBI agent Will Trent to an abandoned orphanage from his past, connecting his origins to a cold case that started his supervisor's career decades ago.

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Fractured

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Romance

3.8(13,239)

In wealthy Atlanta, a mother's revenge against a stranger found with her murdered daughter starts a three-day race for detectives Will Trent and Faith Mitchell to find the truth before another girl dies.

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A Faint Cold Fear

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.1(36,352)

A small-town medical examiner and police chief uncover a horrifying pattern of 'suicides' on a college campus, forcing them to confront a sadistic killer and a disgraced ex-cop who might hold the key to stopping the next brutal attack.

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Triptych

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.1(60,178)

A serial killer's gruesome methods grip Atlanta. A disgraced detective, his ex-lover, and an ex-con race to find the killer whose victims expose the city's dark secrets.

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Pretty Girls

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Thriller

4.0(176,999)

A woman's search for her sister, missing for twenty years, uncovers a grotesque web of secrets, showing that the past is not just haunting—it is actively hunting.

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Unseen

by Karin Slaughter

Fiction
Fantasy

4.0(2,339)

Undercover as a violent ex-con, GBI agent Will Trent struggles with his past while caught in a deadly Macon conspiracy. His lover, Sara Linton, searches for justice after her stepson is shot, unknowingly drawn into the same case.