KARIN SLAUGHTER COLD COLD HEART TRIAL

Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary, and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Present day. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. 'Slaughter has written a wickedly sharp and arresting tour de force that blends a riveting plot and emotional subterfuge with the kind of propulsive prose that makes False Witness absolutely unputdownable.' -Lauren Francis-SharmaĪtlanta, Georgia. False Witness is so suspenseful, it’s tension palpable, and the action so visual, I can’t wait to see its brilliance in film.” -Francesca Momplaisir “Karin Slaughter is a master of the Thriller genre and her genius comes through on every page, in every character, through every plot twist. “Karin Slaughter’s False Witness is a twisty, searingly contemporary mystery steeped in a dark past, and she weaves a story that catches your breath and keeps you gasping and guessing until the end.” -Stacey Abrams “Heart-stopping one moment, heart-breaking the next. Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous.” -Oyinkan Braithwaite “Slaughter offers us a high-stakes thriller that handles the tragedy of addiction with empathy and grace. This is Slaughter's best yet.' -Camilla Läckberg Rich characters and deft plotting make this an unputdownable story that will move you to the core. “A shared secret comes back haunt two sisters, who are forced to confront a dark and terrifying reality. “Slaughter skillfully and assuredly relates the violence of a sociopath, while creating an emotional connection to lives touched by tragedy and addressing current events.” -Library Journal, starred review “Equal parts hyperrealistic thriller and epic tragedy, Slaughter’s latest is pitch-perfect storytelling.” -Booklist, starred review Slaughter is writing at the top of her game.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review “A shocking tragedy at the end will keep readers transfixed. But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie-the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they’ve been through. Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it’s no coincidence that he’s specifically asked for her to represent him.

KARIN SLAUGHTER COLD COLD HEART TRIAL

Though wary of the case, it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job. They're scheduled to go to trial in one week. On a Sunday night at her daughter’s school play, she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. She’s an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta, would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter.īut Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure … a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence. Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. “Slaughter relies less on real surprises to hold the attention than she does on page-turning qualities, which this effortlessly accomplished thriller has in keen-edged spadefuls.”- The Times “Slaughter skillfully leads readers on a thrilling journey into the past to solve the murder that a small town wants to forget, yet is still haunted by.” - Library Journal Starred Review This is Slaughter at her best.” - Booklist Starred Review “Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. The killer is still out there – and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too…

But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards the small town moved on from her grisly attack. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever.įorty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career.

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