Below is the both the publication order and chronological order of karin slaughters grant county series of books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a faint cold fear. It is the series i read that is most removed from my regular genre habits it is the most hardcore crime fiction of my reading list. Grant county series in order karin slaughter fictiondb. Karin slaughter is the author of nine bestselling mysterythriller novels that have sold nearly 17 million copies worldwide, been translated into 29 languages and won a number of international awards. Karin slaughter is one of the worlds most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Fractured was my first karin slaughter novel, and it wont be my last. The series begins with slaughter s first book, blindsighted, which involves the experiences of parttime coroner sara linton and her exhusband, heartsdale chief of police jeffery tolliver.
Karin slaughter is the author of two popular thriller series, will trent and my favorite grant county series, and a third, newer series called good daughter starting in 2017. This is the 6th and last book of the grant county series, and omg it was so gut wrenching, even though i. While the two main mystery series are distinct from each other, in 2009 the author linked them through the book undone genesis in the uk, so right now we have 2 main. With blindsighted, karin slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. Jul 31, 2012 the 10 best books written by karin slaughter.
The grant county book series by karin slaughter includes books blindsighted, kisscut, a faint cold fear, and several more. Saturday night dates at the skating rink have long been a tradition in the small southern town of heartsdale, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shootout, medical examiner sara linton and police chief jeffrey tolliver find themselves entangled in a terrible tragedy. She grew up in a small south georgia town and has been writing novels and short stories since she was a child. However, following triptych the focus shiftsnot so much to the fictional character of will trentbut as i understood slaughter to sayby this pointwill trent is the story. When the body of a young man is discovered deep beneath the icy waters of lake grant, a note left under a rock by the shore points to suicide. Karin slaughter books in order for her will trent, grant county, and. Her first acclaimed novel blindsighted published in 2001 became an international bestseller and was published in 30 languages.
Broken is the seventh book in the series which is set in grant county, georgia. The author of eighteen novels, slaughter has sold more than 35 million copies of her books. A grant county thriller ebook written by karin slaughter. In karin slaughters exciting new thriller, an officer is shot pointblank in the grant county police station and police chief jeffrey tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner sara linton at the center. Sara linton, the towns pediatrician and parttime coroner. Dec 29, 2016 where to start reading karin slaughter. The third book in karin slaughters acclaimed grant county series. She has also written the grant county series, however, will trent was the character i have first read about from her books, and that series is still my favorite, especially since in 2019 karin slaughter. This book is part of karin slaughters other works consisting of single novels and short stories and therefore not part of will trent or grant county.
Karin slaughter books in order mystery series, book. According to slaughter, heartsdale, georgia, the scene of her grant county series, is a composite of all the southern towns she knew as a girl. See the complete grant county series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Set in heartdale, georgia, the story takes place from the perspective of the seriess three main characters, sara linton who happens to be a part time coroner and georgias pediatrician, jeffrey tolliver, saras exhusband and chief of police and finally lena adams who is jeffreys subordinate. Karin slaughter recommends 7 thrilling, disturbing. Karin slaughter recommends 7 thrilling, disturbing mysteries. Karin slaughter is a crime thriller author that doesnt really need any introduction for anyone who has picked one of her will trent books. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Slaughters plot has more twists than a slinky factory and the characters relationships are sharply drawn. See more ideas about karin slaughter, good books and books to read. Grant county series book 6 karin slaughter author 2008 indelible grant county series.
Karin slaughter is widely known for the grant county series. The series begins with slaughters first book, blindsighted, which involves the experiences of parttime coroner sara linton. I would categorize the series in the forensic thriller genre since the main protagonist is dr. Set in the fictional town of heartsdale, georgia, in the fictional grant county the narrative takes. Karin slaughters grant county series is a raw and gritty thriller series filled with fascinatingly rich but flawed characters. Book 6 of the grant county series 2007 followed the launch of slaughters shooting star will grant in the literary classic triptych 2006. Sara linton who is the local pediatrician as well as the county coroner and therefore a hint of medical forensics. Karin slaughter on maailman suosituimpia kirjailijoita. She merged the two characters in her book entitled broken, which was released in 2010. Set in the fictional town of heartsdale, georgia, in the fictional grant county the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters. In karin slaughter s exciting new thriller, an officer is shot pointblank in the grant county police station and police chief jeffrey tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner sara linton at the center. The series begins with slaughters first book, blindsighted, which involves the experiences of parttime coroner sara linton and her exhusband, heartsdale chief of police jeffery tolliver. The complete series list for grant county karin slaughter. At the start of bestseller slaughter s bonechilling sixth thriller in her grant county, ga.
Later, sara linton from the grant county series joins the series, and also appears in undone, broken, fallen, snatched a novella, and criminal. Bookpage sara linton, medical examiner in the small town of. Karin slaughter recommends 7 thrilling, disturbing mysteries written by women. The will trent series takes place in atlanta and features gbi special agent will trent, his partner faith mitchell, and angie polaski. Sara linton, the countys resident pediatrician and medical examiner, is mired in a devastating lawsuit, accused by grieving parents of indirectly causing the death of their terminally ill son. Her first novel, blindsighted 2001, was published in 27 languages and made the crime writers associations dagger. I think ill be taking a break from karin slaughter books for a while.
Gillian flynn says, karin slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today. Karin slaughter often hears from male fans that shes the first female author theyve read. Karin slaughter is an american novelist who won the dagger award from the crime writers association for best thriller debut of 2001. The third pulsepounding novel in the grant shelve a faint cold fear. However, following triptych the focus shiftsnot so much to the fictional character of will trentbut as i understood slaughter to sayby this point.
Sara linton who is the local pediatrician as well as the. With kisscut, she leaves most of them behind john connolly when a teenage quarrel in the small town of heartsdale explodes into a deadly shootout, sara linton paediatrician and medical examiner finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. In a stifling jail cell in a hardscrabble georgia town, detective lena adams sits in stubborn silence. After enjoying then first grant county book i was expecting an evolution and expansion of the world. She started out with two series grant county and will trent and eventually brought the characters together in the georgia series. It takes a special author to shock a reader for 7 sequential books. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her twenty novels include the grant county and will trent books, as well as the edgarnominated cop town and the instant new york times bestselling novels pretty girls, the good daughter, pieces of her, and the last widow.
The grant county series started in 2001 with blindsighted. An officer is shot pointblank in the grant shelve indelible. Hanen teoksiaan on julkaistu eri puolella maailmaa 120 maassa yli 35 miljoonaa kappaletta. In essence, the subject matter was particularly nasty, in which case id hope for brilliant detective work and a solid conviction. Grant county series book 6 karin slaughter author 2008 indelible grant county series book 4 karin slaughter author 2008 faithless grant county series book 5 karin. Han on kirjoittanut 19 romaania, muun muassa grant county ja will sarjat, edgarpalkitun cop townin seka bestsellerlistoille yltaneen romaanit kaunokaiset, hyva tytar ja menneisyyden jaljet. The characters would go on to also appear in slaughters georgia series. Slaughter is an obvious master of the whodunnit, and her richly wrought characters really drew me in. Karin slaughterin dekkareita ilmestynyt loistopokkareina sokaistu, 2005 riistetyt, 2006. Karin slaughter born january 6, 1971 is an american crime writer. Karin slaughter showed how talented she was when she intertwined two characters, sara linton and will trent. This engaging and thrilling novel was published in 2015. Undone grant county, book 7 karin slaughter, natalie ross on.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read kisscut. Will trent series, grant county series, all short stories, standalone novels, and nonfiction, plus a karin slaughter biography. Karin slaughterin grant county sarjan viides osa kadotettu ilmestyi tammikuussa 2007. The first two books in the series are triptych and fractured. Jul 09, 2010 i adore karin slaughters grant county series. As soon as i finished this book, i went straight to a faint cold fear, which also featured an intriguing plot and characters you could really get into.
Georgia authors georgia center for the book supporting. She has also written the grant county series, however, will trent was the character i have first read about from her books, and that series is still my favorite, especially since in 2019 karin slaughter worked together with my other favorite author, lee. Karin slaughter was born on january 6th 1971 in the usa. From new york times bestselling author karin slaughter, the first novel in her acclaimed grant county. Sara linton, the county s resident pediatrician and medical examiner, is mired in a devastating lawsuit, accused by grieving parents of indirectly causing the death of their terminally ill son. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her twenty novels include the grant county and will trent books, as well as the edgar. Whilst the main characters lives progress in an interesting way i was dissatisfied with the case itself.