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Karin Slaughter

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Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty- five novels, including the Edgar nominated COP TOWN and standalone novels PRETTY GIRLS and FALSE WITNESS. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. PIECES OF HER, based on her novel, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022. Her bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television and streaming sensation in its 4th season. THE GOOD DAUGHTER will soon be a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are currently in development for film/TV. Karin Slaughter is the foun ...more

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Karin Slaughter's Blog: THE LAST WIDOW Q&A

THE LAST WIDOW - In Conversation with Karin Slaughter

At its heart, THE LAST WIDOW is a book about a cult: The Invisible Patriot Army. What made you drawn to this subject matter?
I’ve always been fascinated by cults. It probably originated with two of the seminal books of my childhood—HELTER SKELTER, by Vincent Bugliosi and THE STRANGER BESIDE ME, by Ann Rule. HELTER SKELTER is about Charles Manson, and he obviously led a bona fide cult in the way we Read more of this blog post »

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	Pretty Girls 4.01 avg rating — 693,333 ratings — published 2015 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Good Daughter (Good Daughter, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 235,377 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pieces of Her (Andrea Oliver, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 146,353 ratings — published 2018 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Witness 4.08 avg rating — 130,542 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triptych (Will Trent, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 126,426 ratings — published 2006 — 136 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blindsighted (Grant County, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 119,233 ratings — published 2001 — 167 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl, Forgotten (Andrea Oliver, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 117,999 ratings — published 2022 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fractured (Will Trent, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 98,251 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undone (Will Trent, #3) 4.23 avg rating — 83,551 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kept Woman (Will Trent, #8) 4.15 avg rating — 84,292 ratings — published 2016 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Will Trent (12 books)
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“You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.”
― Karin Slaughter

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“Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.”
― Karin Slaughter

tags: books, escape, escape-from-reality, improvement, life

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“Considering what Pauline's been through . . ." Will began, then stopped himself. "She's not very nice."
"She's a cold-blooded bitch."
"I'm surprised I haven't fallen in love with her.”
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“You can take my heart, but I can't let you take my dog.”
― Karin Slaughter

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“You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: sin

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“We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.”
― Carlos Castaneda

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message 6: by Jonas

Oct 13, 2017 06:00PM

Thanks for the friending. Great to meet you in this virtual library.

Get caught reading ...

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message 5: by Sean

Aug 26, 2017 12:33PM

Karin,

just a quick note, to mention some of our members have joined/a thread "Buddy Read" on "A Good Thriller", all reading the first Will Trent book, which I have read.

Thought you might like to pop in the thread, read the comments.

Also read The Good Daughter recently.

Great you are still a member, and hope you will do another Q and A's at some stage when you are free.

your friend

Sean

"A Good Thriller"

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message 4: by Jamie

Oct 08, 2016 11:21PM

Could not put 'Pretty Girls' down. Looking forwards to more of your books!

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message 3: by Sandi

Jul 11, 2014 04:35PM

Thank you for confirming my Friend Request. I have posted my Cop Town review on Amazon and on my FB page: Facebook.com/Reading.for.the.Masses

As an aside, I have just applied for a job as an assistant to the Victoria Sanders literary agency. Fingers crossed!

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message 2: by Shelby *trains flying monkeys*

Apr 27, 2014 06:55PM

I just finished Cop Town..bravo my friend..bravo!

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message 1: by Christine

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Thanks for being my friend

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