August 20th, 2024: This is Why We Lied
Karin Slaughter Stats: The highest rated book by Karin Slaughter on Book Notification is Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes, a Novella. The second-highest rated book is After That Night (Will Trent #14).
The most read book by Karin Slaughter on Book Notification is Triptych, the first novel in the Will Trent series. The second most read book is Fractured (Will Trent #2).
Below is a complete list of Karin Slaughter books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Karin Slaughter is the Will Trent Series.
Follows Andrea Oliver as she confronts dark family secrets and personal transformation while solving thrilling mysteries.
Set in a small Georgia town, this series centers around pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton, Chief of Police Jeffrey Tolliver, and detective Lena Adams as they solve chilling crimes.
Features special agent Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, a skilled detective with a troubled past, as he solves complex cases.
A merger of the Grant County and Will Trent series, focusing on crimes in Georgia and featuring characters from both series working together.
Focuses on two sisters who survive a brutal attack in their childhood and face its repercussions years later, as they deal with complex legal and family issues.
The MatchUp Collection is a series of short stories where famous authors team up their well-known characters, such as Temperance Brennan and Jack Reacher in the same story.
Karin Slaughter was born on January 6th, 1971 and is currently 53 years old. Karin Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia, USA.
Karin Slaughter is the author of the Will Trent series which currently consists of 15 novels. The Will Trent series started in 2006 with the novel Triptych. The most recently released novel in the Will Trent series was After That Night which was released in 2023. There is an upcoming novel for the Will Trent series entitled This is Why We Lied which is being released on August 20th, 2024.
Karin Slaughter has also written the Grant County series which has 8 books including Blindsighted and Kisscut.
Karin Slaughter was inducted into the Nielsen Bestseller Awards' 21st Century Platinum Hall of Fame.
Karin Slaughter has won multiple awards including: The International Thriller Writers Award, Silver Bullet Award, in 2011 and the Nielsen Awards, Honorary Platinum Bestseller Award, in 2019.
Slaughter's books have also won multiple awards, The Unremarkable Heart won the Edgar Award, Best Short Story, in 2013. Cop Town won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, in 2015. Pretty Girls won the RUSA Awards, Adrenaline Award, in 2016.
The following novels by Karin Slaughter were also nominated for these awards:
The standalone novel Pieces of Her was made into an 8-episode mini-series for Netflix in March 2022. It starred Toni Collette, Bella Heathcote, Terry O'Quinn, and Omari Hardwick. The Will Trent series of books was adapted into a TV show which began airing in 2023. It stars Ramón Rodríguez as Will Trent. Also featured in Will Trent are Erika Christensen, Sonja Sohn and Iantha Richardson.
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Karin’s books feature a ton of twists, fast paced action, and one very horrifying baddie which will haunt your nightmares. Not to mention doing a great job of hooking the reader right from the very start and keeping their attention until the end. She bares the darkest parts of the human heart, helping to make these books that much more fascinating.
When you finish one of the novels from her book list, you want to jump right into the next one.
It’s no small feat that she manages to remain gritty and brilliantly plot her novels out over twenty novels.
I only discovered Karin Slaughter in the past few months when I read the gritty and dark novel The Good Daughter. What I really liked about the novel and the Good Daughter series is how she painstakingly constructs the backstories and relationships of her lead characters. Since reading the entirety of the Good Daughter series I have become a Karin Slaughter addict. Even though I read Blindsighted the first of the series less than a year ago, I am now enamored with the brand of dark found in most of her novels. My obsession for the guts and blood that splatter her crime plots combined with the thriving emotions that drive the multi faceted characters usually have me counting down to when the next novel in the series is coming out.
For years now, I’ve known Karin Slaughter as a compelling and irresistible twisted thriller writer of all time. Her books are one heck of a read, and the plots are freaking awesome. The Good Daughter is full of drama, suspense and by the time I was through with the prologue, I was breathless. Slaughter’s pacing is fantastic, with lots of tension in it. The first book in the series felt more like an investigation on how crime affects a family in a town three decades later. My interest was in the dynamics between the sisters, Samantha and her father, the Quinn family, and Charlotte and her husband.
Pieces of Her was the first book from Karin Slaughter that I read when it was recommended by multiple people to me. I was instantly engrossed with the speedy pace and intriguing characters, and finished it quickly. After that I got into her two Georgia-based series of Grant County and Will Trent, reading a handful of volumes from each series, with plans to finish both off in the near future. There is also an adaptation of Pieces of Her coming out from Netflix that I am quite excited about, and hope that it will lead to more of her work being discovered by new watchers and readers.
Karin Slaughter is a little too good at her job. I remember reading ‘Pretty Girls’ and being seriously disturbed. By disturbed, I mean I had to skip some scenes because of how graphic they had become.
Normally, that would irritate me. In fact, I have abandoned some novels because I couldn’t handle the brutality. But in this case, I was so engrossed in Claire’s journey that I couldn’t stop reading.
Karin’s work isn’t for the faint-hearted. Her books are heavy, which is why I don’t read them back-to-back. I usually read other authors in between. It isn’t as much of an issue these days because I’m up to date with her releases.
Karin’s books are so well thought out and detailed. Her Will Trent series is now showing on ABC and it’s always fun to watch a book come to life. Pieces of Her was made into a Netflix show and was done so well. Her series, Grant County, was also an excellent series and you meet Will Trent in that series. I haven’t been disappointed in anything she’s written from stand alone to series.
I am a big fan of the Will Trent series and have read all the books leading up to the newest 2023, After That Night. I just may have to try another Karin Slaughter series.
I enjoyed the Will Trent series so much that I’m now reading/listening to the Grant County series. It is great to know the “before Will Trent” story.
Not sure what I think about the Will Trent series on TV. The main character is well protrayed but not so sure about the other characters (especially Angie) which don’t seem true to the books. Will be interesting to see what develops if the series was renewed.
My thoughts as well. Characters in show are not what I expected. Can’t wait to see how Sara Linton will be portrayed.
Karen’s books seem to relax you into thinking that you know what is going to happen. Her twists even have twists. Her characters are flawed, damaged and tragic, however they are impossible not to root for.
I really enjoy the Will Trent series. Especially now with the series on TV. Great characters and good stories!!
After That Night has been pretty good. I hope I can find a few more by her that will be worth reading.
Love karin slaughter books. Very gritty and always excited for the next. I particularly like the Will Trent series.
Karin’s books give me nightmares. They make me queasy in my stomach. The characters are abused, bullied and often discarded.
Rarely do we find an author who is so good at drawing out human emotions and feelings of uncomfortableness. In my humble opinion, she joins the ranks of the modern living legends. King, Lehane, Iles, DeMille. The name Slaughter would be a perfect fit with that crew.
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