Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author [1] of more than twenty-five novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town[2] 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. [3][4]
Her first novel, Blindsighted (2001), was published in 27 languages[5] and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001.[6] Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel Cop Town.[7]
She is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming.[12]
Writing
North Falls series (2025 to present)
Slaughter's newest series is set in the fictional North Falls region in rural Georgia, featuring Officer Emmy Cliffton and her family.
We Are All Guilty Here, 2025
The first book in the series, We Are All Guilty Here, was a New York Times #1 bestseller.[13]
Will Trent series (2006 to present)
The Will Trent series, which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, features Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent Will Trent and his partner, Faith Mitchell. So far, the Will Trent series includes:
Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent, were brought together in her novels Undone (2009), titled Genesis internationally, and Broken (2010). In these novels, Sara Linton and Will Trent work cases set in Georgia.
Grant County series (2001 to 2007)
Slaughter first came to attention with her Grant County series:
Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia, in the fictional Grant County, the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; Jeffrey Tolliver, Linton's ex-husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.
Standalone Novels
Cop Town, 2014
Pretty Girls, 2015
The Good Daughter, 2017
Pieces of Her, 2018
False Witness, 2021
Girl, Forgotten, 2022
Pieces of Her reached #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, the week it was released in late August 2018.[14]Pieces of Her was published through HarperCollins and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother, Laura.[15] It was given a positive review by Publishers Weekly[16] and Kirkus Reviews.[17]
Cop Town, Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and False Witness have all also been New York Times bestsellers.
The audiobook version of Martin Misunderstood is narrated by Wayne Knight.[19] Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.[20]
Slaughter's 2018 standalone novel, Pieces of Her, was adapted into an eight-episode TV series of the same name, which premiered on March 4, 2022. Starring Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote,[22] it debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix. Between February 27, 2022, and April 3, 2022, the series was watched 227.5 million hours on Netflix globally.[23]
Will Trent
Slaughter's bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez in the role of Will Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie.[24] Premiering on January 3, 2023[25] on ABC, the series has now been renewed for a fourth season slated to premiere on January 6, 2026. [26]
Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries.[29] The Save the Libraries fund has provided more than $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.[30]
Awards and Honors
Slaughter has won or been nominated for many awards. In reverse chronological order, they are:
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