Publishing history
Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent (Atlanta), 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 Grant County and Atlanta, respectively.
Grant County series (2001 to 2007)
Slaughter is best known for 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 husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.
Will Trent (Atlanta) series
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, Trent has appeared in Triptych , Fractured , Undone , Broken , Fallen , Criminal, Unseen,The Kept Woman, The Last Widow,The Silent Wife,After That Night, and This is Why We Lied, as well as the novellas Snatched,Busted, and Cleaning the Gold.
ABC ordered a pilot episode starring Ramón Rodríguez as Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie, his girlfriend. [11] The series premiered on January 3, 2023, [12] and its third season is currently airing. [13] [14]
Other works
“Like a Charm” is a short story anthology featuring several thriller authors, including Lee Child, Peter Robinson (novelist), John Connolly (author), and Laura Lippman. [15] Each story is linked by a charm bracelet that brings bad luck to its owners. The setting and time periods of each story vary greatly, ranging from 19th-century Georgia to wartime Leeds. Karin Slaughter wrote the first and last stories.
Martin Misunderstood is an original audio novella narrated by Wayne Knight. [16] Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009. [17]
The Unremarkable Heart won the Edgar Award for Best Short Story in 2013. [18]
Her book Pieces of Her reached number 2 on the New York Times Bestseller list, the week it was released in late August 2018. [19] Pieces of Her was published through HarperCollins and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother, Laura. [20] It is in the vein of a psychological thriller [21] and was given a positive review by Publishers Weekly [22] and Kirkus Reviews . [23] Her other standalone novels—CopTown, PrettyGirls, TheGoodDaughter, and FalseWitness—have all been New York Times bestsellers.
In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix will be developing an 8-episode television series starring Toni Collette, based on the Pieces of Her novel. [24] [25] [26] Production began in 2025 on a television adaptation of The Good Daughter . [27] [28]
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