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From New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter, the first novel in her acclaimed Grant County Series. Interweaving knife-edge tension, superb characterization, and an evocative milieu, this thrilling novel of dark suspense, set in rural Grant County, Georgia, introduces engaging pediatrician and coroner, Dr. Sara Linton. A sadistic rapist turned killer is terrorizing Grant County, and the chief of police, Sara's ex-husband Jeffrey Tolliver, must find him. But he's not alone. Lena Adams-the county's sole female detective-wants to see justice done, since her sister was the first victim. Sara, too, cannot escape the terror. A secret from her past could hold the key to finding the killer-unless he finds her first.
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"Shockingly good . . . beautifully and believably rendered. Slaughter may very well be the next Thomas Harris." - Laura Lippman, author of The Sugar House
"[A] page-turner...Slaughter's plot has more twists than a Slinky factory and the characters' relationships are sharply drawn." - People starred review
"Wildly readable... A bulls-eye-deftly crafted, damnably suspenseful and, in the end, deadly serious...Slaughter's plotting is brilliant, her suspense relentless... BLINDSIGHTED hits the bull's eye...Slaughter is a serious as well as a skillful writer... The publisher is comparing Slaughter to Thomas Harris and, for once, the hype is justified." - The Washington Post
"Gruesome forensics, inventive plotting, strong/imperiled heroine . . . Perfect escapist fare." - Kirkus Reviews
"The undertone of violence is pervasive, even at quiet moments, amplifying Slaughter's equation of intimacy with menace and placing her squarely in the ranks of Cornwell and Reichs." - Publishers Weekly
