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Zusatztext “An extremely mature first novel! with well-developed characters and a finely tuned plot.” Informationen zum Autor Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls . An internationally bestselling author, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is now a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is now on ABC and streaming on Hulu, The Good Daughter will soon be a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are in development. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta. Klappentext The sleepy town of Heartsdale! Georgia! is jolted into panic when Sara Linton! the town's pediatrician and coroner! finds Sibyl Adams! a young college professor! dead in the local diner. As well as being viciously raped! Sibyl has been cut: two deep knife wounds form a lethal cross over her stomach. But it's only when Sara starts to perform the postmortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality becomes clear. Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver -- Sara's exhusband -- is in charge of the investigation! and when a second victim is found crucified only a few days later! he has to face the fact that Sibyl's murder wasn't just a personal attack. What he's dealing with is a sadistic rapist turned killer who is terrorizing rural Grant County. Jeffrey isn't alone in his search. 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. Zusammenfassung From New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter! the first novel in her acclaimed Grant County Series. A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it’s only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killer’s twisted work becomes clear. Sara’s ex-husband! police chief Jeffrey Tolliver! leads the investigation—a trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But he’s got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands! because the county’s only female detective! Lena Adams—the first victim’s sister—wants to serve her own justice. But it is Sara who holds the key to finding the killer. A secret from her past could unmask the brilliantly malevolent psychopath… or mean her death. ...
