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Criminal

Criminal

The Will Trent Series, Book 6

Summary

Discover sixth book in the gripping Will Trent series, from the Sunday Times bestselling crime and thriller author.

'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY
'One of the boldest thriller writers working today!' TESS GERRITSEN

Now a major TV Series on Disney+

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A woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid Atlanta apartment.

But there's something strange about this particular slaying. Her blood-soaked body bears a chilling similarity to a woman found dead almost 40 years earlier.

Could it be the work of a long-dormant serial killer?

Soon Special Agent Will Trent finds himself returning to the home he grew up in, and a past that could hold the clue to the killings...

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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:

'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD
'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN
'A writer of extraordinary talents!!' KATHY REICHS
'Fiction does not get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER
'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES
'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT
'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the very last' CAMILLA LACKBERG
'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

Karin Slaughter, Sunday Times bestseller, July 2023

Reviews

  • Slaughter expertly shapes an intriguing and entertaining tale.
    Daily Express

About the author

Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her nineteen novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant New
York Times bestselling novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her.

Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project-a nonprofit organisation established to support libraries and library programming.

For more information visit KarinSlaughter.com
AuthorKarinSlaughter
@SlaughterKarin
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