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Starred Review. At the start of bestseller Slaughter's bone-chilling sixth thriller in her Grant County, Ga., crime series (after 2005's Faithless), Dr. Sara Linton, the county's resident pediatrician and medical examiner, is mired in a devastating lawsuit, accused by grieving parents of indirectly causing the death of their terminally ill son. Then Sara and her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, must travel to rural Reese, Ga., where Lena Adams, Jeffrey's often reckless detective, has been injured in an explosion that killed a local woman. Lena's mysterious escape from the hospital plunges her, Sara and Jeffrey into a dangerous web of meth trafficking, white supremacy groups and long-buried family secrets. Expertly shifting back and forth in both time and point of view, Slaughter builds the suspense to a perfect crescendo, connecting every loose plot strand in a devastating and unforgettable climax. With methamphetamine use on the rise in the country, Slaughter's unflinching portrayal of lives ruined by the drug make her latest a timely and unsettling read. (Aug.)
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After producing last year's stand-alone thriller TripTych, Slaughter returns with the sixth entry in the series that has propelled her onto best-seller lists. The Grant County novels, featuring pediatrician/medical examiner Sara Linton, her police chief husband, Jeffrey Tolliver, and Detective Lena Adams, combine suspenseful plots, gritty social realism, and graphic forensic detail. Here Lena returns to the poverty-stricken rural backwater where she was raised to check on her uncle Hank, the tactiturn reformed junkie who raised her after her mother died. What she finds is a town decimated by methamphetamine addiction (including her long sober uncle), with the drug dealing controlled by skinheads and abetted by a corrupt sheriff's department. When she is forced to watch as her former childhood friend and neighbor, who has long battled addiction, is set on fire, she shuts down, convinced that her best recourse is to keep her mouth shut even as the local sheriff tries to get her to talk. That's when Jeffrey gets the call that his detective has been arrested. He and Sara, who is drained from fighting a grueling medical malpractice suit, are immediately drawn into the investigation, which leads to surprising revelations about some of the town's most upstanding citizens. In addition, Slaughter throws in a shocker of an ending that has serious implications for the future of the series. Slaughter's latest page-turner offers both wrenching emotional highs and lows and a gripping plot, but what gives it emotional heft is its unwavering focus on the grim social ills of the rural South. Wilkinson, Joanne
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing and manipulative,
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This review is from: Beyond Reach (Hardcover)
I really wanted to like this book. I love this series and the characters and was looking forward to spending some more time with them. I had heard there was a twist at the end that changes the series, but did not spoil it for myself (and won't for you either). Although I can understand Ms. Slaughter's reasoning for doing what she did, I thought it was cruel to her readers and was designed to cause a strong reaction to her story (and not necessarily because it was well-written and had a dynamite plot.) I read to escape and was very invested in the series. I am disappointed with the way the book ended, and it has coloured my enjoyment of the books. Although I recommend the book, I do not think I will continue reading.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Predictable Twists... wait thats an Oxymoron,
By DigitalFirefly (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beyond Reach (Mass Market Paperback)
I picked up this book because the cover was interesting, (different one than shown here) and I really enjoy mystery novels that have interesting twists.I thought that would be the case here too, but I was very wrong. I felt there was no real build up in the book. The characters, save one, were boring and flat. The writing style was basic, and the entire book was very very dry. I would have stopped reading it except I had to know what this "shocking twist" was going to be, and Karen Slaughter is said to "write with a razorblade". The twist wasn't a twist at all, only a huge disappointment, what I felt was more of a slap in the face to the entire "cast" and all the readers. Most importantly, it was predictable, as it was eluded to the entire book. Finally understood that old lesson; never judge a book by its cover. :/
5.0 out of 5 stars
Engrossingly Brilliant,
This review is from: Beyond Reach (Hardcover)
The author's books are great for many reasons, but one that particular comes to mind are characters. They aren't Mary Sues and Gary Stus - these people are really screwed up, and none so more than my favourite, Lena Adams. This novel takes us out of Grant County where Lena is suspect of a brutal murder. And she's flown the coop. This is a woman who doesn't want to be saved, yet seemingly doesn't want to save herself, either. And the people populating her hometown...yep, they're screwed up, too. They keep family secrets, they're big on drugs, and skinheads unfortunately abound. But what's most surprising about this novel? The final page. Don't spoil it for yourself, readers. All I'm saying is that there better be another book in this series, because I need closure! Another author I'll be seeing at the Melbourne Writers' Festival this year.
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