description: 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.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 once Sara starts to perform the postmortem that the full extent of the killer's brutality starts to become clear.Police chief Jeffrey Tolliver -- Sara's ex-husband -- 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 a single personal attack: They're dealing with 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.
language: English
title: Blindsighted
titlecomplete: Blindsighted (Grant County, #1)
characters: Sara Linton, Tess Linton, Hank Adams, Lena Adams, Chief Jeffrey Tolliver
genres: Mystery, Adult, Fiction, Suspense, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Contemporary, Crime, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 93499
places: Georgia, Heartsdale, Georgia, The United States of America
series: Grant County
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: Books On Tape