Karin Slaughter

**Karin Slaughter** (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer who wrote the novel *Pieces of Her*, published in 2018. The novel is being adapted into a television series of the same name and it will be released on Netflix.

The author of eighteen novels, Slaughter has sold more than 35 million copies of her books, which have been published in 37 languages and have debuted at #1 in the United Kingdom, Germany, and The Netherlands. Her first novel, *Blindsighted* (2001), was published in 27 languages and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. She is also the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger winner for novel *Cop Town*.

## Philanthropy

Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries. The Save the Libraries fund has provided over $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.

## Publishing history

Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent (Atlanta), were brought together in her novels *Undone*(2009), titled *Genesis* internationally, and Broken (2010). In these novels, Will Trent and Sara Linton work cases set in Atlanta and Grant County, respectively.

### Grant County series (2001 to 2007)

Slaughter is best known for her Grant County series:

* *Blindsighted*, 2001
* *Kisscut*, 2002
* *A Faint Cold Fear*, 2003
* *Indelible*, 2004
* *Faithless*, 2005
* *Beyond Reach/Skin Privilege*, 2007

Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia, (in the fictional Grant County) the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; Jeffrey Tolliver, Linton's husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.

### Will Trent (Atlanta) series

The Will Trent series, which takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, features Georgia Bureau of Investigation special agent Will Trent and his partner Faith Mitchell. So far, Trent has appeared in *Triptych*, *Fractured*, *Undone*, *Broken*, *Fallen*, *Criminal*, the novella *Snatched*, *Busted*,  *Unseen*, *The Kept Woman*, *The Last Widow*, and *The Silent Wife*.

### Other works

*Like a Charm* is a short story anthology featuring several thriller authors, including Lee Child, Peter Robinson (novelist), John Connolly (author), and Laura Lippman. Each story is linked by a charm bracelet that brings bad luck to its owners. The setting and time periods of each story vary greatly, ranging from 19th-century Georgia to wartime Leeds. Karin Slaughter wrote the first and last stories.

*Martin Misunderstood* is an original audio novella narrated by Wayne Knight. Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.

*The Unremarkable Heart* won the Edgar Award for Best Short Story in 2013.

Her book *Pieces of Her* reached number 2 on the *New York Times* Bestseller list, the week it was released in late August of 2018.*Pieces of Her* was published through Harper Collins, and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother Laura. It is in the vein of a psychological thriller. it was given a positive review by *Publishers Weekly*. It was described positively by *Kirkus Reviews* too.

In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix will be developing a television series based on Slaughter's novel *Pieces of Her*.

## Personal life

Slaughter was a contestant on an installment of ABC's *Holey Moley* which originally aired on June 4, 2020

## Bibliography

Slaughter at BookExpo America in 2019
**The Grant County series**

* *Blindsighted* (2001)
* *Kisscut* (2002)
* *A Faint Cold Fear* (2003)
* *Indelible* (2004)
* *Faithless*, (2005)
* *Beyond Reach* (2007), *Skin Privilege* (UK title)

**The Will Trent series**

* *Triptych* (2006)
* *Fractured* (2008)
* *Undone* (2009), *Genesis* (UK/Australia title)
* *Broken* (2010)
* *Fallen* (2011)
* *Snatched* (2012, ebook novella)
* *Criminal* (2012)
* *Busted* (2013, ebook novella)
* *Unseen* (2013)
* *The Kept Woman* (2016)
* *The Last Widow* (2019)
* *The Silent Wife* (2020)

**Other books**

* *Like A Charm* (2004; editor)
* *Martin Misunderstood* (2008)
* *Thorn in My Side* (2011; ebook novella)
* *Cop Town* (2014)
* *Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes* (2015) (novella) (prequel to Pretty Girls)
* *Pretty Girls* (2015)
* *Last Breath* (2017) (novella) (prequel to The Good Daughter)
* *The Good Daughter* (2017)
* *Pieces of Her* (2018)
* *False Witness* (2021)

## Gallery

### Video

One on One with author Karin Slaughter, "Pieces of Her"October 15, 2018