Cop Town by Karin Slaughter
I'd follow her anywhere' Gillian Flynn Atlanta, 1974 As a brutal killing and a furious manhunt rock the city, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the police force will also be her last. Kate isn't the only woman on the force who is finding things tough.
Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today, and Cop Town shows the author at the top of her game - relentless pacing, complex characters, and gritty realism, all set against the backdrop of a city on the edgeSlaughter’s eye for detail and truth is unmatched . . . I’d follow her anywhere.
Much more than a thriller ... Karin Slaughter's unforgettable female characters, and stunning evocation of time and place, make Cop Town one of the most powerful and moving reads of recent memory ... A masterpiece.
Stunning . . . In Karin Slaughter’s first stand-alone novel, she breaks new ground with this riveting story of two young police officers trying to stop a serial killer targeting cops. Her characters, plot and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers and if you haven’t yet read her, this is the moment.
Vivid, gritty and taut, this terrific whodunit keeps you guessing. * Sunday Mirror *
Karin Slaughter has long been comfortably ahead of the pack in the field of powerful and disturbing crime fiction but Cop Town shows a broadening of reach: it is a more ambitious novel than any she has previously written. Her achievement here is such that many fans will be happy to see her continuing to devote her attention to similar standalone novels. * Financial Times *
Much more than a thriller ... Karin Slaughter's unforgettable female characters, and stunning evocation of time and place, make Cop Town one of the most powerful and moving reads of recent memory ... A masterpiece.
Stunning . . . In Karin Slaughter’s first stand-alone novel, she breaks new ground with this riveting story of two young police officers trying to stop a serial killer targeting cops. Her characters, plot and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers and if you haven’t yet read her, this is the moment.
Vivid, gritty and taut, this terrific whodunit keeps you guessing. * Sunday Mirror *
Karin Slaughter has long been comfortably ahead of the pack in the field of powerful and disturbing crime fiction but Cop Town shows a broadening of reach: it is a more ambitious novel than any she has previously written. Her achievement here is such that many fans will be happy to see her continuing to devote her attention to similar standalone novels. * Financial Times *
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
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099571377 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099571374 |
| Title | Cop Town |
| Author | Karin Slaughter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2015-06-18 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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