Karin Slaughter is an American crime writer. 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, 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. Her novel, Pieces of Her, was published in 2018. The novel will be adapted into a television series of the same name and it will be released on Netflix.
Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent, were brought together in her novels Undone, titled Genesis internationally, and Broken. 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:
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, John Connolly, 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.
