A Faint Cold Fear - (Grant County Thrillers) by Karin Slaughter (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The third thrilling Grant County novel by New York Times bestselling author, Karin Slaughter, featuring Sara Linton of the acclaimed Will Trent Series.

"Simply one of the best thriller writers working today." -- Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl

Sara Linton, medical examiner in the small town of Heartsdale, GA, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local college campus. The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues--and the college authorities are eager to avoid a scandal--but for Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, things don't add up.

Two more suspicious suicides follow, and a young woman is brutally attacked. For Sara, the violence strikes far too close to home. And as Jeffrey pursues the sadistic killer, he discovers that ex-police detective Lena Adams, now a security guard on campus, may be in possession of crucial information. But, bruised and angered by her expulsion from the force, Lena seems to be barely capable of protecting herself, let alone saving the next victim.

Review Quotes

"Simply one of the best thriller writers working today." -- Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl

"An impressive...landmark on the thriller map." -- Val McDermid

"Slaughter knows exactly how a crime scene looks and exactly how much it hurts to lose a loved one... For [her] haunted characters, as for Faulkner's, the past not only isn't dead, it isn't even past." -- Hollywood Reporter

"This is a fantastic book. The writing is superb...The mystery is a mind-bender and its architect a master. Everything here rings true and is for that reason satisfying, even when disturbing. And disturbing it is on occasion...Much more provocative, however, is the portrayal of the damage that can be done to the very heart and soul. DON'T MISS THIS BOOK." -- Deadly Pleasures magazine

"This is one of those rare books that keeps delivering surprises right up to the very last page." -- San Francisco Chronicle