We Are All Guilty Here - (North Falls Thriller) by Karin Slaughter (Hardcover)

About the Book

"Welcome to North Falls, a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think--until the night of the fireworks, when two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help--and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?"--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!

The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent Series.

Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.

Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites.

For Officer Emmy Clifton, it's personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help--and now she must bring her home.

But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did.

Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?

"Karin Slaughter's new series starts with a book that is a knock-out punch... My God. Sign me up for more." -- Dervla McTiernan, #1 internationally bestselling author of What Happened to Nina?

Review Quotes

"Few writers can balance pulse-pounding suspense and emotional truth as brilliantly as Karin Slaughter. Her books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go." - Freida McFadden

"Karin Slaughter is always a must read." - Harlan Coben

"A thriller of breadth and depth--a powerful and gripping read." - Shari Lapena

"Karin Slaughter's new series starts with a book that is a knock-out punch... My God. Sign me up for more." - Dervla McTiernan

"Explosive from the very start." - Cara Hunter

"This intense novel starts big and never lets up, as layer after layer is revealed and peeled away. Another suspenseful winner from Slaughter." - Library Journal (starred review)

"Fans of the Grant County series by Slaughter, will enjoy the familiar rural Georgia scenery and smalltown secrets, but will find something new in instinct-driven Emmy Lou and her messy, fascinating family." - Booklist (starred review)

"A story that will make you squirm, keep you up at night, and leave you desperate for the next installment." - Oprah Daily

"The only thing better than a new Karin Slaughter novel? A new Karin Slaughter series....Expect small-town secrets, morally gray characters, and a twist so shocking, it's worth canceling all plans to finish." - theSkimm

"The book introduces a new creative canvas while maintaining the keen psychological insights and complex procedural details that characterize her work, which exposes society's deepest fissures." - CrimeReads

"We Are All Guilty Here is the start of a new series and one of the finest books that Slaughter has ever written, which is high praise indeed...a high-octane thrill ride...what is sure to be another winning series for Karin Slaughter." - Bookreporter

"Trust plays a key role in this gripping and hard-hitting novel...Slaughter twists and manipulates the story in clever ways to keep the guesses coming up to the final page. This is arguably one of Slaughter's best stories, and with another one set in North Falls coming next year, it cannot come fast enough." - Criminal Element

"A surefire winner." - BookTrib

"Karin Slaughter's new procedural, We Are All Guilty Here, is an extraordinary achievement. It is a great thriller, a perfectly paced murder mystery, and a gorgeously written serial killer manhunt....a master class in the mystery genre." - Deadly Pleasures