{{Short description|American crime writer (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2013}} {{Infobox writer | name = Karin Slaughter | caption = Karin Slaughter | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|1|6}} | birth_place = Georgia, U.S. | occupation = Writer | years_active = 2001–present | genre = Crime Fiction, Mystery, Thriller }}
'''Karin Slaughter''' (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She is the #1 ''New York Times'' bestselling author <ref>{{Cite news|title=The New York Times Best Sellers - Combined Print and E-Book Fiction|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2025/08/31/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/|access-date=2025-11-21|newspaper=The New York Times|language=English}}</ref> of more than twenty-five novels, including the Edgar-nominated ''Cop Town''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edgarawards.com/category-list-best-novel/|title=Category List - Best Novel|website=Edgar Awards|language=en-US|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref> and standalone novels ''Pretty Girls'' and ''False Witness''. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Karin Slaughter Explores Sisterhood|url=http://covers.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/videos/karin-slaughter-explores-sisterhood/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Kirkus Reviews|language=en|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016184405/http://covers.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/videos/karin-slaughter-explores-sisterhood/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=COVID-19 adds menace to Slaughter's latest thriller|url=https://www.ajc.com/life/arts-culture/covid-19-adds-menace-to-slaughters-latest-thriller/37C3HGDOORGPLKWNPORPYGGEBE/|access-date=2021-10-16|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English|last1=Dyer|first1=Candace}}</ref>
Her first novel, ''Blindsighted'' (2001), was published in 27 languages<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.karinslaughter.com/languages/|title=Languages — Karin Slaughter|website=Karin Slaughter|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/blindsighted/|title=Blindsighted — The Crime Writers' Association|website=thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel ''Cop Town''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/cop-town/|title=Cop Town — The Crime Writers' Association|website=thecwa.co.uk|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref>
''Pieces of Her'', based on her novel of the same name<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/shots-ring-out-and-a-daughters-world-is-forever-changed-in-pieces-of-her/2018/08/15/853a338e-9f0e-11e8-8e87-c869fe70a721_story.html|title=Shots ring out, and a daughter's world is forever changed in 'Pieces of Her'|last=Lipez|first=Richard|date=August 16, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>, debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix as an original series in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/pieces-of-her-netflix-release-date/|title=Netflix's Pieces of Her: Release date, plot and latest news for Toni Collette thriller|website=Radiotimes.com|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref> Her bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television series in its 4th season on ABC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/will-trent-renewed-season-4-abc-1236357597/|title=‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 4 At ABC|website=Deadline.com|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref> ''The Good Daughter'' will soon be a limited series on Peacock starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/rose-byrne-meghann-fahy-the-good-daughter-peacock-1236255152/|title=Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy to Lead ‘The Good Daughter’ Series Adaptation at Peacock|website=Variety.com|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref>
She is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/books/karin-slaughter-on-libraries-they-are-the-backbone-of-a-community/|title=Karin Slaughter on Libraries: They 'Are the Backbone of a Community'|website=People.com|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref>
==Writing== ===North Falls series (2025 to present)=== Slaughter's newest series is set in the fictional North Falls region in rural Georgia, featuring Officer Emmy Cliffton and her family.
*''We Are All Guilty Here'', 2025 *''The Secrets We Hide'', 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secrets-We-Hide-North-Falls/dp/0008771138|title=The Secrets We Hide: The Gripping New 2026 Crime Thriller Mystery From The Number One Sunday Times Bestselling Author: Book 2 (The North Falls Series)|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=24 April 2026}}</ref> The first book in the series, ''We Are All Guilty Here,'' was a ''New York Times'' #1 bestseller.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/we-are-all-guilty-here-karin-slaughter?variant=43730665996322|title=We Are All Guilty Here|website=Harper Collins Publisher|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref>
===Will Trent series (2006 to present)=== {{Anchor|WillTrent}} 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, the Will Trent series includes: *''Triptych'', 2006 *''Fractured'', 2008 *''Undone'', 2009 *''Broken'', 2010 *''Fallen'', 2011 *''Criminal'', 2012 *''Unseen'', 2013 *''The Kept Woman'', 2016 *''The Last Widow'', 2019 *''The Silent Wife'', 2020 *''After That Night'', 2023 *''This is Why We Lied'', 2024
Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent, were brought together in her novels ''Undone'' (2009), titled ''Genesis'' internationally, and ''Broken'' (2010). In these novels, Sara Linton and Will Trent work cases set in Georgia.
===Grant County series (2001 to 2007)<span class="anchor" id="Grant County"></span>===
Slaughter first came to attention with 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 ex-husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.
===Standalone Novels=== *''Cop Town'', 2014 *''Pretty Girls'', 2015 *''The Good Daughter'', 2017 *''Pieces of Her'', 2018 *''False Witness'', 2021 *''Girl, Forgotten'', 2022
''Pieces of Her'' reached #2 on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, the week it was released in late August 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/|title=The New York Times Best Sellers|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> ''Pieces of Her'' was published through HarperCollins and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother, Laura.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/products/pieces-of-her-karin-slaughter?variant=32116143161378|title=Pieces of Her - Karin Slaughter - Hardcover}}</ref> It was given a positive review by ''Publishers Weekly''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062430274|title=Fiction Book Review: ''Pieces of Her'' by Karin Slaughter|website=Publishers Weekly}}</ref> and ''Kirkus Reviews''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/karin-slaughter/pieces-of-her/|title=''Pieces of Her'' by Karin Slaughter |website=Kirkus Reviews}}</ref>
''Cop Town'', ''Pretty Girls'', ''The Good Daughter'', and ''False Witness'' have all also been ''New York Times'' bestsellers.
===Short Stories and Novellas=== *''Like a Charm'', 2004 *''Martin Misunderstood'', 2008 *''Thorn in My Side'', 2011 *''The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories'', 2011 *''Snatched'', 2012 *''Busted'', 2012 *''Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes'', 2015 *''Cold, Cold Heart'', 2016 *''Last Breath'', 2017 *''Cleaning the Gold'', 2019
“Like a Charm” is a short story anthology featuring several thriller authors, including Lee Child, Peter Robinson, John Connolly, and Laura Lippman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/103/1036088/like-a-charm/9780099462255.html|title=Like A Charm|last=Slaughter|first=Karin|website=www.penguin.co.uk|date=June 3, 2004 |language=en|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> Each story is linked by a charm bracelet that brings bad luck to its owners. Karin Slaughter wrote the first and last stories.
The audiobook version of ''Martin Misunderstood'' is narrated by Wayne Knight.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-60283-434-7|title=Audio Book Review: Martin Misunderstood by Karin Slaughter, Author, read by Wayne Knight. BBC Audiobooks America $19.95 (, unabridged, two CDs, 2 hrs., $19.95 ISBN ) ISBN 978-1-60283-434-7|work=PublishersWeekly.com|access-date=2018-11-24|language=en}}</ref> Both the story and the narration were nominated for an Audie Award in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2009-audies|title=2009 Audie Awards® - APA|website=www.audiopub.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-24|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030154954/https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2009-audies|url-status=dead}}</ref>
''The Unremarkable Heart'' won the Edgar Award for Best Short Story in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theedgars.com/awards/category-list-best-short-story/|title=Category List – Best Short Story {{!}} Edgars Database|website=theedgars.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-28}}</ref>
==Television and Film== ===Pieces of Her=== Slaughter's 2018 standalone novel, ''Pieces of Her'', was adapted into an eight-episode TV series of the same name, which premiered on March 4, 2022. Starring Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote,<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Lauren |last=Huff |title=Toni Collette is a mother with blood on her hands in 'Pieces of Her' first look |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |department=TV |date=2022-01-25 |url=https://ew.com/tv/toni-collette-pieces-of-her-first-look/ |access-date=2025-07-17}}</ref> it debuted at #1 worldwide on Netflix. Between February 27, 2022, and April 3, 2022, the series was watched 227.5 million hours on Netflix globally.<ref>{{cite web|title='Pieces of Her' Season 2: Will Netflix Renew or Cancel?|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/pieces-of-her-season-2-will-netflix-renew-or-cancel/|website=What's on Netflix|date=April 27, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610215708/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/pieces-of-her-season-2-will-netflix-renew-or-cancel/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Will Trent=== Slaughter's bestselling thriller series, Will Trent, is now a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez in the role of Will Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/will-trent-angie-erika-christensen-season-3-interview-1236214771/|title=‘Will Trent’ Star Erika Christensen Unpacks Those Angie Bombshells|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref> Premiering on January 3, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1358190/meet-the-objectionably-hot-special-agent-at-the-center-of-abcs-new-show-will-trent|title=Meet the “Objectively Hot” Special Agent at the Center of ABC’s New Show Will Trent|website=E!News|language=en-US|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref> on ABC, the series has now been renewed for a fourth season slated to premiere on January 6, 2026. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/will-trent-renewed-season-4-abc-1236357597/|title=‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 4 At ABC|website=Deadline|language=en-US|access-date=2025-11-21}}</ref>
===The Good Daughter=== Production began in 2025 on ''The Good Daughter'', a limited series for Peacock adapted from her novel of the same name and starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/rose-byrne-meghann-fahy-the-good-daughter-peacock-1236238237/|website=Deadline Hollywood|title= Rose Byrne & Meghann Fahy To Headline Peacock's 'The Good Daughter' Limited Series|first=Rosy |last=Cordero|date=December 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.griffindailynews.com/news/the-good-daughter-tv-series-being-filmed-inside-griffin-city-hall-this-week/article_6a068354-0607-5102-9d75-7f3d6be082f1.html|website=Griffin Daily News|title=The Good Daughter TV series being filmed inside Griffin City Hall this week|date=19 March 2025|access-date=22 March 2025}}</ref>
==Philanthropy== Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.savethelibraries.com/save_the_libraries_about_us.html|title=Save the Libraries - Karin Slaughter|website=www.savethelibraries.com|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref> The Save the Libraries fund has provided more than $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fkgoldstandard.com/content/bestselling-author-karin-slaughter-will-visit-barr-memorial-library-sign-copies-her-newest-b|title=Bestselling author Karin Slaughter will visit Barr Memorial Library to sign copies of her newest book {{!}} fkgoldstandard.com|website=www.fkgoldstandard.com|access-date=2018-11-24}}</ref>
== Awards and Honors == Slaughter has won or been nominated for many awards. In reverse chronological order, they are: *2025, Library Reads Hall of Fame Pick<ref>{{Cite web|title=August 2025 The Top Ten Adult Fiction and Nonfiction|url=https://libraryreads.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/August25.pdf|access-date=2025-11-21|website=Library Reads}}</ref> *2024, Amazon Editors Pick—Best Books of The Year<ref>{{Cite web|title=This Is Why We Lied|url=https://www.amazon.com/This-Why-Lied-off-grid/dp/0063336731/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0|access-date=2025-11-21|website=Amazon}}</ref> *2023 & 2022, Winner of the Audiophile Earphones Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=EarphonesAward Winners|url=https://www.audioeditions.com/custom/earphones-award-winners|access-date=2025-11-21|website=Audio Editions}}</ref> *2020, Ned Kelly Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Announcing: The 2020 Ned Kelly Awards Shortlists|url=https://www.austcrimewriters.com/news/2020/8/25/announcing-the-2020-ned-kelly-awards-shortlists|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Australian Crime Writers Association|date=August 25, 2020 |language=en-AU}}</ref> *2019, Georgia Author of the Year<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Winners – Georgia Author of the Year Awards|url=https://www.authoroftheyear.org/past-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|language=en-US|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016190352/https://www.authoroftheyear.org/past-winners/|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2019, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers|url=https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/award-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=thrillerwriters.org}}</ref> *2018, The Skimm Book Club<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skimm Recommendations Books|url=https://www.theskimm.com/shopping/summer-reads-2018|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> *2017, Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Suspense<ref>{{Cite web|title=HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ACQUIRES WORLD RIGHTS FOR FOUR NEW BOOKS FROM #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KARIN SLAUGHTER|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/press-releases/harpercollins-publishers-acquires-world-rights-for-four-new-books-from-1-internationally-bestselling-author-karin-slaughter|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HarperCollins|language=en}}</ref> *2017, AudioFile Best Book of the Year (AudioFile Earphones Award)<ref>{{Cite web|title=LAST BREATH by Karin Slaughter Read by Kathleen Early {{!}} Audiobook Review|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/131312/last-breath-by-karin-slaughter-read-by-kathleen-early/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=AudioFile Magazine|language=en}}</ref> *2017, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Longlist *2016, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Nominees and Winners – International Thriller Writers|url=https://thrillerwriters.org/programs/award-nominees-and-winners/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=thrillerwriters.org}}</ref> *2016, People’s Choice Award Winner<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=2025-11-24|title=Favorite Books 2016 Winners|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwbooks/article/The-Reading-Room-and-Peoples-Choice-Awards-Announce-Favorite-Books-2016-20160209|language=en-US}}</ref> *2015, Edgar Nomination, Best Novel, ''Cop Town''<ref>{{Cite press release|last=Slaughter|first=Karin|title=2015 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominated Cop Town Now Available in Mass Market Paperback|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2015-edgar-allan-poe-award-nominated-cop-town-now-available-in-mass-market-paperback-300031577.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en}}</ref> *2015, American Association of People with Disabilities Image Award<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crime Pays|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/karin-slaughter/|access-date=2025-11-24}}</ref> *2015, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, Winner, ''Cop Town''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Crime Writers' Association|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/past-winners/cop-town/|access-date=2025-11-24|website=thecwa.co.uk}}</ref> *2014, AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner, ''Cop Town'', 2013<ref>{{Cite web|title=COP TOWN by Karin Slaughter Read by Kathleen Early {{!}} Audiobook Review|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/90338/cop-town-by-karin-slaughter-read-by-kathleen-early/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=AudioFile Magazine|language=en}}</ref> *2014, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Unseen''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karin Slaughter Books in Order|url=https://mysterysequels.com/karin-slaughter-books-in-order|access-date=2025-11-24|website=www.mysterysequels.com}}</ref> *2014, Anthony Bouchercon Nomination, Best Short Story, ''The'' ''Unremarkable'' ''Heart''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-24|title=Bouchercon XLIV, More Commonly Known as Bouchercon 2013, Or Even Anthony Awards 2013!|url=https://cozy-mystery.com/blog/bouchercon-xliv-more-commonly-known-as-bouchercon-2013-or-even-anthony-awards-2013/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=The Cozy Mystery List Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> *2014, Edgar Award Winner, Best Short Story<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-05-03|title=Big Names Win Edgars|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/edgar-awards-2013-dennis-_n_3208870|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> *2013, Mystery Readers International Macavity award nomination, Best Short Story, ''The Unremarkable Heart''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Macavity Awards – Mystery Readers International|url=https://mysteryreaders.org/macavity-awards/|access-date=2021-10-16|language=en-US}}</ref> *2011, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Fallen''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Crimezone Thriller Award Buitenland {{!}} Book awards {{!}} LibraryThing|url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Crimezone+Thriller+Award+Buitenland|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.librarything.com}}</ref> *2011, International Thriller Writers Silver Bullet Award Winner<ref>{{Cite web|title=Karin Slaughter Books in Order|url=https://mysterysequels.com/karin-slaughter-books-in-order|access-date=2025-11-24|website=www.mysterysequels.com}}</ref> *2010, Suspense Magazine Best of 2010 Winner, Thriller/Suspense, ''Broken''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suspense Magazine announces Best of 2010 List|url=https://www.suspensemagazine.com/Press_Bestof2010.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.suspensemagazine.com|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016191724/https://www.suspensemagazine.com/Press_Bestof2010.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2009, Le Livre de Poche Prix Lecteurs Winner, ''Faithless''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia Authors {{!}} Georgia Center for the Book {{!}} Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage|url=http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=145|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.georgiacenterforthebook.org|archive-date=January 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200119205615/http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=145|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2009, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Fractured''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-26|title=Karin Slaughter Books In Publication & Chronological Order|url=https://www.bookseries.org/authors/karin-slaughter/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Book Series|language=en-US}}</ref> *2009, Audio Publishers association Audie Nomination, Humor, ''Martin Misunderstood''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pretty Girls (Slaughter) - LitLovers|url=https://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/fiction/10390-pretty-girls-slaughter?showall=1|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.litlovers.com}}</ref> *2009, Left Coast Crime Hawaii Five-0 Nomination, Best Law Enforcement/Police Procedural, ''Fractured''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Left Coast Crime 2009: Hawaii: Say Aloha To Murder!|url=https://leftcoastcrime.org/2009/awards.html|access-date=2021-10-16|website=leftcoastcrime.org}}</ref> *2008, ITV Crime Thriller International Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, ''Beyond Reach''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Novels listed for ITV3 crime awards {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/novels-listed-itv3-crime-awards|access-date=2021-10-16|website=www.thebookseller.com}}</ref> *2008, Georgia Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, ''Beyond Reach''<ref>{{Cite web|title=HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS ACQUIRES WORLD RIGHTS FOR FOUR NEW BOOKS FROM #1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR KARIN SLAUGHTER|url=https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/press-releases/harpercollins-publishers-acquires-world-rights-for-four-new-books-from-1-internationally-bestselling-author-karin-slaughter|access-date=2021-10-16|website=HarperCollins|language=en}}</ref> *2007, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Beyond Reach''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-08-26|title=Karin Slaughter Books In Publication & Chronological Order|url=https://www.bookseries.org/authors/karin-slaughter/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=Book Series|language=en-US}}</ref> *2007, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger nomination, Best Thriller, ''Triptych''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Shortlist Announced|url=https://commanderbond.net/4329/ian-fleming-steel-dagger-award-shortlist-announced.html|access-date=2021-10-18|website=CommanderBond.net|date=June 6, 2007|language=en|archive-date=October 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018173124/https://commanderbond.net/4329/ian-fleming-steel-dagger-award-shortlist-announced.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> *2003, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards Winner, Best Contemporary Mystery, ''A Faint Cold''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award {{!}} Book awards {{!}} LibraryThing|url=https://www.librarything.com/bookaward/Romantic+Times+Reviewers%27+Choice+Award|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.librarything.com}}</ref> *2002, Mystery Readers International Macavity Award Nomination, Best First Mystery, ''Blindsighted''<ref>{{Cite web|title=2002 Macavity Award Winners|url=http://www.mostlyfiction.com/news/macavity2002.htm|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.mostlyfiction.com}}</ref> *2002, International Thriller Writers Barry Award Nomination, Best First Novel, ''Blindsighted''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Barry Awards|url=http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Awards/Barry_Awards.html|access-date=2021-10-18|website=www.stopyourekillingme.com}}</ref> *2001, Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award Nomination, Best Thriller Debut, ''Blindsighted''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Library Thing|url=https://www.librarything.com/award/668/Crime-Writers-Association-Awards|access-date=2025-11-24|website=librarything.com}}</ref>
==Published Works== [[File:Karin Slaughter at BookExpo (04943).jpg|thumb|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) *''Criminal'' (2012) *''Unseen'' (2013) *''The Kept Woman'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.literaryweek.com/books/prettygirls.shtml |title=Pretty Girls | Review |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701230151/http://www.literaryweek.com/books/prettygirls.shtml |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> *''The Last Widow'' (2019) *''The Silent Wife'' (2020) *''After That Night'' (2023) *''This is Why We Lied'' (2024)
'''Andrea Oliver Series''' * ''Pieces of Her'' (2018) * ''Girl, Forgotten'' (2022)
'''North Falls Series''' *''We Are All Guilty Here'' (2025)
'''Standalone Novels''' *''Cop Town'' (2014) *''Pretty Girls'' (2015) *''The Good Daughter'' (2017) *''False Witness'' (2021)
'''Short Stories and Novellas''' *''Like a Charm'' (2004, editor) *''Martin Misunderstood'' (2008) *''Thorn in My Side'' (2011, digital short story) *''The Unremarkable Heart and Other Stories'' (2011, audio short story) *''Snatched'' (2012, digital novella) *''Busted'' (2012, digital novella) *''Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes'' (2015, digital short story, prequel to ''Pretty Girls'') *''Cold, Cold Heart'' (2016, digital short story) *''Last Breath'' (2017, digital short story, prequel to ''The Good Daughter'') *''Cleaning the Gold'' (2019, digital short story, co-written with Lee Child)
==Personal life== Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia and grew up in Lake Spivey. She has two older sisters. She attended Morrow High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. She then studied literature at Georgia State University, but dropped out prior to graduating. She wrote her first novel ''Blindsighted'' in three months.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dyer |first1=Candace |title=Crime Pays |url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/karin-slaughter/ |work=Atlanta Magazine |date=June 1, 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.karinslaughter.com/ Karin Slaughter website] * [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/books/review/karin-slaughter-by-the-book.html?searchResultPosition=5/ Interview with Karin Slaughter at ''The New York Times''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150701230151/http://www.literaryweek.com/books/prettygirls.shtml Interview with Karin Slaughter at www.LiteraryWeek.com] * [http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-slaughter-karin.asp Karin Slaughter at Bookreporter.com] * [http://savethelibraries.com/ Save the Libraries] * [https://www.thebigthrill.org/2019/07/between-the-lines-karin-slaughter/ Karin Slaughter at ITW's TheBigThrill.com] * [https://georgiacenterforthebook.org/authors/karin-slaughter Karin Slaughter at Georgia Center for the Book] * [https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/karin-slaughter/ Karin Slaughter on FantasticFiction.com]
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