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Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted

Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted

Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 24 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries. Her first novel, Blindsighted (2001), was published in 27 languages and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001.

Karin Slaughter: Cop Town

Karin Slaughter: Cop Town

Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel Cop Town.

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

Her 2018 novel, Pieces of Her, was adapted into an eight-episode television series of the same name, released in March 2022 on Netflix.

Philanthropy

Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public libraries. The Save the Libraries fund has provided more than $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.

Publishing history

Karin Slaughter: Undone
Karin Slaughter: Genesis
Karin Slaughter: Broken

Karin Slaughter: Undone · Karin Slaughter: Genesis · Karin Slaughter: Broken

Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County and Will Trent (Atlanta), 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 Grant County and Atlanta, respectively.

Grant County series (2001 to 2007)

Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted
Karin Slaughter: Kisscut
Karin Slaughter: A Faint Cold Fear
Karin Slaughter: Indelible
Karin Slaughter: Faithless

Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted · Karin Slaughter: Kisscut · Karin Slaughter: A Faint Cold Fear · Karin Slaughter: Indelible · Karin Slaughter: Faithless

Slaughter is best known for her Grant County series:

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 husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams.

Will Trent (Atlanta) series

Karin Slaughter: Triptych
Karin Slaughter: Fractured
Karin Slaughter: Undone
Karin Slaughter: Broken
Karin Slaughter: Fallen
Karin Slaughter: Criminal
Karin Slaughter: Unseen
Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman
Karin Slaughter: The Last Widow
Karin Slaughter: The Silent Wife
Karin Slaughter: After That Night
Karin Slaughter: Snatched
Karin Slaughter: Busted
Karin Slaughter – Lee Child: Cleaning the Gold

Karin Slaughter: Triptych · Karin Slaughter: Fractured · Karin Slaughter: Undone · Karin Slaughter: Broken · Karin Slaughter: Fallen · Karin Slaughter: Criminal · Karin Slaughter: Unseen · Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman · Karin Slaughter: The Last Widow · Karin Slaughter: The Silent Wife · Karin Slaughter: After That Night · Karin Slaughter: Snatched · Karin Slaughter: Busted · Karin Slaughter – Lee Child: Cleaning the Gold

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, Unseen, The Kept Woman, The Last Widow, The Silent Wife, and After That Night, as well as the novellas Snatched, Busted, and Cleaning the Gold.

ABC ordered a pilot starring Ramón Rodríguez as Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie, his girlfriend. The series started broadcasting Jan 3, 2023, and ABC has renewed the series for a second season.

Other works

Lee Child · Peter Robinson · John Connolly · Laura Lippman

Like a Charm is a short story anthology featuring several thriller authors, including Lee Child, Peter Robinson (novelist), John Connolly (author), 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.

Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood

Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood

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.

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

Her book Pieces of Her reached number 2 on the New York Times Bestseller list, the week it was released in late August 2018. Pieces of Her was published through HarperCollins and follows a young woman who learns about a hidden side of her mother, Laura. It is in the vein of a psychological thriller and was given a positive review by Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. Her other standalone novels—Cop Town, Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and False Witness—have all been New York Times bestsellers.

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her

In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix will be developing an 8-episode television series starring Toni Collette, based on the Pieces of Her novel.

Personal life

Slaughter was a contestant on an installment of ABC's Holey Moley which originally aired on June 4, 2020.

Bibliography

Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted
Karin Slaughter: Kisscut
Karin Slaughter: A Faint Cold Fear
Karin Slaughter: Indelible
Karin Slaughter: Faithless
Karin Slaughter: Beyond Reach
Karin Slaughter: Skin Privilege

Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted · Karin Slaughter: Kisscut · Karin Slaughter: A Faint Cold Fear · Karin Slaughter: Indelible · Karin Slaughter: Faithless · Karin Slaughter: Beyond Reach · Karin Slaughter: Skin Privilege

The Grant County series

Karin Slaughter: Triptych
Karin Slaughter: Fractured
Karin Slaughter: Undone
Karin Slaughter: Genesis
Karin Slaughter: Broken
Karin Slaughter: Fallen
Karin Slaughter: Snatched
Karin Slaughter: Criminal
Karin Slaughter: Busted
Karin Slaughter: Unseen
Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman
Karin Slaughter – Lee Child: Cleaning the Gold
Karin Slaughter: The Last Widow
Karin Slaughter: The Silent Wife
Karin Slaughter: After That Night

Karin Slaughter: Triptych · Karin Slaughter: Fractured · Karin Slaughter: Undone · Karin Slaughter: Genesis · Karin Slaughter: Broken · Karin Slaughter: Fallen · Karin Slaughter: Snatched · Karin Slaughter: Criminal · Karin Slaughter: Busted · Karin Slaughter: Unseen · Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman · Karin Slaughter – Lee Child: Cleaning the Gold · Karin Slaughter: The Last Widow · Karin Slaughter: The Silent Wife · Karin Slaughter: After That Night

The Will Trent series

Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood
Karin Slaughter: Thorn in My Side
Karin Slaughter: Cop Town
Karin Slaughter: Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes
Karin Slaughter: Pretty Girls
Karin Slaughter: Last Breath
Karin Slaughter: The Good Daughter
Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her
Karin Slaughter: False Witness
Karin Slaughter: Girl, Forgotten

Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood · Karin Slaughter: Thorn in My Side · Karin Slaughter: Cop Town · Karin Slaughter: Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes · Karin Slaughter: Pretty Girls · Karin Slaughter: Last Breath · Karin Slaughter: The Good Daughter · Karin Slaughter: Pieces of Her · Karin Slaughter: False Witness · Karin Slaughter: Girl, Forgotten

Other books

Awards

Slaughter has won or been nominated for many awards.

Karin Slaughter: Cop Town
Karin Slaughter: Unseen
Karin Slaughter: Fallen
Karin Slaughter: Broken
Karin Slaughter: Faithless
Karin Slaughter: Fractured
Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood
Karin Slaughter: Beyond Reach
Karin Slaughter: Triptych
Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted

Karin Slaughter: Cop Town · Karin Slaughter: Unseen · Karin Slaughter: Fallen · Karin Slaughter: Broken · Karin Slaughter: Faithless · Karin Slaughter: Fractured · Karin Slaughter: Martin Misunderstood · Karin Slaughter: Beyond Reach · Karin Slaughter: Triptych · Karin Slaughter: Blindsighted

In reverse chronological order, they are:

  • 2020, Ned Kelly Award
  • 2019, Georgia Author of the Year
  • 2019, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist
  • 2017, The Skimm Book Club
  • 2017, Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Suspense
  • 2017, AudioFile Best Book of the Year (AudioFile Earphones Award)
  • 2017, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Longlist
  • 2016, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist
  • 2016, People’s Choice Award Winner
  • 2015, Edgar Nomination, Best Novel, Cop Town
  • 2015, American Association of People with Disabilities Image Award
  • 2015, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, Winner, Cop Town
  • 2014, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award
  • 2014, AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner, Cop Town, 2013
  • 2014, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Unseen
  • 2014, Anthony Bouchercon Nomination, Best Short Story, The Unremarkable Heart
  • 2014, Edgar Award Winner, Best Short Story
  • 2013, Mystery Readers International Macavity award nomination, Best Short Story, The Unremarkable Heart
  • 2011, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Fallen
  • 2011, International Thriller Writers Silver Bullet Award Winner
  • 2010, Suspense Magazine Best of 2010 Winner, Thriller/Suspense, Broken
  • 2009, Le Livre de Poche Prix Lecteurs Winner, Faithless
  • 2009, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Fractured
  • 2009, Audio Publishers association Audie Nomination, Humor, Martin Misunderstood
  • 2009, Left Coast Crime Hawaii Five-0 Nomination, Best Law Enforcement/Police Procedural, Fractured
  • 2008, ITV Crime Thriller International Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, Beyond Reach
  • 2008, Georgia Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, Beyond Reach
  • 2007, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Beyond Reach
  • 2007, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger nomination, Best Thriller, Triptych
  • 2003, Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Awards Winner, Best Contemporary Mystery, A Faint Cold
  • 2002, Mystery Readers International Macavity Award Nomination, Best First Mystery, Blindsighted
  • 2002, International Thriller Writers Barry Award Nomination, Best First Novel, Blindsighted
  • 2001, Crime Writers' Association Dagger Award Nomination, Best Thriller Debut, Blindsighted

External links

Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman
Karin Slaughter: The Good Daughter

Karin Slaughter: The Kept Woman · Karin Slaughter: The Good Daughter