''Undone'' (UK title: ''Genesis'') is a 2009 novel by bestselling author
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American Crime fiction, crime writer. She has written 21 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries. Her first novel, ''Blindsighted'' (2001), was pub ...
that combines characters from her Atlanta series and her
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series. It is her ninth full-length novel. ''Undone'' was published under the name ''Genesis'' in the UK, Australia, and other non-US markets.
The
audiobook
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is narrated by Kathleen Early.
Plot summary
Faith Mitchell is walking across the parking deck at a courthouse when she passes out. She wakes up in the emergency room of Atlanta's
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital, frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. It is the tenth-largest public hospital in the United States, and one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in th ...
, where she was taken by her partner, Will Trent, who was with her when it happened. It turns out that Faith has two serious medical conditions, one she knew about and one she didn't; both could end her nascent career as a special agent with the GBI almost before it has started.
At the hospital, Faith and Will meet Dr. Sara Linton. Sara has moved to Atlanta to recover from the explosive ending of ''
Beyond Reach
''Beyond Reach'' is the sixth novel in the Grant County series by Karin Slaughter, originally published in 2007. The previous books in the series are '' Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible'', and '' Faithless''. ''Beyond Reach'' ...
'' and now works in Grady's ER.
Right after seeing Faith, Sara rushes to the aid of a woman who was hit by a car after wandering naked onto a highway in the middle of nowhere, and is peeved to find Will trying to question the victim. Sara quickly becomes aware of the same thing that caused Will to involve himself—the woman has suffered abominably cruel torture at the hands of a sadistic man.
Will and Faith take over the case and find themselves hobbled from the start by the local yokel law enforcement, which seems more interested in grudge-bearing than in catching a deranged killer. Sara eventually becomes involved by dint of her previous experience as one of the state's top-notch coroners.
References
External links
Karin Slaughter official website
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2009 American novels
American thriller novels
Novels set in Georgia (U.S. state)
Delacorte Press books