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 published in 27 languages and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller (genre), Thriller Debut" of 2001. Slaughter also won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel ''Cop Town''. Her 2018 novel, ''Pieces of Her'', was adapted into an eight-episode Pieces of Her (TV series), 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 Library, libraries. The Save the Libraries fund has provided more than $300,000 to the DeKalb County Public Library in Atlanta, Georgia.

Publishing history

Characters from Slaughter's two main series, Grant County, Georgia, Grant County and #Will_Trent_(Atlanta)_series, Will Trent (Atlanta), were brought together in her novels ''Undone (Slaughter novel), Undone'' (2009), titled ''Genesis'' internationally, and ''Broken'' (2010). In these novels, Will Trent and Grant County, Georgia#Sara Linton, Sara Linton work cases set in Atlanta and Grant County, respectively.

Grant County series (2001 to 2007)

Slaughter is best known for her Grant County, Georgia, Grant County series: * ''Blindsighted'', 2001 * ''Kisscut'', 2002 * ''A Faint Cold Fear'', 2003 * ''Indelible'', 2004 * ''Faithless (novel), 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: Grant County, Georgia#Sara Linton, Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; Grant County, Georgia#Jeffrey Tolliver, Jeffrey Tolliver, Linton's husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Grant County, Georgia#Lena Adams, Lena Adams.

Will Trent (Atlanta) series

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 (thriller), Triptych'', ''Fractured (novel), Fractured'', ''Undone (Slaughter novel), Undone'', ''Broken (Slaughter novel), Broken'', ''Fallen (Slaughter novel), Fallen'', ''Criminal'', ''Unseen,'' ''The Kept Woman'', ''The Last Widow'' and ''The Silent Wife,'' as well as the novellas ''Snatched'' and ''Busted.'' American Broadcasting Company, ABC has ordered a Television pilot, pilot starring Ramón Rodríguez (actor), Ramón Rodríguez as Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie, his girlfriend. Will Trent, The series has started playing as of Jan 3, 2023.

Other works

''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. ''Martin Misunderstood'' is an original audiobook, 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. 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. In February 2019, it was announced that Netflix will be developing an 8-episode Pieces of Her (TV series), television series starring Toni Collette, based on the ''Pieces of Her'' novel.

Personal life

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

Bibliography

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) *''Snatched'' (2012, ebook novella) *''Criminal'' (2012) *''Busted'' (2013, ebook novella) *''Unseen'' (2013) *''The Kept Woman'' (2016) *''The Last Widow'' (2019) *''The Silent Wife'' (2020) *''After That Night'' (August 2023) Other books *''Like A Charm'' (2004; editor) *''Martin Misunderstood'' (2008) *''Thorn in My Side'' (2011; ebook novella) *''Cop Town'' (2014) * ''Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes'' (2015) (novella) (prequel to Pretty Girls) * ''Pretty Girls'' (2015) * ''Last Breath'' (2017) (novella) (prequel to The Good Daughter) * ''The Good Daughter'' (2017) * ''Pieces of Her'' (2018) * ''False Witness'' (2021) * ''Girl, Forgotten'' (2022)

Awards

Slaughter has won or been nominated for many awards.

2020

* Ned Kelly Award

2019

* Georgia Author of the Year * ITW Thriller Award Finalist

2017

* The Skimm Book Club * Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Suspense * AudioFile Best Book of the Year (AudioFile Earphones Award) * Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Longlist

2016

* ITW Thriller Award Finalist * People’s Choice Award Winner

2015

* Edgar Nomination, Best Novel, ''Cop Town'' * American Association of People with Disabilities Image Award * CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, Winner, ''Cop Town''

2014

* Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award * AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner, ''Cop Town'', 2013 * Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Unseen'' * Bouchercon Anthony Nomination, Best Short Story, ''The'' ''Unremarkable'' ''Heart'' * 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'' * 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'' * Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Fractured'' * Audio Publishers association Audie Nomination, Humor, ''Martin Misunderstood'' * 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'' * Georgia Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, ''Beyond Reach''

2007

* Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, ''Beyond Reach'' * Crime Writers’ 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'' * International Thriller Writers Barry Award Nomination, Best First Novel, ''Blindsighted''

2001

* Crime Writers Association Dagger Award Nomination, Best Thriller Debut, ''Blindsighted''

References

External links

Karin Slaughter website

Interview with Karin Slaughter at www.LiteraryWeek.com

Karin Slaughter at Bookreporter.com

Interview with Karin Slaughter at www.TheCrimeHouse.com

Save the Libraries

Roger Nichols of Modern Signed Books interviews Karin Slaughter about her novel, ''The Kept Woman''

BlogTalkRadio interview about her novel, ''The Good Daughter''
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