Indelible: A Novel

The fourth book in the Grant County series from Karin Slaughter, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her.

“[A] page-turner . . . Slaughter’s plot has more twists than a Slinky factory and the characters’ relationships are sharply drawn.”—People, starred review

“Scary, shocking and perfectly suspenseful.”—BookPage

Two armed men enter the police station in tiny Heartsdale, Georgia, and open fire. When the shooting stops, an officer is dead, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver is seriously wounded, and the survivors—including a class of grade-school children and medical examiner Sara Linton—are held hostage. In a tense standoff that could erupt at any moment into more bloodletting—with her ex-husband on the threshold of death—Sara must search for answers and an escape in the memories of a time at the start of their relationship when another brutal, shocking crime shattered their small-town world. Because the sins of the past have caught up with Sara and Jeffrey... with a vengeance.

The internationally bestselling author "squarely in the ranks of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs" (Publishers Weekly) shows off her superb talent with this brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed tale of suspense.

In Karin Slaughter's exciting new thriller, an officer is shot point-blank in the Grant County police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner Sara Linton at the center. Working outside the station, Lena Adams, newly reinstated to the force, and Frank Wallace, Jeffrey's second in command, must try to piece together who the shooter is and how to rescue their friends before Jeffrey dies. For the sins of the past have caught up with Sara and Jeffrey -- with a vengeance ...

Deftly interweaving present and past, Slaughter -- dubbed "the new face of crime" by Book magazine -- offers another brilliant knife-edge tale of suspense that cements her place among the most outstanding practitioners of crime fiction today.

“Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers.” - Michael Connelly

“Lauded on two continents as the most significant new voice in American crime fiction.” - Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia)

“Skillfully told in both the then and the now, and quite scary on both fronts.” - New York Daily News

“Gripping…complex characters with credible relationships…Slaughter’s tightly disciplined rhythm and occasional sly humor keep readers hooked right up to the end.” - Publishers Weekly

“Like a trick rider who gallops around the circus ring standing astride two stallions, Slaughter balances two equally wicked plots in Indelible…[Slaughter] has a bighearted way…and a knack for grisly detail.” - Entertainment Weekly

“Well-crafted...Slaughter skillfully maintains the tension in the parallel stories.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“Simply one of the best thriller writers working today.” - Gillian Flynn, bestselling author of Gone Girl

“Amazingly, Slaughter manages between past and present stories while maintaining suspense in both by the simple device of showing the pettiest, most everyday conflicts imaginable constantly in danger of exploding in violence.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Harrowing…Compelling…Solidly and uniquely plotted…Realistic and believable…Indelible again proves the superb indelible mark Slaughter is making on mystery fiction.” - Florida Sun-Sentinel

“Given its portrayal of the good and the bad of the small–town South, its medical detail and its twisty plot, Indelible is a really hard book to put down” - New Orleans Times-Picayune