{"product_id":"kisscut-a-grant-county-thriller-isbn-9780062385390","title":"Kisscut: A Grant County Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe second heart stopping Grant County novel by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, Karin Slaughter, featuring Sara Linton of the acclaimed Will Trent Series. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Karin Slaughter is a fearless writer. She takes us to the deep, dark places other novelists don’t dare to go. \u003ci\u003eKisscut\u003c\/i\u003e will cement her reputation as one of the boldest thriller writers working today.” — Tess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this chilling follow-up to \u003ci\u003eBlindsighted\u003c\/i\u003e, Sara Linton, her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and detective Lena Adams are caught in an evil web involving a young girl who commits suicide by forcing a cop to shoot her. Shouldering the political aftermath, Jeffrey struggles to understand the victim’s desperation. So does Sara, the girl’s pediatrician and now her coroner, who soon discovers that the suicide was linked to a brutal crime—one far more terrifying than anyone could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet neither Jeffrey nor Sara know that their colleague, Lena, may unwittingly harbor the truth as she finds herself drawn to a young man who might hold the answers—and Lena’s future—in his hands.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eGillian Flynn says, \"Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaturday night dates at the skating rink have long been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver find themselves entangled in a terrible tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime, one more shocking than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, Detective Lena Adams, recovering from a staggering personal loss, finds herself drawn to a young man who might hold the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can uncover the dark truth, someone will die again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMercilessly suspenseful, utterly moving, this is a searing thriller from one of the world's most talented suspense writers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“KISSCUT is a great read. Karin Slaughter deserves all the praise she gets for her razor–sharp plotting and forensic detail. But for me the hook is in her characters and relationships. They are right on the mark. This is crime fiction at its finest.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. With KISSCUT, she leaves them behind… It succeeds brilliantly.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Connolly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive new landmark on the thriller map.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVal McDermid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“KISSCUT out Cornwells Cornwell for forensic shivers and out-Harrisses Harris for psychopathic outrageousness. But Slaughter’s series also has an attraction found in neither Cornwell nor Harris: Amusing dialogue and situations that arise naturally from her engaging characters and surprisingly inviting settings.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Street USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Engrossing…[with] meticulous characterizations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Creepiness spreads like kudzu in Slaughter’s small–town setting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Karin Slaughter is a fearless writer. She takes us to the deep, dark places other novelists don’t dare to go. Kisscut will cement her reputation as one of the boldest thriller writers working today.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTess Gerritsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Slaughter delivers a noir thriller complete with a brooding atmosphere that veers into Southern gothic tradition…[She] gives us an understanding about victims that only a well–constructed hard–boiled novel can. This is a novel that has staying power, because she makes us care so much about the characters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Impossible to put down… Slaughter hits all the buttons, providing an original and well–plotted story that doesn’t let up until the final sentence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Hard to imagine that such a quiet, shy girl as Slaughter harbors so fiendish a heart...Man, KISSCUT is a killer book, savage but exciting, a strong follow-up to Slaughter’s debut in Blindsighted.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbany Times Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Few young writers show more promise than the thirty-year-old Slaughter. 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