Like a Charm - Karin Slaughter

A Faint Cold Fear - Karin Slaughter

Introduction Before I read Karin Slaughter’s first book, Blindsighted, I had read a lot of reviews saying that she was the next Patricia Cornwell or Kathy Reichs. I could see where they were coming from – Blindsighted introduces a new female heroine who works as a medical examiner on some of the most gruesome deaths imaginable and was also very well-written. So I had high expectations of A Faint Cold Fear, the third in the series. It certainly started well; unfortunately the ending just wasn’t realistic enough for me. It is still a powerful book though and worth the read if you like crime fiction that is raw and shocking. The author Karin Slaughter grew up in a small ...

A Faint Cold Fear - Karin Slaughter

Introduction Before I read Karin Slaughter’s first book, Blindsighted, I had read a lot of reviews saying that she was the next Patricia Cornwell or Kathy Reichs. I could see where they were coming from – Blindsighted introduces a new female heroine who works as a medical examiner on some of the most gruesome deaths imaginable and was also very well-written. So I had high expectations of A Faint Cold Fear, the third in the series. It certainly started well; unfortunately the ending just wasn’t realistic enough for me. It is still a powerful book though and worth the read if you like crime fiction that is raw and shocking. The author Karin Slaughter grew up in a small ...

Faithless - Karin Slaughter

relationship with her abusive boyfriend,Ethan. My version of this book is also a speical paperback first edition and contains an introduction to Grant county at the back in which Karin explains how she devised certain characters and how their roles have adapted as the series progesses.This is an enlightening insight and a nice little bonus where she reveals her novels are all about "the idea of transcendance" and asks How does a person recover from horrific crime?" This i believe is one of the stronger aspects of this series-the way you follow the characters through their own emotional and personal journeys as they attempt to come to terms with the ...

Faithless - Karin Slaughter

relationship with her abusive boyfriend,Ethan. My version of this book is also a speical paperback first edition and contains an introduction to Grant county at the back in which Karin explains how she devised certain characters and how their roles have adapted as the series progesses.This is an enlightening insight and a nice little bonus where she reveals her novels are all about "the idea of transcendance" and asks How does a person recover from horrific crime?" This i believe is one of the stronger aspects of this series-the way you follow the characters through their own emotional and personal journeys as they attempt to come to terms with the ...

Faithless - Karin Slaughter

FAITHLESS is Karin Slaughter’s fifth book, which once again is set in the sleepy town of Heartsdale in Grant County, Georgia. (‘Sleepy’? Hah, I’d hate to see what the inhabitants get up to when fully alert!) The story, apart from the suspects, centres around three main characters: local Paediatrician and Medical Examiner on-the-side, Sara Linton and her ex-husband, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver and Lena Adams “the only female Detective on the force”. It took me just over a day to read (would have been less, but a girl has to sleep). Why? Well it’s obvious, isn’t it? I couldn’t put it down. * A Smidgeon of the Plot* Sara and Jeffrey are taking a walk in the ...

Faithless - Karin Slaughter

FAITHLESS is Karin Slaughter’s fifth book, which once again is set in the sleepy town of Heartsdale in Grant County, Georgia. (‘Sleepy’? Hah, I’d hate to see what the inhabitants get up to when fully alert!) The story, apart from the suspects, centres around three main characters: local Paediatrician and Medical Examiner on-the-side, Sara Linton and her ex-husband, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver and Lena Adams “the only female Detective on the force”. It took me just over a day to read (would have been less, but a girl has to sleep). Why? Well it’s obvious, isn’t it? I couldn’t put it down. * A Smidgeon of the Plot* Sara and Jeffrey are taking a walk in the ...