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Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 24 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 Debut" of 2001.
Slaughter 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 television series of the same name, released in March 2022 on Netflix.
Early life
Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia and grew up in Lake Spivey. She has two older sisters. She attended Morrow High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. She then studied literature at Georgia State University, but dropped out prior to graduating. She wrote her first novel Blindsighted in three months.
Philanthropy
Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit organization that campaigns to support US public 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 and Will Trent (Atlanta), were brought together in her novels Undone (2009), titled Genesis internationally, and Broken (2010). In these novels, Sara Linton and Will Trent work cases set in Grant County and Atlanta, respectively.
= Grant County series (2001 to 2007)
=Slaughter is best known for her Grant County series:
Blindsighted, 2001
Kisscut, 2002
A Faint Cold Fear, 2003
Indelible, 2004
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: Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician and part-time coroner; Jeffrey Tolliver, Linton's husband and the chief of police; and his subordinate, detective 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, Fractured, Undone, Broken, Fallen, Criminal, Unseen, The Kept Woman, The Last Widow, The Silent Wife, After That Night, and This is Why We Lied, as well as the novellas Snatched, Busted, and Cleaning the Gold.
ABC ordered a pilot episode starring Ramón Rodríguez as Trent and Erika Christensen as Angie, his girlfriend. The series premiered on January 3, 2023, and ABC has renewed the series for a third season.
= 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 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 television series starring Toni Collette, based on the Pieces of Her novel.
Personal life
Slaughter was a contestant on an installment of 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)
Cleaning the Gold (2019 novella, co-written with Lee Child)
The Last Widow (2019)
The Silent Wife (2020)
After That Night (August 2023)
This is Why We Lied (August 2024)
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.
In reverse chronological order, they are:
2020, Ned Kelly Award
2019, Georgia Author of the Year
2019, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist
2017, The Skimm Book Club
2017, Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, Suspense
2017, AudioFile Best Book of the Year (AudioFile Earphones Award)
2017, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award Longlist
2016, International Thriller Writers Awards Finalist
2016, People’s Choice Award Winner
2015, Edgar Nomination, Best Novel, Cop Town
2015, American Association of People with Disabilities Image Award
2015, Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, Winner, Cop Town
2014, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award
2014, AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner, Cop Town, 2013
2014, Crime Zone, The Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Unseen
2014, Anthony Bouchercon Nomination, Best Short Story, The Unremarkable Heart
2014, 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
2011, 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
2009, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Fractured
2009, Audio Publishers association Audie Nomination, Humor, Martin Misunderstood
2009, 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
2008, Georgia Author of the Year Nomination, Best Fiction, Beyond Reach
2007, Crime Zone the Silver Fingerprint Winner, Best Foreign Thriller, Beyond Reach
2007, Crime Writers' Association 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
2002, 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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- Lee Child
- Agama Hindu
- Teori hukum internasional
- Daftar anggota parlemen yang terpilih dalam pemilihan umum Britania Raya 2019
- Karin Slaughter
- Triptych (Slaughter novel)
- Undone (Slaughter novel)
- Will Trent
- Pieces of Her
- Pieces of Her (TV series)
- Beyond Reach
- Fractured (novel)
- Gil Birmingham
- Fallen (Slaughter novel)
