Karin Slaughter Books in Order

The first Grant County novel. Dr. Sara Linton finds a young woman brutally murdered and mutilated. She teams up with police chief Jeffery Tolliver to track a killer who seems to know the town’s darkest secrets.

A weekend trip turns deadly when Sara Linton and Jeffery Tolliver intervene in a shooting involving a teenage girl. The investigation uncovers a horrifying ring of abuse and pedophilia that shocks the small community.

Sara Linton is called to a college campus where a student has apparently committed suicide. When more deaths follow and her pregnant sister is attacked, Sara and Jeffery must stop a killer targeting the university.

Gunmen take over the Heartsdale police station, holding Simon and others hostage. As the tense standoff unfolds, flashbacks reveal the early days of Sara and Jeffery’s relationship and a past crime that has come back to haunt them.

A crime anthology edited by Karin Slaughter, featuring linked stories from various thriller authors. The narrative follows a single charm bracelet as it travels through time and across continents, bringing misfortune and bad luck to everyone who possesses it.

Sara Linton and Jeffery Tolliver stumble upon a young woman buried alive in the woods. The investigation leads them to a secretive religious community that plays by its own rules and will do anything to keep outsiders away.

A short story featuring a woman dealing with the aftermath of a violent marriage. It provides a glimpse into the psychological tension and character depth typical of Slaughter’s longer works.

The introduction to Will Trent. In Atlanta, a serial killer is targeting women, and GBI agent Will Trent is brought in to investigate. He must navigate a hostile police department and his own difficult past to stop a murderer who leaves a gruesome signature.

Lena Adams returns to her hometown to check on her uncle, only to become a suspect in a bombing. Sara and Jeffery arrive to clear her name, but they uncover a web of drug dealing and white supremacy that ends in tragedy.

Will Trent investigates a murder in an upscale Atlanta neighborhood where a teenage girl is found dead. As he digs deeper, he realizes the crime scene has been staged and the victim’s family is hiding secrets that complicate the case.

Martin Reed is an average, downtrodden accountant who is bullied by coworkers and nagged by his mother. But when a colleague is murdered and he becomes the prime suspect, Martin finds himself in a dark and twisted spotlight he never asked for.

A sadistic killer is torturing victims in Atlanta, and Will Trent is on the case. This novel brings Dr. Sara Linton into the fold as she joins the investigation, marking the collision of the Grant County and Will Trent worlds.

When a prisoner dies in custody in Grant County, Sara Linton asks Will Trent to investigate. Will arrives in the small town to find a police force closing ranks, led by a detective who will do anything to protect her secrets.

A short story about a young girl in a rural border town whose mother dies, leaving her to take on the household duties. When her father underestimates her resolve, she proves she is willing to do whatever it takes to forge her own path.

A financially desperate doctor is invited to join an exclusive dead club, where members bet on when unidentified patients in critical care will die. The game seems like morbid fun—until he realizes the wagers may be influencing who lives and who becomes the next victim.

Faith Mitchell returns home to find her baby hidden in the shed and her mother missing. With a hostage situation unfolding, Will Trent and Sara Linton must help Faith find her mother before a corruption scandal from the past turns deadly.

This e-book volume gathers five original thriller stories by Karin Slaughter, Jeffery Deaver, Rebecca Cantrell, Gregg Hurwitz, and Theo Gangi. The selection ranges from small-town crimes to international danger, offering compact tales of mystery, violence, and suspense.

A short story about two brothers who seem to be polar opposites—one charming, one quiet. A night out at a bar exposes the strange and dangerous bond between them, leading to a shocking revelation in the parking lot.

A suburban woman trapped with a corrupt, abusive husband turns to a professional killer for help. As the plan unfolds, the story slowly reveals who is really being used and what vengeance looks like when greed and moral rot have hollowed everyone out.

Will Trent discovers that a current case is linked to his own troubled origins. The story alternates between the present and the 1970s, revealing how Amanda Wagner and Evelyn Mitchell fought to make their mark in the police force and solve a series of murders.

A Will Trent novella. While waiting at the airport, Will witnesses a girl being abducted. Without his badge or gun, he must rely on his instincts to track the kidnapper and save the child.

A multi-author celebration of public libraries, bringing together essays, memoirs, history, and fiction. Its contributors consider the roles libraries play in personal lives, communities, imagination, and the future of access to books.

A Will Trent novella. Will goes undercover at a gas station to catch a suspect, but the simple surveillance job turns complicated when a robbery occurs. It sets the stage for the novel *Unseen*.

Edited by Brad Meltzer, this anthology presents twenty-one original mystery stories linked by the idea of a box holding secrets. The varied interpretations range from strongboxes and coffins to hidden knowledge; Joseph Finder contributes the story “Heirloom.”

This two-story collection pairs “Necessary Women,” about a fourteen-year-old girl forced to assume her late mother’s household role, with “The Mean Time,” in which twelve-year-old Peanut faces a consequential choice during a hot rural summer day.

Will Trent goes undercover as a biker to bring down a drug ring, cutting off contact with Sara Linton. When Sara is brought into the same case unaware of his identity, the danger escalates for both of them.

In 1974 Atlanta, Kate Murphy and Maggie Lawson are two female officers trying to survive in a male-dominated police force. As a cop killer hunts down officers, they must risk everything to find the truth in a city on the brink of chaos.

A prequel story to *Pretty Girls*. A young college student disappears, leaving behind a mystery that will haunt her family for decades. This short narrative sets the stage for the tragedy that fractures the lives of two sisters.

Sisters Claire and Lydia have been estranged for years, driven apart by the disappearance of their sister Julia. When another tragedy strikes, they form an uneasy truce to uncover secrets that reveal a nightmare closer to home than they ever imagined.

In this short story, Jude Hanson returns to Poulet, Georgia, and to the mother she hoped to leave behind. As she prepares to collect the son she has not seen in decades, the homecoming brings difficult family history into focus.

A collection comprising three shorter works: the noir novella *Go Deep*, and the short stories *Necessary Women* and *Remmy Rothstein Toes the Line*. These tales showcase Slaughter’s range from dark humor to gritty suspense.

A body is found at a construction site owned by a wealthy athlete, and the investigation leads Will Trent back to his estranged wife, Angie Polaski. Will must uncover the truth while his personal life threatens to derail the case.

A prequel to *The Good Daughter*. Charlie Quinn acts as a lawyer for people with nowhere else to turn. When she tries to help a young girl, she is drawn into a case that challenges her instincts and her past.

Eleven women thriller writers and eleven men thriller writers collaborate in paired short stories that bring together characters from their separate series. The collection includes Nelson DeMille’s contribution, “Getaway,” which is also available as a standalone ebook story.

Two sisters, Charlie and Sam, survived a terrifying attack on their home twenty-eight years ago. Now, a school shooting in their hometown brings the trauma back to the surface, forcing them to confront the truth about that night.

A violent afternoon at a shopping mall changes Andrea Oliver’s life forever when she sees her quiet mother eliminate a threat with startling skill. Andrea begins to unravel her mother’s past, discovering a hidden life she never knew existed.

A crossover short story where Will Trent meets Jack Reacher. Both men are undercover at Fort Knox—Will investigating a murder, and Reacher looking into a gold ring. They must team up to take down a criminal conspiracy.

A short thriller piece by Karin Slaughter, often featured in the *MatchUp* collection. It delivers a quick punch of suspense and character-driven tension typical of her longer novels.

A scientist from the CDC is kidnapped in a brazen attack, and Will Trent and Sara Linton are caught in the aftermath. They must go undercover to stop a radical group planning a devastating biological attack on American soil.

A brutal murder in Atlanta mirrors a series of attacks from Grant County years ago. Will Trent reopens the old case, investigating the possibility that the man Jeffery Tolliver put in prison was innocent—and that a serial killer is still out there.

Defense attorney Leigh Collier has built a successful life while hiding a dark history. When she is assigned to defend a wealthy man accused of rape, she realizes he knows her secrets and demands she get him acquitted—or else.

Newly minted US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in a small town to protect a judge, but her real mission is to uncover the truth about a cold case involving the judge's daughter. It’s a dangerous investigation that ties back to her own father.

Fifteen years after a life-changing attack, Sara Linton’s past resurfaces when a young woman is brought into the ER with similar injuries. Will Trent leads the investigation, hoping to finally bring justice to a case that has haunted Sara for years.

Will Trent and Sara Linton head to a remote mountain lodge for their honeymoon, hoping to unplug. But when a guest is murdered during a storm, they become trapped with a killer and a family full of liars.

A Cape Cod book club becomes the setting for a chain of connected thriller stories. Beneath Dr. Margaret Richter’s elegant monthly gatherings lie deception, murder, and secrets shared by members who are far from innocent.

The first North Falls thriller. Officer Emmy Clifton is thrust into a nightmare when two teenage girls vanish during a Fourth of July celebration. As she investigates, she realizes the small town she loves is hiding dark secrets about the people closest to her.

The second North Falls thriller. Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, investigate a brutal attack that threatens to shatter the town's fragile peace again. The deeper they dig, the more dangerous the investigation becomes.