In the trauma center of Atlanta's busiest hospital, Sara Linton treats the city's poor, wounded, and unluckyand finds refuge from the tragedy that rocked her life in rural Grant County. Then, in one instant, Sara is thrust into a frantic police investigation, coming face-to-face with a tall driven detective and his quiet female partner
. In Undone three unforgettable characters from Karin Slaughters New York Times bestselling novels Faithless and Fractured collide for the first time, entering an electrifying race against the clockand a duel with unspeakable human evil.
In the backwoods of suburban Atlanta, where Sara's patient was found, local police have set up their investigation. But Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective Will Trent doesnt wait for the go-ahead from his bosshe plunges through police lines, through the brooding woods, and single-handedly exposes a hidden house of horror buried beneath the earth. Then he finds another victim.
Wresting the case away from the local police chief, Will and his partner, Faith Mitchella woman keeping explosive secrets of her ownare called into a related investigation. Another womana smart, upscale, independent young motherhas been snatched. For the two cops out on the hunt, for the doctor trying to bring her patient back to life, the truth hits like a hammer: the killer's torture chamber has been found, but the killer is still at work.
"Starred Review. Slaughter ups the emotional ante with every twist and turn in this disturbing thriller." - Publishers Weekly
"Best-seller Slaughter serves up flawed characters and grisly forensics in this suspenseful series entry." - Booklist
"Starred Review. Highly recommended as a high-octane summer read." - Library Journal
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Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her 21 novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant New York Times bestselling stand-alone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta. Her stand-alone novel Pieces of Her is in development with Netflix, starring Toni Collette, and the Grant County and Will Trent series are in development for television.
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