![]() “Just knowing the things that women are afraid of. Some 85 per cent of readers of crime fiction are women. She recalls her early career when she was often described as “writing like a man” but she was in fact tired of reading about violence against women from a male perspective. Known for writing about rape and murder in unflinching detail, Slaughter likes to confront darkness head on. It’s early in the morning there, but she’s fine with that. Slaughter is speaking to me on the phone from her home in Atlanta, Georgia. It explores the legacy of child abuse and rape, and the rage and revenge of the survivors. It is the story of two sisters and a childhood secret. Her 21st novel, False Witness, is out later this month. She wrote her first novel Blindsighted in 2001 and has gone on to sell more than 35 million books worldwide. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.Karin Slaughter has spent 20 years writing books about violence against women, and the silence that surrounds it. Maybe the death of the school shooter isn’t such a good kill after all. As he investigates the dead man, a crusading journalist, he becomes aware that there is a conspiracy afoot that reaches all the way up to the governor’s office. Their deaths were not that simple, however, because Marsh believes they were murdered. But the shooting bothers him, and he begins to suspect that the dead man is somehow involved with the deaths of Marsh’s wife and son, nine years earlier, in a car accident. The kill is a good one, and the detective is a hero. We protect children.” Then he adds, “Marsh, you owe me one.” While waiting for a clear shot, he gets a call from the governor. He climbs on top of a building so he can see the shooter. When a killer breaks into a school, murders one teacher and holds a gun on another, detective P.T. “A Good Kill,” by John McMahon (Putnam) A Good Kill (Putnam) Like his father, Andrew is pure evil, and “False Witness” will give you the chills. ![]() She hopes to stop him by losing the trial, but Andrew threatens exposure if she does. “Where Coyotes Howl” is a charming tale of love and loss on the prairieĮven more threatening, Leigh is sure Andrew has attacked and mutilated other women, and she believes he will do it again. In “Friends Like These,” the remaining seven are bound together by ties of loyalty that begin to fray as they wonder who among them is a killer. Like other friend stories - Mary McCarthy’s “The Group” and the television show “Friends” - this one is about trust and betrayal, hate and love, and the group dynamics of people who were once held together by college but have gone their separate ways. She has to put her feelings on hold, however, because during the intervention weekend, one of the friends is found dead. The cop in this exclusive resort, it turns out, is Alice’s sister, and she’s never accepted the suicide verdict. There were 10 friends originally, but one of them, Alice, died by suicide in college, and the secret of her death haunts the others 10 years later. In actuality, the weekend is a drug intervention for another in the group. These are college classmates from Vassar, who meet at the exclusive resort home of one of them to celebrate his upcoming wedding. “… Who needs enemies,” so the saying goes. “Friends Like These,” by Kimberly McCreight (Harper) Friends Like These (Harper) Tuesday, June 20th 2023 Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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