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Newbie here needing to get my post count up so I thought I'd talk about one of my favorite thriller writers of the moment, Karin Slaughter. It actually took awhile to bring myself to read one of her books after I first heard of her. I genuinely could not think of her name without grimacing. I mean, seriously? A crime writer whose name is Slaughter. It was way too gimmicky for me. But I kept hearing her name and finally decided to look her up and discovered that Slaughter was, in fact, her given name, and not just a cheesy pen name. All was right with the world.

I've read both of her series but there's just something about Grant County that seems to stick with me. Particularly, Lena is one of those characters that I find myself feeling sorry for and understanding one minute, and then despising her the next. Okay, mostly the despise part. And Sara and Jeffrey's relationship isn't perfect by any stretch, but I still find myself rooting for them. In other words, she creates flawed characters and are somehow still likable.

I'm a sucker for plot twists, which happens a good bit in these books. I'll try really hard not to ruin anything, but the ending of Beyond Reach was amazing, in my opinion. It was a controversial choice, but one that I thought took a lot of balls. Days after I was done reading it, I was still shocked and thinking about it. Which is something that I love in a book.

What's your favorite Karin Slaughter book? Or if you're not a fan, why not?

Hi Ashley,

I'm with mixed feelings about Karin Slaughter's books. I read A FAINT COLD FEAR and KISSCUT so far, and I must say I enjoyed them both but at times found it hard to continue reading in the early hours of the day. Just for me the story was developing too slowly.

After saying that I love fast-paced thrillers, so this is more likely my own problem and has nothing to do with Karin's writing. I'll definitely try another of her books, maybe Beyond Reach, and then we can discuss it.

Cheers

I just finished Triptych by Karin Slaughter and I must say, I am impressed! I love a good psychological murder mystery. Her characters in this book were blunt and direct yet they showed such emotion that it kept me engrossed the whole time. I absolutely enjoyed this book so I have to give her other books a try now.

I have been reading the Grant County series and am currently almost finished with Indelible. I love Slaughter's writing and how you can imagine where the story is going but she completely surprised you by the ending. I also enjoy the development of the characters makes you feel like you know everything about them. I highly recommend this author and this series.

I am currently reading Pretty Girls and it is the bomb!