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<p>'One of the boldest thriller writers working today'<b> TESS GERRITSEN</b><br>'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled. . .'<b> MICHAEL CONNELLY<br>________________________________________</b><br><br><b>The second book in Karin Slaughter's #1 bestselling GRANT COUNTY series.</b><br><br>When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. What seems at first to be an individual catastrophe has wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation.<br><br>Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it soon becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime.<br><br>And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it is going to happen again.<br><b>_________________________________________</b><br><br><b>Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:</b><br><br>'I'd follow her anywhere' <b>GILLIAN FLYNN</b><br>'Passion, intensity, and humanity' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br>'A writer of extraordinary talents' <b>KATHY REICHS</b><br>'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' <b>JEFFERY DEAVER</b><br>'A great writer at the peak of her powers' <b>PETER JAMES</b><br>'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' <b>KATHRYN STOCKETT</b><br>'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' <b>CAMILLA LACKBERG</b><br>'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' <b>YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR</b></p> <p>'One of the boldest thriller writers working today'<b> TESS GERRITSEN</b><br>'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled. . .'<b> MICHAEL CONNELLY<br>________________________________________</b><br><br><b>The second book in Karin Slaughter's #1 bestselling GRANT COUNTY series.</b><br><br>When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. What seems at first to be an individual catastrophe has wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation.<br><br>Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it soon becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime.<br><br>And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it is going to happen again.<br><b>_________________________________________</b><br><br><b>Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:</b><br><br>'I'd follow her anywhere' <b>GILLIAN FLYNN</b><br>'Passion, intensity, and humanity' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br>'A writer of extraordinary talents' <b>KATHY REICHS</b><br>'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' <b>JEFFERY DEAVER</b><br>'A great writer at the peak of her powers' <b>PETER JAMES</b><br>'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' <b>KATHRYN STOCKETT</b><br>'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' <b>CAMILLA LACKBERG</b><br>'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' <b>YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR</b></p>