Indelible: Grant County Series, Book 4 (Grant County, 4) - Softcover

Slaughter, Karin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0099553082 ISBN 13: 9780099553083

Publisher: Arrow, 2011

Synopsis

The fourth Grant County novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller.

When medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver take a trip away from the small town of Heartsdale, it should be a straightforward weekend at the beach. But they decide to take a detour via Jeffrey's hometown and things go violently wrong when Jeffrey's best friend Robert shoots dead an intruder who breaks into his home. Jeffrey and Sara are first on the scene and Jeffrey's keen to clear his friend's name, but for Sara things aren't so simple. And when Jeffrey appears to change the crime scene, Sara no longer knows who to trust.

Twelve years later, Sara and Jeffrey are caught up in a shockingly brutal attack which threatens to destroy both their lives. But they're not random victims. They've been targeted. And it seems the past is catching up with both of them ...

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Review:

Karin Slaughter s reputation grows apace, and Indelible sports all the customary fingerprints. Over the space of a handful of novels, the author has built a reputation as one of the key crime novelists at work today. What's her secret? In some ways, Slaughter s work is a refining of the Southern Gothic idiom that has been the bedrock of so much atmospheric work in the past, but Slaughter s way with the form is entirely her own, and despite the lashings of atmosphere, she never forgets that a crime novelist has to be rigorous in the arena of plotting--and that s her strongest suit.

Medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver take a trip from the pressures of Heartsdale (in the hope of straightening out their relationship), but a detour to Jeffrey s hometown lands them in the most difficult case of their career.

Readers are probably growing weary of the inevitable comparison novels like Slaughter s draw with those of Thomas Harris--and rightly so. But the trouble is, such comparisons are right on the nail for Slaughter. She may not quite have the older writer's authority, but she is undoubtedly skilled at creating a delicious, unsettling tension in the reader--as is very much the case in Indelible. And she s careful, too, to ensure that the relationship between Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver isn t sidelined by the accelerating tension--that relationship is moved on considerably here. The fulsome praise on the jacket from such fellow scribes as John Connolly and Michael Connelly is more than professional courtesy here--they re fully justified by the work on offer.--Barry Forshaw

Review:

"Indelible is a salutary reminder that Slaughter is one of the most riveting writers in the field today" (Sunday Express)

"Brilliantly chilling" (heat)

"Gripping . . . complex characters with credible relationships . . . keep[s] readers hooked right up to the end" (Publishers Weekly)

About this edition

• Publisher: Arrow
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0099553082
• ISBN 13: 9780099553083
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 464