“My father and his eight siblings grew up in the kind of poverty that Americans don't like to talk about unless a natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina strikes, and then the conversation only lasts as long as the news cycle. His family squatted in shacks. The children scavenged for food.”

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About Karin Slaughter

American crime writer

Karin Slaughter is an American crime writer and #1 New York Times bestselling author. She has written more than twenty-five novels and has 142 quotes on the site. Her books include the Edgar-nominated Cop Town, as well as the standalone novels Pretty Girls and False Witness. She is also an international bestseller, with her work published in 120 countries and more than 40 million copies sold worldwide.

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Books by Karin Slaughter

Blindsighted

2004

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A Faint Cold Fear

2015

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Indelible

2005

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The Good Daughter

2017

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Criminal

2012

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