Author guide
Karin Slaughter Books in Order
Karin Slaughter is an American crime novelist from Georgia. Her bibliography includes the Grant County series, the Will Trent series, the North Falls series, standalone novels, novellas, short stories, and co-authored works. Her fiction is known for psychological suspense, forensic detail, complex investigations, and emotionally intense characters.
crime fictionpsychological thrillermysterysuspense
Karin Slaughter's Newest Book
Not sure where to begin?
Start with one of these
Blindsighted
The beginning of the Grant County series and Sara Linton's original storyline.
Triptych
The beginning of the Will Trent novel series.
We Are All Guilty Here
The beginning of the North Falls series.
Cop Town
A self-contained standalone crime novel.
Pretty Girls
A self-contained psychological thriller.
False Witness
A self-contained contemporary psychological thriller.
Read in order
Books by series
novel-series · complete
Grant County
A crime series set in fictional Grant County, Georgia, centered on pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and detective Lena Adams.
novel-series · ongoing
Will Trent
A crime thriller series following Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent and his colleagues, later including Sara Linton from the Grant County series.
- 1 TriptychAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2006
- 2
FracturedAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2008
- 3
UndoneAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2009
- 4
BrokenAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2010
- 5
FallenAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2011
- 6 CriminalAmazon ↗
Book 6 · novel · 2012
- 7
UnseenAmazon ↗Book 7 · novel · 2013
- 8
The Kept WomanAmazon ↗Book 8 · novel · 2016
- 9
The Last WidowAmazon ↗Book 9 · novel · 2019
- 10
The Silent WifeAmazon ↗Book 10 · novel · 2020
- 11
After That NightAmazon ↗Book 11 · novel · 2023
- 12
This Is Why We LiedAmazon ↗Book 12 · novel · 2024
novel-series · ongoing
North Falls
A mystery series set in fictional North Falls and featuring police officer Emmy Clifton and her family.
short-fiction-series · complete
Will Trent short fiction
Separately published shorter works featuring Will Trent, including a crossover story with Jack Reacher.
Outside the series
