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Karin Slaughter

かりん・すろーたー

Karin Surōtā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1971-01-06 （Covington, Georgia）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Covington, Georgia → Lake Spivey, Georgia

Career

Occupations
Writer, Crime fiction writer
Active Years
2001-2024
Affiliations
Save the Libraries (Founder)
Nominations
2001 CWA Dagger Award nomination (Best Thriller Debut) - Blindsighted, 2015 Edgar Award nomination Best Novel - Cop Town

Education

Morrow High School
Country: United States
Attended
Georgia State University
Literature
Country: United States
Dropped out prior to graduating

Awards

CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
2015
Work: Cop Town
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: Winner
Edgar Award
2013
Work: The Unremarkable Heart
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Edgar Award
2015
Work: Cop Town
Category: Best Novel
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Nomination

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Blindsighted

2001 Crime Thriller

First novel in the Grant County series set in fictional Heartsdale, Georgia.

CrimeJusticeViolence
Translations
  • Translated into 27 languages

Cop Town

2014 Crime Fiction

Story of police officers in 1970s Atlanta.

PoliceDiscriminationViolence

Pieces of Her

2018 Psychological Thriller

A young woman discovers her mother's hidden past.

Family secretsIdentity
Adaptations
  • [TV series] Pieces of Her (2022)

Bibliography

  • Blindsighted
  • Kisscut
  • A Faint Cold Fear
  • Indelible
  • Faithless
  • Beyond Reach
  • Triptych
  • Fractured
  • Undone
  • Broken
  • Fallen
  • Criminal
  • Unseen
  • The Kept Woman
  • The Last Widow
  • The Silent Wife
  • Pieces of Her
  • Girl, Forgotten
  • Cop Town
  • Pretty Girls
  • The Good Daughter
  • False Witness

Adaptations

  • Pieces of Her Netflix series (2022)
  • Will Trent ABC series (2023-)

Translations of Works

  • Published in 120 countries

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Graphic depictions of crimeFast-paced plotsDeep psychological insight
Recurring Motifs
Violent crimesLaw enforcementFamily dynamics

Legacy

American crime writer with 25 novels sold over 40 million copies in 120 countries. Known for Grant County and Will Trent series, multiple award winner.

In Popular Culture

  • Pieces of Her adapted as Netflix series
  • Will Trent series adapted as ABC TV series
  • The Good Daughter to be adapted as Peacock limited series

Trivia

  • Wrote her first novel Blindsighted in three months.
  • Appeared as a contestant on ABC's Holey Moley.
  • Founded Save the Libraries, donating over $300,000 to public libraries.