In the trauma center of Atlanta's busiest hospital, Sara Linton treats the city's poor, wounded, and unlucky?and finds refuge from the tragedy that rocked her life in rural Grant County. Then, in one instant, Sara is thrust into a frantic police investigation, coming face-to-face with a tall, driven detective and his quiet female partner... In Undone, three unforgettable characters from Karin Slaughter's New York Times bestselling novels Faithless and Fractured collide for the first time, entering an electrifying race against the clock?and a duel with unspeakable human evil. In the backwoods of suburban Atlanta, where Sara's patient was found, local police have set up their investigation. But Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective Will Trent doesn't wait for the go-ahead from his boss?he plunges through police lines, through the brooding woods, and single-handedly exposes a hidden house of horror. Then he finds another victim.... Wresting the case away from the local police chief, Will and his partner, Faith Mitchell?a woman keeping explosive secrets of her own?are called into a related investigation. Another woman has been snatched. For the two cops out on the hunt, for the doctor trying to bring her patient back to life, the truth hits like a hammer: The killer's torture chamber has been found, but the killer is still at work. In her latest suspense masterpiece, Karin Slaughter weaves together moving, powerful human stories of characters as real as they are complex and unforgettable. At the same time she has crafted a work of dazzling storytelling and spine-tingling mystery?as three people, with their own wounds and their own secrets, are all that stand between a madman and his next crime.
In Atlanta a serial killer has tortured one woman to death and almost killed another--and has just abducted one more. Two special agents and a doctor work to identify and find the perpetrator. Both agents are also dealing with personal crises: Faith learns she is pregnant and diabetic. Will feels trapped in a bad marriage. Their personal situations make the pair seem especially human as they carry out their determined pursuit of the killer. Natalie Ross skillfully portrays the multiple dimensions of Slaughter's main characters. In addition, she creatively shapes distinct personalities for many of the secondary characters: a commanding boss, a drug-addicted prostitute, a conniving wife, and others. Ross's characterizations and authoritative delivery of police and medical procedures make Slaughter's story believable and compelling. M.B. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Karin Slaughter is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels, including Beyond Reach and A Faint Cold Fear, which was named an International Book of the Month selection; she contributed and edited Like a Charm. She is a native of Georgia, where she currently lives and is working on her next novel, to be published in 2010.
