Broken: A Novel-Fast Shipping

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“Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today.”—GILLIAN FLYNN

“This chilling mystery is just begging to be read in one sitting.”—Cosmopolitan

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KarinSlaughter’s internationally bestselling novels are as notable for theirvivid portraits of lives shadowed by loss and heartbreak as they arefor their dramatic criminal investigations. Broken featuresthe return of her most compelling characters and introduces memorablenew ones in a tale of corruption, murder, and confrontation that willleave more than one life . . .

When Special Agent Will Trentarrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined toprotect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner’sdeath. He doesn’t understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secretsfrom him. He doesn’t understand her role in the death of Grant County’spopular police chief. He doesn’t understand why that man’s widow, Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case.

Whilethe police force investigates the murder of a young woman pulled from afrigid lake, Trent investigates the police force, putting pressure onAdams just when she’s already about to crack. Caught between twocomplicated and determined women, trying to understand Linton’spassionate distrust of Adams, the facts surrounding Chief Tolliver’sdeath, and the complexities of this insular town, Trent will unleash acase filled with explosive secrets—and encounter a thin blue line thatcould be murderous if crossed.

Spellbinding and keenly paced,Broken is Karin Slaughter at her best. Here is an unforgettable story ofraw emotions, dangerous assumptions, the deadly and layered game ofbetrayal, and a man’s determination to expose the most painful of humantruths—no matter how deeply they’re hidden . . . or how devastating.