Blindsighted by Karin Slaughter. A Grant County Mystery. First Appearance: September 2001.
We're actually very late to this series, have read just one book … and strictly speaking, that one — Broken — isn't even a "Grant County" mystery, according to the author's website.
In Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter introduced three characters: Dr. Sara Linton, a small town's pediatrician and coroner; Jeffrey Tolliver, her wayward ex-husband and chief of police; and Lena Adams, the county's only female detective. The setting is rural Georgia, and these characters would continue to be featured in mysteries through the fifth in the series, Faithless. Her sixth book, Triptych, introduced a new character, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent. The two series alternated for a couple of books, and then with Undone in 2009, they came together … and stayed together in Broken, the book we read (and reviewed). Since then the author's focus has been on Will Trent; the last "Grant Count" mystery was published in 2007.
If Broken is typical of the series — and we think it just might be — these are remarkable characters, ones worth getting to know … and Blindsighted is the start for three of them. Harper is currently offering this first in series ebook title for just $3.99. (The new "Will Trent" mystery, Criminal, was published earlier this month; we have a copy and hope to have our review online within a couple of weeks.)
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Blindsighted
Karin Slaughter
A Grant County Mystery
Harper, May 2011 ebook
Also available: Mass Market Paperback, Audible Audio formats
The mutilation murder of a young college professor paralyzes a tiny Georgian community. This hideous crime is the worst thing small-town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton has ever seen — but only when the autopsy is complete is the intricate, terrible genius of a profoundly twisted psychopath truly revealed.
As Sara's ex-husband — Heartsdale police chief Jeffrey Tolliver—pursues an elusive fiend, Lena Adams — the victim's sister and the county's only female detective—swears she'll have her personal vengeance.
But their worst fears are realized by the macabre crucifixion of a second local woman: there is a serial slayer in their midst, one whose identity is hidden somewhere in Sara Linton's secret past. And this killer has no intention of stopping … and will not be stopped.
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