Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughteris an American crime writer, whose first novel Blindsightedbecame an international success, was published in almost 30 languages, and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. She has sold more than 30 million copies of her books, and is published in 35 languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 January 1971
CountryUnited States of America
valentine talking feet
Talking of the local Sheriff, Jake Valentine, tall and skinny and his wife Myra, "She was a short woman, maybe five feet tall in her socks, the top of her head not quite reaching Jake's chest. What she lacked in height she made up for in girth. Jeffrey guessed she was at least a hundred pounds overweight. Standing side by side, the Valentines looked like the living embodiment of the number ten.
character obstacles southerner
As a Southerner, I love obstacles for my characters.
book long stories
Long Gone is the type of book that should come with a warning. It’s a compulsively readable, highly addictive story. The ending will leave you breathless.
clever smart order
Alafair Burke understands the criminal mind. Long Gone is both an education and an entertainment of the first order. This is a very clever and very smart novel by a very clever and smart writer. The dialogue crackles, the plot is intriguing, and the pacing is perfect.
phantoms meg my-favorite
Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of your 'to-be-read' pile.
decision information
You can only make decisions with the information you have at the time
stupid mistake people
People just make stupid mistakes. And they keep making them and keep making them, and suddenly they can't dig themselves out.
wall cockroaches predator
sexual predators were like cockroaches. For every one you saw, there were twenty more hiding behind the walls.
stupidity sometimes reason
Everyone had a reason for everything they did, even if that reason was sometimes stupidity.
home men knows
[On men:] ... you never know what they're like until you get them home and take them out of their packages.
men
A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.
children thinking people
I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.
home trying fans
I have a few unusual fans, as you can imagine, so I try to protect the privacy of my home life.
reading way better-ways
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.