"In a small Georgia town, Detective Lena Adams is accused of a vicious murder. A hundred miles away, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver learns that his young detective has been arrested. And Jeffrey's wife, pediatrician and medical examiner, Sara Linton, fighting a heartbreaking malpractice suit, is thrust into the center of a bizarre and murderous case."
The many layers of this Grant County series are peeled away in all their raw, agonizing glory. Long-standing questions are finally answered and new questions lead to answers that inflict more pain and misery than could ever be imagined. You either love Lena or you hate her but everyone looks forward to her scenes in the books. One thing I count on when I pick up one of Karin Slaughter's books is that I will be horrified and intrigued throughout the entire story, ( )

Wow! Scrag a hero: what a brilliant turn of events! A good writer doesn't depend on her characters, the characters depend on her. They have to be sparkling, creative and strong enough to keep surprizing.... and I admit, he wasn't growing anymore. Or, that is not entirely true, he was growing, but in a way that made him loose the core of his creation in the first place. The perspective of having Jeffrey clean up the s**t in diapers and Sara's mom to send her daughter on a guilt trip because that should be her job.... Thanks Karin, for saving us that! ( )

A great read for fans of the series (for the most part). Lots of secrets are disclosed about Lena, who plays a major part in this story. As usual, she gets into lots of trouble, which is becoming too common. A lot of unexpected plot twists in this one.

Fortunately for me, I had started reading the Will Trent series a while back, so I was ready for the ending, although I didn't know when it would happen. Well, it finally happened, and life goes on in the real world. ( )

this is insane this woman is insane ( )

If you are familiar with Karin Slaughter’s Grant County series, then you know Lena Adams. She’s a police detective in Grant County. She’s in the small town where she grew up with her blind sister and her addict uncle. This is where most of the story takes place, not Grant County this time.

Jeffery Tolliver, the police chief of Grant County, has come to Lena’s rescue as she sits in a jail cell, suspected of murder. Jeffrey has brought Sarah, his wife, with him. You should also be familiar with these two characters, who have also been part of the Grant County series.

Of course, Jeffrey and Sarah get themselves involved in Lena‘s troubles. They begin with her uncle, who has been trying to clean himself up. But the meth business has been going on for too long in the small Georgia town. And they got him again.

Who has been involved with this awful business, and who is willing to murder to keep it going? Everyone in this town is suspect.

Again, Slaughter has written a thrilling story of secrets and lies and good guys and bad guys. This series is so well written that you’ll even enjoy it if you read it out of order.

I must admit, though, I had a little trouble, at first, understanding that Lena’s chapters occurred before Jeffrey’s and Sarah‘s. Don’t be confused. Lena's chapters explain how she came to be in jail. ( )