Fallen: A Novel

Therersquos no police training stronger than a coprsquos instinct Faith Mitchellrsquos mother isnrsquot answering her phone Her front door is open Therersquos a bloodstain above the knob Her infant daughter is hidden in a shed behind the house All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her motherrsquos house gun drawn She sees a man dead in the laundry room She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom What she doesnrsquot see is her mother ldquoYou know what wersquore here for Hand it over and wersquoll let her gordquoWhen the hostage situation turns deadly Faith is left with too many questions not enough answers To find her mother shersquoll need the help of her partner Will Trent and theyrsquoll both need the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton But Faith isnrsquot just a cop anymoremdashshersquos a witness Shersquos also a suspectThe thin blue line hides police corruption bribery even murder Faith will have to go up against the people she respects the most in order to find her mother and bring the truth to lightmdashor bury it forever Karin Slaughterrsquos most exhilarating novel yet is a thrilling journey through the heart and soul where the personal and the criminal collide and conflicted loyalties threaten to destroy reputations and ruin lives It is the work of a master of the thriller at the top of her game and a whirlwind of unrelenting suspense.