Slaughter, K: This Is Why We Lied A Will Trent Thriller

"Grueling, pitiless, yet compassionate.... It's a signal achievement of Slaughter that the climactic revelations add still another layer of horror to her tale." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on After That Night

"Karin Slaughter always keeps me hooked and Girl, Forgotten is no exception. Totally worthy of a no interruptions, read-all-day bingeathon." - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Never less than nail-biting.... The final twist-a touch of ironic genius-will make your jaw drop." - London Times (UK) on After That Night

"[Slaughter] brings her trademark intensity to every relationship she lays bare. Like touching a live wire that continues across three generations." - Kirkus Reviews on Girl, Forgotten

"Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. This is Slaughter at her best." - Booklist (starred review) on Girl, Forgotten

"Slaughter skillfully leads readers on a thrilling journey into the past to solve the murder that a small town wants to forget, yet is still haunted by." - Library Journal (starred review) on Girl, Forgotten

"A honeymoon turns into a grisly locked-room mystery in Slaughter's harrowing 12^th outing for Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent...Slaughter saves the day with her gifts for suspense and characterization...This long-running series still has gas in the tank." - Publishers Weekly on This Is Why We Lied

"It's funny, shocking, moving and filled with the sort of believable, grounded but still surprising twists that make Slaughter a master of the genre. Cozy? Hardly. Great fun, with great depth." - Parade on This Is Why We Lied

"While fans wait for the show to start again, they can dive into this intense, disturbing, and fascinating story of depravity, betrayal, and hope. The surprise ending shocks and satisfies, and the next Will Trent novel cannot come fast enough." - First Clue on This Is Why We Lied

"This bar-raiser for the classic locked-room mystery is in good company with Sarah Pearse's The Sanitorium (2021), Adrian McKinty's The Island (2022), and One by One, by Ruth Ware (2020)." - Booklist (starred review) on This Is Why We Lied

"Intense, gripping, gutsy, multilayered and highly emotional, This Is Why We Lied is Karin Slaughter at her best. Highly recommended to fans of the series and all readers who enjoy a fast-paced, dark suspense thriller." - Mystery & Suspense Magazine

"[A] high octane story." - Kirkus

"Gripping.... Slaughter reliably entertains." - Publishers Weekly on Girl, Forgotten

"Cunningly conceived and written . . . Deeply satisfying." - Washington Post on False Witness

"Slaughter's fans will be avid for the latest in this bestselling series, while its costar, state investigator Will Trent, has inspired a show on ABC, further expanding Slaughter's already vast audience." - Booklist (starred review) on After That Night

"Karin Slaughter raises her game with every book. After That Night is compulsive reading." - Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go

"Slaughter has crafted an intricate, chilling mystery....a thriller much richer and more disturbing than your classic whodunit." - Oprah Daily

"The basic elements of escapist crime fiction: adroit scene-setting, vivid characterisation and (crucially) impeccable plotting are studded throughout Karin Slaughter's 25-year career, and her latest is the author en pleine forme." - Financial Times