We Are All Guilty Here
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4.7 • 128 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller!
The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the global sensation Karin Slaughter.
'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena
'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter
'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey
'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben
‘A dark, shocking and visceral story’ Janice Hallett
'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara
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Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.
Emmy Clifton thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong.
She thinks it’s just another hot summer night like any other. She's wrong.
When her best friend's daughter asks for help, she thinks it’s just some teenage drama. She’s never been more wrong in her life.
As the town ignites in the wake of the girl's disappearance, Emmy throws herself into the search. But then she realises: You never really know a town until you know its secrets.
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'Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and paranoia' 5 star reader review
'Brilliant, heart-breaking, tense, disturbing and another impossible to put down' 5 star reader review
'A compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers hooked from start to finish' 5 star reader review
We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/6/25
About the author
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant Sunday Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a No.1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez, on Disney+, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this uneven series launch from bestseller Slaughter (This Is Why We Lied), Georgia police officer Emmy Clifton investigates the abduction of 15-year-olds Cheyenne Baker and Madison Dalrymple during a small-town Fourth of July fireworks celebration. Despite evidence suggesting the teens were murdered, Emmy remains hopeful, nudged toward optimism by Madison's adoptive mother, Hannah, her best friend since kindergarten. As Emmy collaborates with the FBI, she learns of devious characters swirling around the case, including pimps, drug dealers, and a potentially predatory teacher. Her exceptional instincts eventually lead her to the girls' mutilated bodies, and DNA evidence points to local troublemaker Adam Huntsinger as the killer. However, a true crime podcast identifies Adam as the perpetrator of a different crime on the night the girls died, complicating Emmy's investigation. The tension escalates when 14-year-old Paisley Walker goes missing under similar circumstances to Cheyenne and Madison, sending Emmy into another frantic search. Though the narrative is bolstered by strong characterization and a shocking final twist, it gets bogged down with excessive backstory and flavorless small-town scene-setting. Slaughter's devoted fans will find plenty to appreciate, but others might want to sit this one out.
Customer Reviews
Emotional and gripping
With the grit, sweat and tears we’ve come to love from Karin’s novels, this new cast of characters reinvigorate fans of the twisted narratives and gnarly twists.
Amazing read
This book was riveting end to end . Just couldn’t put it down. With twists and turns to confuse, family relationships to enjoy or otherwise, it’s a rollercoaster of emotion as you explore the depths of depravity contained within. What a read.
Ace!
Loved this! Great story, lots of unexpected twists. Bravo!! 👏🏼