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Faithless

Faithless

Grant Country, Book 5
CrimeMystery
Pages
402
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

A young woman is found buried alive and then brutally murdered in the Georgia woods, drawing medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver into a dark investigation. As they dig deeper, they uncover a series of disturbing revelations that will test their own strained relationship. Detective Lena Adams also finds herself deeply connected to the case, driven by her own past experiences with the darker aspects of human nature.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseMysteriousGritty
Morally GreyForced Proximity

Genres

Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller Science Fiction Literary Fiction

About the author

K
Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971, in Covington, Georgia) is an American crime and thriller novelist based in Atlanta. She is best known for the Grant County series and the Will Trent series, as well as standalone thrillers including Pretty Girls, Cop Town, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. Her novels have been translated into dozens of languages and adapted for television, including Netflix's Pieces of Her and the Will Trent series. She founded Save the Libraries, a nonprofit supporting...

Characters

Sara LintonProtagonist
Jeffrey TolliverProtagonist
Lena AdamsProtagonist
All characters in Faithless

Frequently asked questions

  • Does this book need to be read in a specific order?

    This is the fifth installment in the Grant County series, and reading the preceding four books is recommended to fully understand the evolving personal dynamics between the central characters.

  • How does this series connect to the author's other work?

    The Grant County series serves as a narrative precursor to the author's later Will Trent series, with characters from this series eventually crossing over into the Atlanta-based books.

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