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In the Grant County series, medical examiner Sara Linton is called to investigate a seemingly suicide on a local college campus. The body’s messy state offers little evidence, but the college’s desire to protect its reputation masks deeper mysteries. When two more suspicious suicides follow and a young woman is violently attacked, Linton and Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver uncover unsettling clues. Their investigation leads to former detective Lena Adams, who is now a campus security guard and may hold crucial information—but her tumultuous history with the force makes her a fragile ally. Together, they must trace a sadistic killer before she claims another victim.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Karin Slaughter
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