Books like Beyond Reach by Karin Slaughter
In Grant County, Georgia, medical examiner and pediatrician Sara Linton faces a personal crisis—a devastating malpractice suit—while her husband, Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver, brings her into a high‑stakes investigation. Detective Lena Adams is arrested for murder, and Sara must navigate forensic evidence and local politics to uncover the truth. The case unfurls a tangled web of betrayal and vengeance that endangers Sara, Lena, and Jeffrey as they probe deeper into a crime that threatens to tear their lives apart.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Karin Slaughter
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