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When a teenage girl is found dead in a wealthy Atlanta neighborhood, the case lands in hands of Detective Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Though intended as a brief detour, the investigation pulls Trent into a complex trail of forensic clues, broken homes and a mother’s chilling revenge. With a skeptical female Atlanta cop at his side, Trent confronts the city’s hidden horrors and the realization that another young victim may still be missing, forcing him to dig deeper into a network of corruption and personal betrayal.
First publish date: 1651
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Karin Slaughter
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