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Oct 11, 2024 1:21 PM

Author:Karin Slaughter

Kisscut

'One of the boldest thriller writers working today'TESS GERRITSEN

'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled. . .'MICHAEL CONNELLY

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The second book in Karin Slaughter's #1 bestselling GRANT COUNTY series.

When a teenage quarrel in the small town of Heartsdale explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton - paediatrician and medical examiner - finds herself entangled in a horrific tragedy. What seems at first to be an individual catastrophe has wider implications when the autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse and ritualistic self-mutilation.

Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, but the children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it soon becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime.

And unless Sara and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it is going to happen again.

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Crime and thriller masters know there's nothing better than a little Slaughter:

'I'd follow her anywhere' GILLIAN FLYNN

'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD

'A writer of extraordinary talents' KATHY REICHS

'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' JEFFERY DEAVER

'A great writer at the peak of her powers' PETER JAMES

'Raw, powerful and utterly gripping' KATHRYN STOCKETT

'With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last' CAMILLA LACKBERG

'Amongst the world's greatest and finest crime writers' YRSA SIGURÐARDÓTTIR

Reviews

A great read ... crime fiction at its finest

—— Michael Connelly

A complex and confident thriller in which character goes deep

—— Daily Mirror

With Blindsighted, Karin Slaughter left a great many thriller writers looking anxiously over their shoulders. With Kisscut, she leaves most of them behind

—— John Connolly

Slaughter's plotting is relentless, piling on surprises and twists ... [Kisscut] should come with a psychological health warning

—— Guardian

Fast-paced and unsettling ... A compelling and fluid read

—— Daily Telegraph

Chase summons up an enchanted and enchanting environment - reminiscent of classic British literature

—— Belfast Telegraph

A long hot summer, a Cotswolds manor house fallen into ruin, a dark secret hidden since the 1950s . . . all perfect ingredients for an addictive read, and The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde delivers atmosphere in spades

—— Good Housekeeping

What happens at Applecote Manor has repercussions that stretch tentacles into the present day . . . A mystery of nail-biting suspense

—— Woman & Home

I'm really in awe of Chase's power of description. It is magical and she sharpens every sense

—— Veronica Henry , Daily Express

The bonds of sisterhood will tested and an unthinkable choice will have a decades-long legacy . . . step back in time for a mystery of breathtaking suspense

—— No. 1 Magazine

An engrossing story of fractured families, secrets, lies and misunderstandings

—— Sunday Express

Beautifully written with a gripping plot, I couldn't stop reading this

—— Katie Fforde , Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of A Secret Garden

This little beauty absorbed me completely. Fabulous

—— Jane Fallon , Sunday Times bestselling author of My Sweet Revenge

Mitford sisters meet Hideous Kinky by way of Kate Morton. Just wonderful

—— Wendy Holden , Daily Mail

Infused with tension and suspicion as lies are uncovered, I was gripped by the dark mystery that surrounds Audrey's disappearance and desperate to know who might be responsible. This is one novel I won't be able to stop thinking about for a very long time. I really loved it

—— Claire Douglas , Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing

The writing is beautiful - characteristically exquisite and evocative - and the pace and suspense handled expertly. This is an assured novel: richly poetic, immersive, affective. It even made me cry at the end

—— Sarah Vaughan , author of Anatomy of a Scandal

Beautifully written with superb characters, this is a deeply satisfying novel which glows with texture and emotion

—— Elizabeth Buchan , Sunday Times bestselling author of The New Mrs Clifton

I'm really in awe of Eve Chase's writing. There is something magical about it: she sharpens every sense. And underlying the lyrical description is a masterful suspense - like a strong current in a river, it pulls you along to the very end. The book was utter bliss. Lyrical, magical, enchanting, bewitching

—— Veronica Henry , Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forever House

Utterly engrossing and beguiling from the first page, a beautifully written, exquisitely paced, dark dream of a book

—— Rowan Coleman, bestselling author of , The Summer of Impossible Things

I devoured it. What an exquisite, intriguing, evocative novel. I already know it's a novel I will reread and talk about to everyone I can

—— Adele Parks , Sunday Times bestselling author of The Stranger in My Home

A haunting mystery about the secrets of the past, the bonds within families, and the hidden ties that connect people across time. A story to be savored, The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde is a book I'll be recommending to everyone I know

—— Megan Miranda , New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls

As poetic and intricate as it is a page-turner . . . a delicious, utterly satisfying novel that needs to be savoured

—— Katy Regan , author of The Story of You

From the strange, almost dream-like opening pages, I was transfixed by this novel . . . I was especially moved by the depiction of the relationship between the sisters - both tender and strained, and the utterly evocative sense of place. A beautiful and compelling story

—— Clover Stroud , author of The Wild Other

A richly evocative mystery

—— Gransnet, Best Summer Reads

Critical acclaim for Black Rabbit Hall

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Beautifully, poetically written and reminiscent of everything from I Capture The Castle to Hansel And Gretel. Eve Chase is a name to watch

—— Daily Mail

Black Rabbit Hall's beautifully crafted mystery is a delight I want to experience again and again . . . make Chase's debut the one to pack in your suitcase *****

—— Stylist

Atmospheric, with echoes of du Maurier, this haunting novel enchanted me

—— Fanny Blake , Woman & Home

There's something about tales of mysterious old buildings that have the ability to set hairs on end. In this one, two intertwining stories explore the magnificence of Black Rabbit Hall and the dark secrets behind its walls. Perfect sunlounger fodder

—— Red Online

Black Rabbit Hall pulls you like a sleepwalker into a beautiful, hazy story about a grand Cornish home full of character and thunderclap memories, we found ourselves breathless with anticipation. Eve Chase's debut novel is like a prolonged and beautiful daydream, celebrating the enduring power of place in our lives

—— iBooks Books of the Month

A cracking pool-side saga

—— Good Housekeeping

Black Rabbit Hall is a seductive wonder of a novel; with echoes of Daphne du Maurier and Dodie Smith, it pulls you irresistibly into its world where nothing is quite as it first appears

—— Elizabeth Fremantle

Black Rabbit Hall completely swept me away. Glorious, beautifully written. I absolutely loved it

—— Lisa Jewell

Expertly crafted, dark, beautiful and utterly enthralling

—— Rowan Coleman

A deliciously intriguing novel whose rich sense of time and place bear more than a few echoes of du Maurier's best

—— Alex Marwood , Edgar Award-winning author of The Wicked Girls

A stunning new writer has arrived - gripping and heart rending, this novel is full of original characters which don't let you forget them

—— Katie Fforde

Family secrets, forbidden lust, and a family of four extraordinary children who'll stick with you long after they've scattered off the page. Eve Chase kept me up with her gorgeous descriptions of a crumbling Cornwall estate and the unruly brood who meets tragedy within its walls

—— Miranda Beverly-Whittemore , New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet
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