The internationally bestselling author “squarely in the ranks of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs” (Publishers Weekly) showcases her superb talent with this brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed tale of suspense.

In Karin Slaughter’s fascinating new thriller, an officer is shot point-blank in the Offer Region police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage scenario with medical examiner Sara Linton at the center. Working beyond your station, Lena Adams, newly reinstated towards the force, and Frank Wallace, Jeffrey’s second in control, must try to piece together who the shooter is normally and how exactly to recovery their friends before Jeffrey dies. For the sins of days gone by have caught up with Sara and Jeffrey-with a vengeance …

Deftly interweaving present and earlier, Slaughter-dubbed “the new face of crime” by Book magazine-offers another brilliant knife-edge tale of suspense that cements her place being among the most outstanding practitioners of crime fiction today.