Genesis brings together, for the first time, her beloved characters from Faithless ('The people in Faithless are so real and so well-developed that the reader can't help but feel empathy for them.This is the best thing Slaughter has written, both shocking and painful, but also gripping and resonant.' - Chicago Sun-Times), and Fractured ('.a superior crime novel' - Washington Post).
Karin Slaughter's powerful novels of suspense set in the backwoods of Georgia and the mean streets of Atlanta have enthralled listeners and shot to the top of bestseller lists worldwide. Now she puts the small-town residents of Grant Count, Georgia, and the hard-bitten cops of Georgia's Bureau of Investigation on a collision course, in a relentlessly gripping novel guaranteed to keep the surprises coming. Sarah Linton has fled to Atlanta seeking refuge from the patient in her ER, she'll find herself deeply ensnared in a case which rips the lid off secrets as dark and complex as they are disturbing. When Special Agents Will Trent and Faith Mitchell join forces to probe into the life of the victim, they embark on an investigation which will change all of them forever.

Wonderfully crafted and absolutely terrifying, filled with superbly drawn characters and the medical and police procedural details that are her trademark, Genesis is the most thrilling Slaughter novel yet.