Fallen

There's no police training stronger than a cop's instinct. Faith Mitchell's mother isn't answering her phone. Her front door is open. There's a bloodstain above the knob. Her infant daughter is hidden in a shed behind the house. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her mother's house; gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn't see is her mother. . . . You know what we're here for. Hand it over; and we'll let her go. When the hostage situation turns deadly; Faith is left with too many questions; not enough answers. To find her mother; she'll need the help of her partner; Will Trent; and they'll both need the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Faith isn't just a cop anymore--she's a witness. She's also a suspect. The thin blue line hides police corruption; bribery; even murder. Faith will have to go up against the people she respects the most in order to find her mother and bring the truth to light--or bury it forever. Karin Slaughter's most exhilarating novel yet is a thrilling journey through the heart and soul; where the personal and the criminal collide; and conflicted loyalties threaten to destroy reputations and ruin lives. It is the work of a master of the thriller at the top of her game; and a whirlwind of unrelenting suspense.