Tuesday, September 16, 2025

We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter

 Every teenager has his or her own secrets. What else is this small Georgia town hiding?

 About the Book: Karin Slaughter, no stranger to man’s inhumanity to women, does not spare the details when it comes to describing the anguish incurred on the family and friends of victims of child sexual abuse and human trafficking. This time, when it hits a small Georgia town, it doesn’t stop with one incident. When a similar crime repeats after twelve years, small town cop Emmy Clifton struggles to maintain herself midst perceived failures to friends, family, and mostly herself as she takes the back roads of North Falls Georgia in her professional role as chief deputy sheriff—always thinking ‘if only I’d done this…said that…” .

Our Review: Having thoroughly enjoyed the author’s wonderful Will Trent series, when we heard author Slaughter had a new one in the making, we glommed onto it and did not want to let go. This holds one surprise after another, keeping the reader thinking, wondering, trying to ID the bad guy—as every good mystery writer wants us to do. We can only hope that Slaughter has more in store for Emmy, her sister Jude and son Cole. Keep them coming, because #1 in the new North Falls series is a winner on every count.

Based on a scale of 1-5, We’re All Guilty Here merits an 8.

 Veronica Lynch, Wild Women Reviews

 

 

 

 

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