- Mystery, Police chiefs in fiction, Jeffrey Tolliver (Fictitious character), Police
The internationally bestselling author "squarely in the ranks of Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs" (Publishers Weekly) shows off her superb talent with this brilliantly conceived, skillfully executed tale of suspense.In Karin Slaughter's exciting new thriller, an officer is shot point-blank in the Grant County police station and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver is wounded, setting off a terrifying hostage situation with medical examiner Sara Linton at the center.
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Grave, contemporary, earnest and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Karin Slaughter
- First published
- 2005
- Pages
- 374
- Publisher
- BCA, Random House Publishing Group, William Morrow & Company
- Editions
- 24
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780062021908
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