Karin Slaughter

Pretty Girls Karin Slaughter

Brief Description: Sisters Rae and Sam grew up in the long shadow of their father, a lawyer who devoted himself to defending the helpless and underserved. While for Sam adult life has meant honoring his legacy--working in his law firm and staying in their small, sleepy town--Rae is estranged from her family, with a high-flying, well-paid corporate law career in Atlanta. But when Rae sees an unsettling, explosive video of one of her hedge fund clients, she suddenly becomes a target for corrupt and sinister forces. Panicked, she retreats to the home she'd left behind ... but someone is watching, and now Rae and Sam are both within his sights. Publisher Marketing: From the critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a stand-alone novel about family and belonging, justice and retribution, the decisions we make-and the choices that haunt us. Pretty Girls also includes the chilling short story "Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes."More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss-a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed. The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago ... and uncovering the possibility of redemption-and revenge-where they least expect it. Review Citations:

Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 36 (EAN 9780062429063, Other)

Publishers Weekly 07/06/2015 (EAN 9780062429056, Hardcover)

Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015 (EAN 9780062429056, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 89 (EAN 9780062429056, Hardcover) - *Starred Review

Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 36 (EAN 9780062429056, Hardcover)

Romantic Times 10/01/2015 pg. 43 (EAN 9780062429056, Hardcover)

Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2015 pg. 68 (EAN 9780345547521, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Slaughter, Karin Karin Slaughter is the #1 internationally bestselling author of more than a dozen novels, including the Will Trent and Grant County series and the instant New York Times bestseller Cop Town. There are more than 30 million copies of her books in print around the world. Contributor Bio:  Early, Kathleen Kathleen Early is an award-winning television, film, and stage actress living in Los Angeles. Originally from Euless, Texas, she studied at the University of Oklahoma, the Oxford School of Drama, and the Actors Theatre of Louisville before moving to New York City. There she understudied Rebecca Gayheart in "Steel Magnolias" on Broadway and toured nationally with Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin in the Broadway production of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Her television credits include recurring roles on "Miami Medical" and "Grey's Anatomy".