![]() ![]() ![]() Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. "Slaughter has written a wickedly sharp and arresting tour de force that blends a riveting plot and emotional subterfuge with the kind of propulsive prose that makes False Witness absolutely unputdownable."AN ORDINARY LIFE. False Witness is so suspenseful, it’s tension palpable, and the action so visual, I can’t wait to see its brilliance in film.” “Karin Slaughter is a master of the Thriller genre and her genius comes through on every page, in every character, through every plot twist. “Karin Slaughter’s False Witness is a twisty, searingly contemporary mystery steeped in a dark past, and she weaves a story that catches your breath and keeps you gasping and guessing until the end.” “Heart-stopping one moment, heart-breaking the next. Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous.” “Slaughter offers us a high-stakes thriller that handles the tragedy of addiction with empathy and grace. Rich characters and deft plotting make this an unputdownable story that will move you to the core. “A shared secret comes back haunt two sisters, who are forced to confront a dark and terrifying reality. “False Witness is a visceral, gut-wrenching page turner that will have you reading with one eye closed as she works to pry your eyes wide open.” “Karin Slaughter is always good, but in the mesmerizing False Witness, she’s downright great…The truth about False Witness is that it’s not to be missed.” Slaughter is writing at the top of her game.” “A shocking tragedy at the end will keep readers transfixed. “Equal parts hyperrealistic thriller and epic tragedy, Slaughter’s latest is pitch-perfect storytelling.” “Slaughter skillfully and assuredly relates the violence of a sociopath, while creating an emotional connection to lives touched by tragedy and addressing current events.” ReviewsĪn “Amazon Best Book of 2021” in the Mystery category But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed, she has no choice. The only person who can help is her younger, estranged sister Callie-the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they’ve been through. Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case. More to the point, he may know what happened over twenty years ago, and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past. When she meets the accused face-to-face, she realizes that it’s no coincidence that he’s specifically asked for her to represent him. Though wary of the case, it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job. They're scheduled to go to trial in one week. On a Sunday night at her daughter’s school play, she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. ![]() She’s an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta, would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter.īut Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure … a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence. ![]()
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