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2000s: An Atlatna housewife walks into horror…
2000s: An Atlatna housewife walks into horror…
When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail’s life forever.
When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girl’s life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team – paired with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting.
But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta’s wealthiest, most privileged communities – before it’s too late…
Atlanta
Ansley Park is the neighbourhood dissected in this novel. Watch out for Peachtree Street as there is a lot going on in this neighbourhood!
With themes of teenagers, murder and more, this is just as gritty as any other Karin Slaughter book. The author has chosen a very affluent neighbourhood to set the crimes against:
Ansley Park is an affluent intown residential district located just east of Midtown and west of Piedmont Park. Back in 1905-1908, it was the first Atlanta suburban neighborhood designed for cars as its wide streets are nicer and more suitable to cars than the grid pattern found elsewhere apparently!
Ansley Golf Club is a well known part of town. The area has even been designated a Historic District and wealth can be found on every corner and landscaped garden. So too, in Karin Slaughter’s world can murder and crime…
Destination: Atlanta Author/guide: Karin Slaughter Departure Time: 2000s
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