Published by Harper Collins UK Genres: Fiction, Mystery, suspense, thriller
Format: ARC, eBook
Gripping, shocking, tense, thrilling and hard to put down, Karin Slaughter delivered with We Are All Guilty Here! Karin Slaughter does not shy away from difficult subjects or scenes. She is known for her gritty and raw subject matter and intense storylines. She excels at police procedurals and creating complex characters dealing with real life issues. Her books tend to grab me from the very first page, and this book was no exception! In We Are All Guilty Here, two teenage girls have gone missing, and Officer Emmy Clifton will find herself investigating a case which hits close to home.
North Falls is a small town where everyone knows everyone. They are a tight knit community and when two local girls go missing, Emmy and her father Walter (the town Sheriff) are on the case! It’s a tough, heat breaking case where one of the girls taken is Emmy’s best friend’s daughters. All involved with be affected by the girls being taken. In a town where everyone knows your name, everyone feels and sees your pain.
Years later, another girl is taken leaving Emmy and the rest of the police force scratching their heads while investigating the latest missing girl. Whoever said time heals all wounds, never lost someone they love. The town is still reeling from the last two girls who went missing, and now with another girl missing, their hearts have been ripped open yet again! The stakes are high and Jude, a recently retired FBI officer has returned to town and offers to help…
Whew! This was an addictive police procedural, but it was also a family tragedy affecting several families in North Falls. This book is full of secrets, trauma, lies, and loss Perhaps those in North Falls don’t know their neighbors that well after all. Many of the characters will suffer loss while others will get redemption. The pages are dripping with tension, pain, loss, and grief. The pages are also filled with courage, strength, determination, and love.
We Are All Guilty Here is a firecracker of a book and the first in Karin Slaughter’s new North Falls series!!!! I can’t wait to read what comes next!
Wonderfully written, well thought out, mysterious, and tense!
4.5 stars
Thank you to HarperCollins UK, HarperFiction | and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.
