Home |Register |Sign In Home Top Picks: All Books Cop Town Cop Town by Karin Slaughter Price: $27.00 (Hardcover) MorePublished: June 24, 2014 Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast) From the Publisher: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Karin Slaughter, author of the bestselling Will Trent novels, is widely acclaimed as “one of the best crime novelists in America” ( The Washington Post ).</p><p> Now she delivers her first stand-alone novel: an epic story of a city in the midst of seismic upheaval, a serial killer targeting cops, and a divided police force tasked with bringing a madman to justice.</p><p> Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock the city’spolice department, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last.</p><p> She’s determined to defy her privileged background by making her own way—wearing a badge and carrying a gun.</p><p> But for abeautiful young woman, life will be anything but easy in the macho worldof the Atlanta PD, where even the female cops have little mercy for rookies.</p><p> It’s also the worst day… Rate This Book Add To Wishlist |Rate/Review Add To Bookshelf Get This Book Personalize / Add More ChoicesGo to your preferred retailer, click to choose a format and you' ll be taken directly to their site where you can get this book.</p><p> What We Say This stand-alone story from best-selling novelist Karin Slaughter is set in the early 1970s when newbie Kate Murphy begins her first day on the job as an Atlanta cop.</p><p> She comes from money but has something to prove.</p><p> So does Maggie Lawson, atough as nails veteran annoyed over getting saddled with a rookie.</p><p> There's a cop killer on the loose and when these women are shunted aside during the investigation, they want revenge on the killer and a chance to prove their worth.</p><p> The mystery at the heart of this book isn't terribly compelling.</p><p> But what does rivet is the way Slaughter captures the casual misogyny among the men in Lawson's life.</p><p> Women are tootsies who don't belong in law enforcement and when they're not treating the Share This Book About The Author Karin Slaughter MoreKarin Slaughter is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of fourteen thrillers, including Unseen, Criminal, Fallen, Broken, Undone, Fractured,Beyond Reach, Triptych, Faithless, and the e-original short stories “Snatched,” “Busted,” and “Go Deep.” She… Release Info List Price: $27.00 (Hardcover) Published: June 24, 2014 Publisher: Delacorte Press Pages: 416 ISBN 10: 0345547497 ISBN 13: 9780345547491 "girls" with disdain, they're hitting on them either figuratively or literally.</p><p> Slaughter also does a great job capturing the details of police work back in the day and how rookies get hazed.</p><p> The period setting, the fierce fight for respect thesewomen are waging and the small touches that capture an attitude or an era make "Cop Town" well worth reading and probably the start of an engaging new series. -- Michael Giltz What Others Say “Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today, and Cop Town shows the author at the top of her game—relentless pacing, complex characters, and gritty realism, all set against the backdrop of a city on the edge.</p><p> Slaughter’s eye for detail and truth is unmatched. . . .</p><p> I’d follow her anywhere.” —Gillian Flynn “Cop Town proves Karin Slaughter is one of America’s best writers. . . .</p><p> She pulls her readers into a twisted tale of mystery and keeps them fascinated from start to finish.” —The Huffington Post “Stunning . . .</p><p> In Karin Slaughter’s first stand-alone novel, she breaks new ground with this riveting story of two young police officers trying to stop a serial killer targeting cops.</p><p> Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaledamong thriller writers and if you haven’t yet read her, this is the moment.” —Michael Connelly “Compulsively readable . . . will have your heart racing.” —O: The Oprah Magazine “Intense . . . engrossing . . . evocative . . . [Karin Slaughter’s] first stand-alone novel [has] a gritty, action- packed plot and strong, believable characters.” —Associated… More What You Say Filter by No Reviews Found ..... about us |faq|advertise |privacy policy |contact us ©2015, BookBuddha LLc.</p><p> All Rights Reserved.
