The critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling master of suspense delivers her first stand-alone novel, a thrilling tale of crime and struggle set in Atlanta in the mid-1970s.Atlanta, 1974. It's Kate Murphy's first day on the job, and the Atlanta Police Department is seething after the murder of an officer. Before the day has barely begun, she already suspects she's not cut out to be a cop. Her male uniform is too big, she can't handle a gun, and she's rapidly learning that the APD is hardly a place that welcomes ...
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The critically acclaimed and New York Times bestselling master of suspense delivers her first stand-alone novel, a thrilling tale of crime and struggle set in Atlanta in the mid-1970s.Atlanta, 1974. It's Kate Murphy's first day on the job, and the Atlanta Police Department is seething after the murder of an officer. Before the day has barely begun, she already suspects she's not cut out to be a cop. Her male uniform is too big, she can't handle a gun, and she's rapidly learning that the APD is hardly a place that welcomes women. Worse still, in the ensuing manhunt, she'll be partnered with Maggie Lawson, a cop with her own ax to grind (and a brother and uncle already on the force)--a strategy meant to isolate Kate and Maggie from the action. But the move will backfire, putting them right at the heart of it.Cop Town is an incredibly atmospheric nail-biter from the author the Huffington Post called an "exemplary storyteller" and "one of the great talents of the twenty-first century."
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Another top-notch thriller from the remarkable Karin Slaughter!
At the racist, bigoted and misogynistic police department in 1974 Atlanta, it's Officer Kate Murphy's first day on the job.
She is teamed-up with 5-year veteran, Officer Maggie Lawson.
Maggie's brother Jimmy, also a cop, almost died the night before when his partner got killed. There is a serial cop killer loose on the streets of Atlanta. Five executed in the last six months.
The whole department is on edge. They're cracking down and busting heads on the entire city. Hauling everyone in. Trying to shake information loose.
Something about Jimmy's story doesn't sit right with Maggie. She, along with Kate, starts looking into the case on her own. Following leads into the seedy world of Atlanta's criminal underground.
Having to work at odds against their sexist male counterparts, especially Maggie's violent Uncle Terry, they push forward.
As clues, secrets, shocks and lies pileup, no one is going to like what they discover.
Then when the inconceivable happens, the case doubles the race-against-time factor in a whirlwind of action and violence all leading to an explosive, shattering conclusion.
This is suspense of the highest caliber. It gets into the all of the character's motivations and has astute insight when it comes to the psychology of "The Shooter". You can feel the city's tension.
We really care about who we're supposed to care about and hope that everyone gets what the deserve.
