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After That Night

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What to expect

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller!

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Sara doesn’t think about that night.

About the attack.

About the way it tore her world apart.

About the man who did it, now safely behind bars.

She thought that night was over. Until a new victim appears…

And now a young woman’s life depends on Sara uncovering exactly what happened after that night…

Love crime? Love Slaughter.

Readers are obsessed with After That Night!

‘Perfect storytelling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Heart racing, heart breaking, heart warming’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An unputdownable book from a terrific author’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Had me completely enthralled’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The characters shine through’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘A storming tour-de-force of twists, turns and surprises’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I did not want to finish it’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The ending was surprising and explosive’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Wow wow wow !!!!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Lots of twists which kept you guessing right until the end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I devoured it in a day’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Couldn’t put the book down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Fantastic from the first page’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Compulsive reading’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

After That Night was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 26/6/22

Critics Review

‘Karin Slaughter raises her game with every book. After That Night is compulsive reading’ Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go

‘Never less than nail-biting … The final twist — a touch of ironic genius — will make your jaw drop’ The Times

‘An irresistible thriller powered by righteous anger’ Mail on Sunday

‘Tense and unrelenting’ Shots Mag

‘It’s a signal achievement of Slaughter that the climactic revelations add still another layer of horror to her tale’ Kirkus starred review

‘Slaughter has always been adroit at supplying a steady accretion of menacing detail in her Will Trent/Sara Linton series’ Financial Times (Best summer crime books of 2023)

‘International best-seller Slaughter — who has sold more than 40 million books around the world — returns with another compelling case for Georgia Bureau of Investigation detective Will Trent, and it does not disappoint’ Daily Mail

Praise for Karin Slaughter

‘This thriller delivers. It’s twisty, touching and intense. I find it totally absorbing’ Adele Parks

‘This first-class detective thriller is a dark, sophisticated gem of a read’ Janice Hallett

‘Heart-stopping one moment, heart-breaking the next’ Cara Hunter

‘Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous’ Oyinkan Braithwaite

‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child

‘Absorbing’ Sunday Times

‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn

‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times

‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen

‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly

‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

‘Fiction doesn’t get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver

‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James

‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride

‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping

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