Blindsighted

The first book in Karin Slaughter's critically acclaimed Grant County series, a New York Times bestseller.

A young college professor is discovered horrifically disfigured in the neighborhood cafe, sending a little Georgian village into complete chaos. However, the entire scope of the killer's depraved work is revealed only when Sara Linton, the local coroner and pediatrician, does the autopsy.

When a second local lady is discovered crucified a few days later, the inquiry is taken over by Sara's ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, who leaves a horrific path of dread in his wake. He's dealing with more than just a nasty serial murderer, however, as Lena Adams, the sister of the first victim and the only female investigator in the area, intends to exact her own punishment.

But Sara is the one who has the secret to identifying the murderer. Something from her history could reveal the cunningly evil psychopath. might imply her demise.