- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Arrow; New Ed edition (3 Oct 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099421771
- ISBN-13: 978-0099421771
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 3.2 x 17.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 24,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Mirror
‘Don’t read this alone. Don’t read this after dark. But do read it.’
Literary Review
‘Unsparing, exciting, genuinely alarming … a formidable debut’
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I confess to deliberately avoiding Karin Slaughter and made the mistake of assuming she was another Patricia Cornwell/Kathy Reichs. How wrong I was!!!
This is a great debut novel with a much harder/gruesome edge to it than I was expecting. The writing style is very lucid and I found the characters intriguing. The perpetrator was also not obvious although subtle clues were there all along.
It is a good storyline with an element of realism about it, given the very gory descriptions, which draw you in.
I would certainly recommend this book.
The good thing about it is there are quite a few other Slaughter books that I can now buy with confidence!!!!!!!!
This is a great debut novel with a much harder/gruesome edge to it than I was expecting. The writing style is very lucid and I found the characters intriguing. The perpetrator was also not obvious although subtle clues were there all along.
It is a good storyline with an element of realism about it, given the very gory descriptions, which draw you in.
I would certainly recommend this book.
The good thing about it is there are quite a few other Slaughter books that I can now buy with confidence!!!!!!!!
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Its hard to write a review on this book that does it justice.
I made the mistake of reading Kisscut first and so I knew the basics of what had happened in this book. I have to say, however, that it didn't really spoil it that much.
If your into crime thrillers or are just exploring the genre then this is a great book to start with providing your not to squeamish.
For a first novel this firmly puts Karin Slaughter on the map. She builds her characters well and you take this with you to Kisscut. YOu find yourself entrapped in this novel that though gruesome and scary you just have to read on.
Sara Linton is a great character. I have read some reviews about the inaccuracy of the postmortems but come on what average reader is that worried about that as long as they are close enough and make you understand. We don't want to be blinded by scientific terminology.
My recommendation is read this book. You will read it quickly and it will leave you wanting more....I've just pre ordered her new one....what does that tell you?
Enjoy
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'd read of good reviews of this new crime/thriller writer and thought I'd give her first book a go and I wasn't disappointed. An excellent debut book and I'm sure the following books will be just as good if not better. The story was murderously gripping from the start and the puzzle of the murder made you want to quickly continue through the book. It was very graphic in the description of the murders and the following autopsies which makes excellent reading - loads of blood and gore! The only down side that irritated me slightly was that nearly all the characters seemed to be very bad tempered, angry people that flared up for little or no apparent reason.
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Fabulous!!
I read all her books and they are blow minded and chilling through the bone, I was disappointed only when Jeffrey Toliver died, not in this book, although I found the new... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Silvia
Is This Any Way to Treat a Delicate Southern Belle?
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Published 3 months ago by Stephanie DePue
A bit of a let down
The story started well and the graphic details were quite something but I did see the point of it being so graphic. Read more
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My First Karin Slaughter
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Published 6 months ago by A. Hodges
Good if a little obvious
This is slightly awkward to review because, as a mystery, I didn't feel there was much actual mystery. Read more
Published 8 months ago by TheScientist
Best ever must read.....
Karin Slaughter's novels - EXCELLENT EXCELLANT EXCELLANT. Must read. I love her books about Grant County's Sarah and Jeremy and the infamous Lena. Read more
Published 8 months ago by SusanC
Give this a try
I love Karin's books and this one was her usual high standard. Unfortunately I'd read several other Sarah Linton books before so this one was out of sequence - but it didn't spoil... Read more
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Deviant murders described in lingering detail. Takes place in small town USA.
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disapointed
Having been a huge fan of Tess Gerritsen but having read everything shes ever written I was looking for a new crime author to engage me like she has,i read the glowing reviews for... Read more
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Gripping, disturbing read
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