“El prodigioso talento de Salughter para crear personajes es lo que la hace sobresalir entre los escritores de suspenso”. —The Washington Post
Una chica con un secreto…
Long Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn se alista para su baile de graduación. Para una atleta que además es inteligente, bella y apreciada, esta noche debería ser lo más memorable de su paso por la secundaria. Pero Emily guarda un secreto. Y al final de la velada, alguien la silenciará para siempre.
Un homicidio sin resolver…
Cuarenta años después, el asesinato de Emily sigue siendo un misterio. Su reducido grupo de amigos no volvió a mencionar el tema, su respetada y adinerada familia se aisló por completo y el pequeño pueblo ha dejado atrás su espantoso ataque. Pero todo eso está a punto de cambiar.
Una última oportunidad para desenmascarar al asesino…
La agente federal Andrea Oliver ha llegado a Longbill Beach para proteger a un juez amenazado de muerte. Pero su verdadera misión será hacerle justicia a Emily. El asesino todavía anda suelto, y Andrea debe descubrir la verdad y desenmascararlo antes de que ella también sea silenciada…
“It’s Slaughter’s prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers.” — TheWashington Post
A girl with a secret…
Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever.
An unsolved murder…
Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.
One final chance to uncover a killer…
US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there—and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too…
Author Info
Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An international bestseller, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is a television series starring Ramón Rodríguez on ABC, and further projects are in development for television. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.
