Description

An apparent student suicide has brought medical examiner Sara Linton to the local college campus, along with her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver. But a horribly mutilated corpse yields up few answers. And a suspicious rash of subsequent "suicides" suggests that a different kind of terror is stalking the youth of Heartsdale, Georgia -- a nightmare that is coming to prey on Sara Linton's loved ones.

A small town is being transformed into a killing ground. And the key to a sadistic murderer's motive and identity may be held in the unsteady hands of a campus security guard -- a former police detective driven from the force by the hellish memories that will never leave her. Lena Adams survived the unthinkable and has paid a devastating price. Now the survival of future victims may depend upon her ... when she can barely protect herself.

About the Author

Karin Slaughter is the internationally bestselling author of Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, and the forthcoming Indelible, the fourth novel in her Grant County series. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Praise for A Faint Cold Fear…

“A fast–paced thriller for those not faint of heart.”
-Library Journal

“An engrossing work, with a well–drawn cast of characters and a nicely tuned plot”
-Irish Times

“Slaughter spares no details…engrossing.”
-The Mirror (London)

“This is one of those rare books that keeps delivering surprises right up to the very last page.”
-San Francisco Chronicle

“Engrossing… [with] meticulous characterizations.”
-People

“Combines the best elements of a noir thriller and the Southern Gothic tradition complete with a brooding atmosphere.”
-Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

“An impressive new landmark on the thriller map.”
-Val McDermid

“Hard to imagine that such a quiet shy girl as Slaughter harbors so fiendish a heart. In Kisscut, Georgia pediatrician Sara Linton and her ex, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, are caught up in an evil web along with Detective Lena Adams. It begins with a young girl who commits suicide by forcing Jeffrey to shoot her down. Horrified, he’s desperate to determine why. Sara, not just the dead Jenny’s doctor but also the town’s coroner, does the autopsy and makes a horrible discovery: Jenny had been rudely castrated. Lena, wrestling with her own dark demons, joins in an investigation worthy of Andrew Vachs. Man, Kisscut is a killer book, savage but exciting, a strong follow–up to Slaughter’s debut in Blindsighted.”
-Barbara Peters, The Poisoned Pen Bookstore

“Few young writers show more promise than the thirty-year-old Slaughter. She writes…with skill, anger, sensitivity, and compassion.”
-Atlanta Journal-Constitution