The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 22 books · 2001 to 2026 · Mostly set in Atlanta

Karin Slaughter

Crime and mysteryThriller and suspensePolice proceduralPsychological suspense

Paediatrician and medical examiner Sara Linton starts in Grant County, Georgia, and moves to Atlanta, where she meets Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent Will Trent. Their series became the Will Trent television show.

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Karin Slaughter books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Grant County

6 books · Set in the fictional Heartsdale, GeorgiaPolice procedural
  1. 1Blindsighted2001With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Kisscut2002With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3A Faint Cold Fear2003With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Indelible2004With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Faithless2005With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Beyond Reach2007With Sara LintonBuy on Amazon

Will Trent

12 books · Set in AtlantaPolice procedural
  1. 1Triptych2006With Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Fractured2008With Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Undone2009With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Broken2010With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Fallen2011With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Criminal2012With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Unseen2013With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Kept Woman2016With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Last Widow2019With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Silent Wife2020With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  11. 11After That Night2023With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon
  12. 12This Is Why We Lied2024With Sara Linton and Will TrentBuy on Amazon

Andrea Oliver

2 books · Set in various placesPsychological suspense
  1. 1Pieces of Her2018With Andrea Oliver and Laura OliverBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Girl, Forgotten2022With Andrea OliverBuy on Amazon

North Falls

2 books · Set in the fictional North Falls, GeorgiaPolice procedural
  1. 1We Are All Guilty Here2025With Emmy CliftonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Secrets We Hide2026With Emmy CliftonBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Sara Linton and Grant County

Will Trent and the GBI

Andrea Oliver and North Falls