NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER �A complex, gripping and deadly serious novel that reflects anew Slaughter's abundant talent.��The Washington Post �An amazing effort . . . This is [Karin] Slaughter�s best book to date, and readers unfamiliar with her work will find this one a perfect place to begin.��Associated Press There�s no police training stronger than a cop�s instinct. Faith Mitchell�s mother isn�t answering her phone. Her front door is open. There�s a bloodstain above the knob. Everything Faith learned in the academy goes out the window when she charges into her mother�s house, gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room, a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn�t see is her mother. When the hostage situation turns deadly, Faith is left with too many questions. She�ll need the help of her partner, Will Trent, and trauma doctor Sara Linton to get some answers. But Faith isn�t just a cop anymore, she�s a witness�and a suspect. To find her mother, Faith will have to cross the thin blue line and bring the truth to light�or bury it forever. �An absolute master . . . Slaughter creates some wonderfully complex and mature female characters, a distinctive achievement in the world of thrillers.��Chicago Tribune �Slaughter has always known how to pace the suspense in her stellar crime novels, but she really outdoes herself here. . . . [She] reveals the heart and soul of her characters within a highly choreographed, unrelentingly suspenseful plot.��Booklist (starred review)