The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller!The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller!It begins with an abduction.The routine of a family shopping trip is shattered when Michelle Spivey is snatched as she leaves the mall with her young daughter. The police search for her, her partner pleads for her release, but in the end…they find nothing. It’s as if she disappeared into thin air.A month later, on a sleepy Sunday afternoon,medical examiner Sara Linton is at lunch with her boyfriend Will Trent, an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. But the serenity of the summer’s day is broken by the wail of sirens.Sara and Will are trained to help in an emergency.Their jobs – their vocations – mean that they run towards a crisis, not away from it. But on this one terrible day that instinct betrays them both. Within hours the situation has spiralled out of control; Sara is taken prisoner; Will is forced undercover. And the fallout will lead them into the Appalachian mountains, to the terrible truth about what really happened to Michelle, and to a remote compound where a radical group has murder in mind…Praise for the Number One bestselling author:‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child, creator of Jack Reacher‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl‘A suspense-laden thriller…will keep you up into the small hours’ Good Housekeeping‘Prepare for a rollercoaster ride, Slaughter is back with a vengeance’ Woman‘Fans will rejoice as popular characters Will Trent and Sara Linton make an explosive comeback’ Woman’s Weekly‘A helter skelter ride’ Financial Times‘There are twists galore’ Irish IndependentPraise for Karin Slaughter:‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James'Karin Slaughter has – by far – the best name of all of us mystery novelists' James Patterson‘Raw, powerful and utterly gripping’ Kathryn Stockett‘With heart and skill Karin Slaughter keeps you hooked from the first page until the last’ Camilla Lackberg‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride‘The best yet’ Lesley Pearse‘Amongst the world‘s greatest and finest crime writers’ Yrsa Sigurðardóttir‘Smart, gripping and packed with enthralling characters, this darkly addictive tale will reel you in from the get-go’ Heat‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping‘Buckle up for an exhilarating read’ Prima‘Slaughter skilfully juggles her twin time frames and delivers a taut, complex and unusually thoughtful thriller’ Mail on Sunday Event Magazine‘A great read’ Daily Mail'The best suspense novel of the year' Daily Express‘Fierce, savagely well-written’ Metro‘Slaughter judiciously keeps the characterisation of her imperilled protagonists to the fore’ GuardianA gripping crime suspense thriller from the No. 1 Sunday Times fiction best sellerKarin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her 19 novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant Sunday Times bestselling novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta. Her standalone novels Pieces of Her, The Good Daughter and Cop Town are in development for film and television.A gripping crime suspense thriller from the No. 1 Sunday Times fiction best seller•The Last Widow is Karin’s first book following Will Trent and Sara Linton for 3 years, and will be highly anticipated by fans• The Last Widow is also the perfect place to engage new fans in the series, as it serves as a good entry point• Follows on from Pieces of Her, which hit #2 in the Sunday Times bestseller charts in hardback• Karin Slaughter is already a No. 1 bestselling author and worldwide household name, with over 35 MILLION copies sold – and is now set to become even bigger• Major marketing campaign will make an event of publication across the UK, with statement outdoor advertising and strategic digital displays targeting more readers than ever before• Global co-ordination will ensure that fans across the world are waiting for The Last WidowCompetition: The;Other;Wife;Passenger;Silent Patient;Guest List;Thursday Murder Club;Catch;Just My Luck;Blood Orange;Girl A;Good Daughter;Behind Her Eyes. by;Val McDermid;Adele Parks;Shari Lapena;James Patterson;Michael Connelly;Harlan Coben;Peter;May;James;Lee Child;Ian Rankin;Cara Hunter;Lucy Foley;Ann Cleeves
Pubblicato da: HarperCollins Publishers