National Writers Series: Karin Slaughter

Georgia native Karin Slaughter is regarded as one of the best crime novelists in America today. Her 14 novels have sold over 30 million copies worldwide and have topped bestseller lists in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the Netherlands and Germany.

But, as she told guest author Elizabeth Buzzelli during a National Writers Series appearance in Traverse City on June 26, Slaughter’s books explore more than bloody murders and harrowing mysteries, they examine gender stereotypes and sometimes shatter glass ceilings.

Her newest book, Cop Town, features Kate and Maggie, two women from different backgrounds who try to wear the badge and carry the gun for Atlanta’s macho police department as the city faces a seismic upheaval. It’s 1974, and a brutal killing and furious manhunt have rocked the divided police force.

Cop Town is inspired by true history: in the 1970s, 12 officers were murdered in the southern city; in ’74 Atlanta went from majority white to majority black, and elected its first African-American mayor. The book has already garnered rave reviews: “Cop Town shows the author at the top of her game,” writes the New York Times. “Relentless pacing, complex characters, and gritty realism, all set against the backdrop of a city on the edge.”

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