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Undone (Slaughter Novel)
''Undone'' (UK title: ''Genesis'') is a 2009 novel by bestselling author Karin Slaughter that combines characters from her Atlanta series and her Grant County, Georgia, Grant County series. It is her ninth full-length novel. ''Undone'' was published under the name ''Genesis'' in the UK, Australia, and other non-US markets. The audiobook is narrated by Kathleen Early. Synopsis Faith Mitchell is walking across the parking deck at a courthouse when she passes out. She wakes up in the emergency room of Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital, where she was taken by her partner, Will Trent, who was with her when it happened. It turns out that Faith has two serious medical conditions, one she knew about and one she didn't; both could end her nascent career as a special agent with the GBI almost before it has started. At the hospital, Faith and Will meet Dr. Sara Linton. Sara has moved to Atlanta to recover from the explosive ending of ''Beyond Reach'' and now works in Grady's ER. Right aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 24 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries. Her first novel, ''Blindsighted'' (2001), was published in 27 languages and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel ''Cop Town''. Her 2018 novel, '' Pieces of Her'', was adapted into an eight-episode television series of the same name, released in March 2022 on Netflix. Early life Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia and grew up in Lake Spivey. She has two older sisters. She attended Morrow High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. She then studied literature at Georgia State University, but dropped out prior to graduating. She wrote her first novel ''Blindsighted'' in three months. Philanthropy Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crime Fiction
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. Most crime drama focuses on criminal investigation and does not feature the courtroom. Suspense and Mystery fiction, mystery are key elements that are nearly ubiquitous to the genre. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as historical fiction and science fiction, but the boundaries are indistinct. Crime fiction has several subgenres, including detective fiction (such as the whodunit), courtroom drama, hardboiled, hard-boiled fiction, and legal thrillers. History Proto-science and crime fictions have been composed across history, and in this category can be placed texts as varied as the Epic of Gilgamesh from Mesopotamia, the Mahabharata from History of India, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georgia, Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlanta is the eighth most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast and List of United States cities by population, 36th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census. Atlanta is classified as a Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Beta +, Beta + global city and is the principal city of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, the core of which includes Cobb County, Georgia, Cobb, Clayton County, Georgia, Clayton and Gwinnett County, Georgia, Gwinnett counties, in addition to Fulton and DeKalb. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing Company, Inc. is an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, that was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr. with $10,000 (approx. $145,000 in 2021), two employees and one magazine title, ''I Confess'', and soon began turning out dozens of pulp magazines, which included penny-a-word detective stories, articles about films, and romance books (or "smoochies" as they were known in the slang of the day). During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included '' 1000 Jokes'', launched in 1938. From 1929 to 1974, they published comics under the Dell Comics line, the bulk of which (1938–62) was done in partnership with Western Publishing. In 1943, Dell entered into paperback book publishing with Dell Paperbacks. They also used the book imprints of Dial Press, Delacorte Books, Delacorte Press, Yearling Books, and Laurel Leaf Library. Dell was acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fractured (novel)
''Fractured'' is the second novel in the Atlanta series from bestselling author Karin Slaughter, published in 2008. The first instalment in the series is ''Triptych'' and the following one is ''Undone''. The series follows Will Trent, a dyslexic Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent. The books also feature the characters Angie Polaski and Faith Mitchell. Slaughter also writes the Grant County series. The audiobook is narrated by Kathleen Early. Plot summary Six months ago, Atlanta homicide detective Faith Mitchell's police captain mother was the focus of an investigation that resulted in her retirement and the firing of six narcotics officers. It was a justified outcome, but the cops want to protect their own, and Faith, along with the entire Atlanta police force, are resentful of the man responsible, GBI agent Will Trent. Now Faith and Will are thrown together on a shocking murder/kidnapping case involving some of the wealthiest and most powerful families in the city, and ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broken (Slaughter Novel)
''Broken'' is the seventh book in the Grant County series by author Karin Slaughter. It was originally released in hardback in June 2010. The previous books in the series are '' Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible, Faithless'' and '' Beyond Reach''. on ''Broken'' These books feature the characters Sara Linton, Will Trent, and Lena Adams. The audiobook An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in sch ... version is narrated by Natalie Ross. Plot summary Broken begins with the murder of college student Allison Spooner. When the body is pulled from frigid Lake Grant, detective Lena Adams and her often drunk boss, interim Chief of Police Frank Wallace, follow a trail that leads to the suicide of the prime suspect, Tommy Braham, in his jail cell. The suicide spurs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant County, Georgia
Karin Slaughter (born January 6, 1971) is an American crime writer. She has written 24 novels, which have sold more than 40 million copies and have been published in 120 countries. Her first novel, ''Blindsighted'' (2001), was published in 27 languages and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. Slaughter won the 2015 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award for her novel ''Cop Town''. Her 2018 novel, '' Pieces of Her'', was adapted into an eight-episode television series of the same name, released in March 2022 on Netflix. Early life Slaughter was born in Covington, Georgia and grew up in Lake Spivey. She has two older sisters. She attended Morrow High School in Ellenwood, Georgia. She then studied literature at Georgia State University, but dropped out prior to graduating. She wrote her first novel ''Blindsighted'' in three months. Philanthropy Slaughter is a library advocate and founded Save the Libraries, a non-profit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audiobook
An audiobook (or a talking book) is a recording of a book or other work being read out loud. A reading of the complete text is described as "unabridged", while readings of shorter versions are abridgements. Spoken audio has been available in schools and public libraries and to a lesser extent in music shops since the 1930s. Many spoken word albums were made prior to the age of cassettes, compact discs, and downloadable audio, often of poetry and plays rather than books. It was not until the 1980s that the medium began to attract book retailers, and then book retailers started displaying audiobooks on bookshelves rather than in separate displays. Etymology The term "talking book" came into being in the 1930s with government programs designed for blind readers, while the term "audiobook" came into use during the 1970s when audiocassettes began to replace phonograph records. In 1994, the Audio Publishers Association established the term "audiobook" as the industry standard. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. The hospital is ranked as the tenth largest public hospital in the United States and is a Level I trauma center. History Grady Memorial Hospital was founded in 1890 and opened in 1892, as an outgrowth of the ''Atlanta Benevolent Home''. It is named for Henry W. Grady, an ''Atlanta Constitution'' journalist and later owner who became a major force in Georgia politics and advocated for a public city hospital. At the time of opening, the hospital officially had 14 rooms. The original building (at the corner of Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE and Coca-Cola Place) is now on the National Register of Historic Places and is known as ''Georgia Hall'', where the hospital's human resources staff now work. The second Grady Hospital (at ''Butler Hall'') opened in 1912 and was for whites only, with blacks being segregated at the Atlanta Medical College. The third hospital was at ''Hirsch Hall'' and the current location is its fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Reach
''Beyond Reach'' is the sixth novel in the Grant County series by Karin Slaughter, originally published in 2007. The previous books in the series are '' Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible'', and ''Faithless''. ''Beyond Reach'' was released in European markets under the title ''Skin Privilege''. The series features the lead characters Sara Linton, Jeffrey Tolliver, and Lena Adams. In this book, a main character of the series is impacted in a serious way, which resulted in much controversy and commentary on the event, including spoilers being posted on online book review sites. Slaughter has written a note to her readers about her decision, which is posted on her website. Plot summary The Heartsdale Children's Clinic is closed. Sara Linton spends all day being deposed in a malpractice lawsuit filed by the parents of Jimmy Powell, now dead from leukemia, over a technicality. Everything she's built up for the last sixteen years is crumbling as greedy townsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 American Novels
9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Hindu–Arabic digit Circa 300 BC, as part of the Brahmi numerals, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and Gupta started curving the bottom vertical line coming up with a -look-alike. How the numbers got to their Gupta form is open to considerable debate. The Nagari continued the bottom stroke to make a circle and enclose the 3-look-alike, in much the same way that the sign @ encircles a lowercase ''a''. As time went on, the enclosing circle became bigger and its line continued beyond the circle downwards, as the 3-look-alike became smaller. Soon, all that was left of the 3-look-alike was a squiggle. The Arabs simply connected that squiggle to the downward stroke at the middle and subsequent European change was purely cosmetic. While the shape of the glyph for the digit 9 has an ascender in most modern typef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
