凱琳．史勞特Karin Slaughter

僅僅用「出生於喬治亞州，目前定居亞特蘭大」兩句話自我介紹的低調作家，卻以一鳴驚人的處女作《盲視》迅速征服了美國以及大西洋對岸廣大的歐陸市場。出道至今共完成九部作品、風靡超過三十國讀者，成為美、英、德、荷等國暢銷小說榜上的常客，在全球創下近兩千萬冊銷售佳績。

在以《盲視》為首的「格蘭特郡」系列（Grant County，目前已完成七部作品，第八個故事Broken預計2010年在美上市）作品裡，虛構了位於喬治亞州名為哈斯戴爾的小鎮為舞台，小兒科醫生兼驗屍官莎拉．林頓、警長傑佛瑞．陶立弗以及女警麗娜．亞當斯為主要角色，展開一連串犯罪偵查行動。

除去亮眼的數字，凱琳．史勞特很清楚知道，精采的文字才是讀者判斷一部小說優劣的根本依據。然而，史勞特小說的特出之處，在於其擅長撐起多支線型的故事架構但不流於冗贅蕪雜，登場人物性格立體且互動自然，並在看似血腥殘暴的事件底下細膩地埋藏人性，不自我設限在類型閱讀的框架之中，使得整部作品有血有肉、觸動人心。

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Saturday night dates at the skating rink have been a tradition in the small southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton--the town's pediatrician and medical examiner--finds herself entangled in a terrible tragedy.What seemed at first to be a horrific but individual catastrophe proves to have wider implications. The autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse, of ritualistic self -mutilation, but when Sara and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver start to investigate, they are frustrated at every turn.The children surrounding the victim close ranks. The families turn their backs. Then a young girl is abducted, and it becomes clear that the first death is linked to an even more brutal crime, one far more shocking than anyone could have imagined. Meanwhile, detective Lena Adams, still recovering from her sister's death and her own brutal attack, finds herself drawn to a young man who might hold the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can uncover the deadly secrets the children hide, it's going to happen again . . .