Delacorte
June 2014
On Sale: June 24, 2014
Featuring: Maggie Lawson; Kate Murphy
ISBN: 0345547497 EAN: 9780345547491 Kindle: B00FO5YFUW Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock the cityβs police department, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last. Sheβs determined to defy her privileged background by making her own wayβwearing a badge and carrying a gun. But for a beautiful young woman, life will be anything but easy in the macho world of the Atlanta PD, where even the female cops have little mercy for rookies. Itβs also the worst day possible to start given that a beloved cop has been gunned down, his brothers in blue are out for blood, and the city is on the edge of war.
Kate isnβt the only woman on the force whoβs feeling the heat. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When she and Kate, her new partner, are pushed out of the citywide search for a cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach the boiling point. With a killer poised to strike again, they will pursue their own line of investigation, risking everything as they venture into the cityβs darkest heart.
Relentlessly paced, acutely observed, wickedly funny, and often heartbreaking, Cop Town is Karin Slaughterβs most powerful novel yetβa tour de force of storytelling from our foremost master of character, atmosphere, and suspense.
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