It's 1974 and a cop killer is on the loose in Atlanta. A
full-scale manhunt is underway, but there are few leads. If
that weren't enough pressure to deal with, there's been a
transition to black leadership of the city and the police
department. The good-ole-boys-in-blue white cops are uneasy
and finding it difficult to adjust to more blacks and
females being added to their ranks.
Rookie Kate Murphy is appalled at the treatment female cops
are subjected to and wonders if she'll make it through her
first day on the job. Partnered with Maggie Lawson, whose
uncle and brother are also Atlanta cops, Kate's advantaged
upbringing hasn't prepared her for the city's mean streets.
Or for the derision she finds in Maggie, who's determined
to prove her worth to her family. With the latest victim
being Maggie's brother's partner, the stakes were never
higher to find this killer before he strikes again. When
the men exclude them from working the case, Maggie and Kate
decide to do some investigating on their own. The women
prevail and the eventual outcome leaves the police force in
shock.
Karin Slaughter's COP TOWN is a skillfully written,
thought-provoking novel of a volatile time in the history
of Atlanta -- and the nation. Prejudice is widespread
against a variety of ethnic groups, especially the blacks,
as well as toward women, who are starting to take on more
jobs that only men usually held. Realistic plotting and
compelling characterization make COP TOWN a truly powerful
statement of the times.
Atlanta, 1974: As a brutal murder and a furious manhunt rock
the city’s police department, Kate Murphy wonders if her
first day on the job will also be her last. She’s determined
to defy her privileged background by making her own
way—wearing 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. It’s 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 isn’t the only woman on the force who’s 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 city’s darkest heart.
Relentlessly paced, acutely observed, wickedly funny, and
often heartbreaking, Cop Town is Karin Slaughter’s most
powerful novel yet—a tour de force of storytelling from our
foremost master of character, atmosphere, and suspense.
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