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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780099462262 Edition: New edition ISBN: 0099462265 Label: Arrow Books Ltd Manufacturer: Arrow Books Ltd Number Of Pages: 544 Publication Date: May 04, 2006 Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd Studio: Arrow Books Ltd Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: When so many top-selling names in the crime genre have been showing signs of exhaustion lately, it's always refreshing to pick up a new Karin Slaughter and find that her writing is as laser-sharp as ever. Faithless may feature the author's familiar protagonists (police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and medical examiner Sara Linton) but Slaughter consistently finds new challenges for her characters, along with new facets of their ever-fluid relationship. Those weaned on the grisly delights of such Slaughter outings as Blindsighted and Kisscut will know what to expect. And if the novel starts a tad implausibly (Tolliver and Linton, walking in the woods, come across the corpse of a young woman--what are the odds against that?), we're more than prepared to forgive Slaughter this device, when the ever-tightening grip of the narrative takes hold. The duo looks at the evidence, and concludes that the young girl has been literally frightened to death. But during the course of an autopsy, Sara makes a startling discovery--one that gives even the unshockable pathologist pause. She and Tolliver find that there is a trail of evidence leading to a secluded community in the next county, and decide to call in talented detective Lena Adams to aid them. But as the trio draw nearer to the heart of a grim mystery, a destabilising element threatens to undercut their work: Lena's increasing instability. While there is nothing particularly groundbreaking in this latest outing for Slaughter, all the customary skills are firmly in place. A particular achievement (as so often with this author) is the faultless pacing of the narrative: the slow, steady accruing of detail has the reader on the point of impatience, when a brilliantly orchestrated set piece will be delivered. Perhaps Karin Slaughter's run of luck will come to an end at some point--but not with this book. --Barry Forshaw Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Predicatable, shallow and almost misogynistic to the female charactersSara and Jeffrey discover a girl's body buried in the woods near Sara's home. During the autopsy, it's revealed that the girl was killed with cyanide and Jeffrey's investigations lead him to the Ward family, conservative Christians who run a community on the county border. Family head, Thomas, had a relationship with Sara's mother many years earlier, leading Sara to question her family history and it's discovered that the victim was pregnant, leading Lena to draw parallels with her own life, specifically, her own recent abortion. Although I've never bought into Sara and Jeffrey's relationship, specifically why she continues to feel so drawn to a man who cheated on her, Slaughter makes it less credible by introducing a hepatitis scare early on that dates back to Jeffrey's affair. This allows Sara to wallow in confusion about her need for her ex-husband but the storyline's end is never in doubt and merely goes through the motions. Sara's secondary story regarding her suspicions of her mother's relationship with Thomas is ludicrous, turning on an assumption that no qualified doctor would make. It's a relief when Sara's mother calls her on her stupidity. Sara plays second fiddle to Lena and Jeffrey (barely appearing after the half-way mark) but Lena is even less convincing of a character. Her abusive relationship is difficult to buy into, made worse by the way it's punctuated with cliches that never explore why a character as strong as Lena feels unable to pull away from Ethan (a stereotypical woman beater). Slaughter uses it to draw a weak parallel with a member of the victim's family, but you get no sense of what the other woman has gone through until the end of the book, by which time it's too late to sympathise with her. Lena's abortion is perfunctorily dealt with, only making an appearance when it's convenient. What I can't forgive though is just how useless Lena consistently is as a detective and why Jeffrey continues to give her second-chances. It smacks of tokenism and further reduces the character. I identified the murderer about 10 pages after the character was introduced. Again, Slaughter shows no interest in fleshing this character out and their motivation is cartoony. I enjoyed the procedural elements, particularly the attention to detail during the autopsy scenes, but Lena's possible redemption by the end of the novel is too little, too late. Rating: - Great thrillerI really enjoyed this and it restored my faith in thrillers (pardon the pun).I often find the dialogue and sex scenes in this genre to be cringey but she wrote well with none of the embarrassing stuff.Great plot and well drawn characters. I would definitely read more of her books. Rating: - INCREDIBLY GOOD BOOKLike all her previous Grant County books - it was an amazing read. Couldn't it put it down - read it in 3 days . Can't wait to read Skin Privilege. Keep it up Ms Slaughter ! Rating:  - Not too bad but...Not too bad in terms of plot, though the characters are a little weak. My main bone of contention, however, petty as it may seem, is Slaughter's insistence on culling character names from Wuthering Heights. It is neither intelligent nor in any way endearing, it is just an annoying unnecessary shattering of the whole suspension of disbelief. Bah! Rating: - GRIPPING. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWNI found this book impossible to put down, it was brilliant, I felt I knew the characters in this book...... Only, i felt the end was a little rushed, but a fantastic read all the same  Try searching the Internet for "Faithless" or Ebay for "Faithless". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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