I seriously need to step out of my crime comfort zone but I can’t
resist anything written by Karin Slaughter, Pretty Girls is her latest novel
and the first where she steps out of her usual style of following the investigators
and instead follows the victims. The story is a dark as her other offerings, “snuff
porn” and strong violence are prominent throughout, Slaughter likes to tackle
gritty crimes and this is absolutely no exception. She also likes to tackle
strong women and whilst I’m sad to not have Sara Linton around, characters
Claire and Lydia, sisters, are both flawed and tough.
The story follows Claire, after her husband Paul is murdered
in front of her Claire starts to discover that she may not have known him at
all and after reuniting with sister Lydia, a former addict who was never
supportive of Paul, they become to unravel a web of lies that lead them
directly into danger.
Karin’s main change here, apart from following her victims,
is that the law enforcement leave a lot to be desired, creepy, rude and
completely untrustworthy there’s not a single person that either woman can turn
to.
This book is no exception to Karin’s others, it is fantastic
and absolutely unputdownable, though it’s not quite as brilliant as her
Linton/Trent series, its exactly what you expect from Slaughter, who is always
worth 5 stars.
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