Cleaning the Gold

Praise for Karin Slaughter: Id follow her anywhere Gillian Flynn A great writer at the peak of her powers Peter James Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled Michael Connelly Big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody Stuart MacBride Fiction doesn't get any better than this Jeffery Deaver One of the boldest thriller writers working today Tess Gerritsen A writer of extraordinary talents Kathy Reichs Praise for Lee Child: These books are absolutely addictive George R. R. Martin Great pace, drama, language James Patterson Jack Reacher is todays James Bond Ken Follett Nothing makes for a great weekend quite like quality time with Jack Lisa Gardner The coolest continuing series character Stephen King I always seize the latest Lee Child with pleasure Philip Pullman I pick up Jack Reacher when Im in the mood for someone big to solve my problems Patricia Cornwell

Karin Slaughter is one of the worlds most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her 19 novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant Sunday Times bestselling novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter and Pieces of Her. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries projecta nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta. Lee Child is one of the worlds leading thriller writers. He was born in Coventry, raised in Birmingham, and now lives in New York. It is said one of his novels featuring his hero Jack Reacher is sold somewhere in the world every nine seconds. His books consistently achieve the number-one slot on bestseller lists around the world, and have sold over one hundred million copies. Two blockbusting Jack Reacher movies have been made so far.