There is no police training stronger than a cop’s instinct. Faith Mitchell’s mother isn’t responding to her mobile phone. Her entry way is open. There are a bloodstain above the knob. Her baby daughter is hidden in a shed behind the home. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations trained Faith Mitchell goes out the home window when she costs into her mother’s house, gun attracted. She sees a guy lifeless in the laundry area. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn’t discover is her mom . . about Fallen: A Novel

“You know what we’re right here for. Hand it over, and we’ll allow her go.”

When the hostage situation turns deadly, Faith is left with too many concerns, not enough answers. To discover her mother, she’ll need the help of her partner, Will Trent, and they’ll both need assistance from trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Beliefs isn’t only a cop anymore-she’s a see. She’s also a suspect.

The thin blue line hides police corruption, bribery, even murder. Beliefs must rise against individuals she respects probably the most in order to find her mom and bring the reality to light-or bury it permanently.

Karin Slaughter’s most exhilarating novel yet is a thrilling journey through the heart and soul, where in fact the personal and the felony collide, and conflicted loyalties threaten to damage reputations and spoil lives. It is the work of the master from the thriller at the top of her game, and a whirlwind of unrelenting suspense.