Gillian Flynn says, “Karin Slaughter is simply one of the better thriller writers operating today.”

Saturday night dates on the skating rink have been a tradition in the tiny southern town of Heartsdale for as long as anyone can remember, but when a teenage quarrel explodes into a deadly shoot-out, Sara Linton-the town’s pediatrician and medical examiner-finds herself entangled in an awful tragedy.

What seemed initially to be a horrific but person catastrophe proves to have wider implications..LEARNING MUCH MORE approximately Kisscut The autopsy reveals evidence of long-term abuse, of ritualistic personal -mutilation, however when Sara and law enforcement key Jeffrey Tolliver begin to investigate, they may be frustrated at every turn.

The kids surrounding the victim close ranks. The family members switch their backs. Then a young girl is usually abducted, and it turns into clear how the first death is certainly linked to a far more brutal crime, one far more surprising than anyone could possess imagined. In the mean time, detective Lena Adams, still dealing with her sister’s death and her own brutal attack, finds herself attracted to a young man who might contain the answers. But unless Lena, Sara, and Jeffrey can uncover the fatal secrets the children hide, it’s going to happen again . . .