August2018 pub cat

FI CT I ON AUGUS T 2018

Andrea Cooper’s mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in the sleepy beachside town of Gullaway Island. She’s a pillar of the community: a doctor, business owner and everybody’s friend. And she’s never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks. When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura steps in and saves her life but acts in a way that is unrecognisable to her daughter. It’s like Laura is a completely different person. And that’s because she was. WHAT IF THE PERSON YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW BEST TURNS OUT TO BE SOMEONE YOU NEVER KNEW AT ALL? Laura is hailed as a hero for her actions at the mall but twenty-four hours later she is in hospital, shot by an intruder, who’s spent decades trying to track her down. What is Andrea’s mother trying to hide? As elements of the past return and put them both in danger, Andrea is left to piece together Laura’s former identity and discover the truth — for better or worse — about her mother. Is the gentle, loving woman who raised her also a violent killer? Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Gullaway Island.

Pieces of Her K A R I N S L AUG H T E R

ISBN: 9781460751756 eISBN: 9781460706626

AUS PRICE: $32.99 NZ PRICE: $36.99 Trade Paperback PAGE EXTENT: 464pp PUBLICITY CONTACT: Alice Wood EMAIL: alice.wood@harpercollins.com.au RELEASED: 23/07/18

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 36 languages, with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her 16 novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town , the instant New York Times bestselling novel Pretty Girls and her most recent bestseller, The Good Daughter . A native of Georgia, Karin currently lives in Atlanta.

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