I’m going to lump a whole slew of books by one of my favorite thriller-mystery authors, long-time Atlantan Karin Slaughter, into this edition of On My Bedside. I discovered her a few summers back and spent a few weeks straight devouring her entire first series. Since then, I’ve worked my way through her second series as the books come out. I adore her characters, love that her stories are all set in and around Atlanta and find every single one of her books to be a stay-up-all-night kind of page turner!
Grant County Series
Goodreads says: Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia, (in the fictional Grant County) the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the town’s pediatrician and part-time coroner; her ex-husband to whom she is remarried, Jeffrey Tolliver, who is chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams, Slaughter’s most controversial character.
Will Trent Series
Goodreads says: The Will Trent series takes place in Atlanta and features GBI special agent Will Trent, his partner Faith Mitchell, and Angie Polaski. The first two books in the series are Triptych and Fractured. Later, Sara Linton from The Grant County Series joins the series, and also appears in Undone, Broken, Fallen, Snatched (a novella), and Criminal.
I just finished up Criminal and am anxiously awaiting Unseen to come out this summer! If you are looking for a good series to gobble up some time, I’d definitely add these to your list! If you are already a fan of Karin Slaughter, you’ll be excited to know that the Will Trent series has signed a television film deal!!
As always, let me know what’s on your bedside!! I go through all your comments and add them to my Goodreads to-read list!!
xoxo
Will be looking for these at the library! Thanks Amanda! Mrs Queen Takes a Train is on my bedside table right now. It is an amusing tale of Queen Elizabeth escaping Buckingham Castle and taking a train ride!! Light summer reading for a true anglophile.
Karen White's books are all amazing. She too lives is ATL and most of her books are set in the low country. Beth Webb Hart is very similar but more in the Christian fiction genre. Check out The Time Between and Sea Change by White and Moon Over Edisto by Hart.
Thanks for sharing. I will have to make a trip to the bookstore.
I've also read these. I really enjoyed the series. I just finished all of Lucinda Riley's books. I loved them!!!!! I love books set in England pre WWII. Did you read The Kitchen House??
A friend just loaned me The Kitchen House and said she loved it. I'm reading Revenge Wears Prada right now and enjoying it. Have you ever read any of Atlantan, Emily Giffin's books? I love all of her books and they're easy reads – two sleepless nights ;)