The first thrilling mystery in the new North Falls series from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and the Will Trent series.
Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think.
Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites.
For
Officer Emmy Clifton, it’s personal. She turned away when her best
friend's daughter needed help—and now she must bring her home.
But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did.
Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?
What I thought about We Are All Guilty Here
Missing persons and small town America come together in this new series from Karin Slaughter. Emmy Clifton is second generation law officer, working with her father who is the Sheriff of North Falls. When two teenage girls go missing, they must work against the clock to find them and apprehend the killer. There are some close ties to family here in the investigation and as with a small town, there are deep secrets to unfold.
One of those secrets is the discovery of child pornography during the investigation. The heat gets turned up quite a bit and Emmy does a great job of keeping her focus on the case when things get personal and so difficult.The case becomes more complicated when DNA analysis shows the wrong person was arrested years ago.
Here is where things get really interesting and complex. Another FBI agent comes to assist and brings both expertise and drama to Emmy and her family. I don't want to spoil anything, so that's all I will say.
I just loved this story. The pace is excellent. I didn't want to put it down, and I was engaged with the story from the start. I'm still thinking about it days later, especially since there is a big twist near the end that just flips a few things in a completely different direction and sets the stage for more of this series. I don't know how I've never read this author before, but the author and this book will be on my list of favorites for 2025.
If you enjoy a well-crafted mystery with excellent writing and story elements, you just might like this one as much as I did.
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