Karin Slaughter Books in Order
Karin Slaughter has written 39 books, published between 2001 and 2026. The first book is Blindsighted (2001) and the newest is The Secrets We Hide (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 39
- Published
- 2001–2026
- Confirmed
- 38 of 39 titles
- Pages on record
- 7,586 in 18 of 39 books
American crime writer Karin Slaughter was born in 1971. Her debut, Blindsighted (2001), made the Crime Writers' Association shortlist for best thriller debut, and Cop Town won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger in 2015. The catalogue carries 39 of her books through The Secrets We Hide (2026). Will Trent, Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver are recurring figures, and her series listings include Andrea Oliver, North Falls Thriller, Pretty Girls and Good Daughter alongside standalone novels. Subjects cover police work, medical examiners, murder and the state of Georgia. Slaughter's books are published in 120 countries.
How many Karin Slaughter books are there?
Karin Slaughter has 39 books, released between 2001 and 2026. They include 7 separate series.
Karin Slaughter Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 39 Karin Slaughter books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 12001–4/4
- 220024484/4
- 32003–4/4
- 42004–4/4
- 520055524/4
- 62006–4/4
- 720065124/4
- 82007–4/4
- 920081474/4
- 1020085284/4
- 112009–4/4
- 122010–4/4
- 1320104644/4
- 142011–3/4
- 1520114003/4
- 162012–3/4
- 17201214/4
- 1820125764/4
- 192013–3/4
- 202013–4/4
- 2120133823/4
- 2220144023/4
- 232015–4/4
- 242015–3/4
- 252015–3/4
- 26The Truth About Pretty Girls (Short Story)Karin Slaughter Short Stories/Novellas #72015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 2720165604/4
- 2820171774/4
- 2920175113/4
- 3020184703/4
- 312019–4/4
- 322019–3/4
- 3320204963/4
- 3420215603/4
- 3520224004/4
- 362023–3/4
- 372024–3/4
- 382025–4/4
- 392026–3/4
Karin Slaughter series and characters in order
Each character linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Will Trent books in order 15 books
- Grant County books in order 8 books
Karin Slaughter books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. A group whose heading is a link has its own reading-order page; the other groups have no page of their own on this site.
Will Trent books in order
13 books by Karin Slaughter- 1. Triptych
- 2. Fractured
- 4. Broken
- 5. Fallen
- 6. Snatched
- 7. Criminal
- 8. Busted
- 9. Unseen
- 10. The Kept Woman
- 12. The Last Widow
- 13. The Silent Wife
- 14. After That Night
- and 1 more in the table above
Grant County books in order
7 books by Karin SlaughterKarin Slaughter Short Stories/Novellas
6 books6 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Karin Slaughter Standalone Novels
3 books3 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Pretty Girls in order
2 booksGood Daughter in order
2 booksAndrea Oliver in order
2 booksNorth Falls Thriller in order
2 booksKarin Slaughter in order
1 bookMatchUp Collection
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Karin Slaughter Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Karin Slaughter books run from Blindsighted (2001) to The Secrets We Hide (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Karin Slaughter in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Karin Slaughter books in order?
You only need to read Karin Slaughter books in order within each series: the books listed here span 7 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
What order should you read Karin Slaughter books in?
Read Karin Slaughter one series at a time, each in its own publication order: Will Trent starts with Triptych (2006) and Grant County starts with Blindsighted (2001). The earliest catalogued title overall is Blindsighted (2001).
What is the newest Karin Slaughter book?
The Secrets We Hide (2026) is the newest Karin Slaughter book released so far.
Is there a new Karin Slaughter book coming?
No next Karin Slaughter book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Karin Slaughter has won
Wikidata records 3 awards for Karin Slaughter. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards2013Won
- International Thriller Writers Awards2011Won
- Crimezone Thriller Awards2007Won
Printable Karin Slaughter Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 39 books in publication order is on the Karin Slaughter reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Karin Slaughter at a glance
- Still publishing
- Karin Slaughter published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Karin Slaughter books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 7,586 pages across the 18 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 467 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Karin Slaughter books, 21 of 39, were published in the 2010s.
- Corroboration
- 22 of the 39 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and 38 in at least three.
What the Karin Slaughter books are about
25 of the 39 Karin Slaughter books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: thrillers is tagged on 8 of 25. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Thrillers 8 of 25 books
- Sara Linton (Fictitious character) 6 of 25 books
- Suspense 6 of 25 books
- Women physicians 6 of 25 books
- Jeffrey Tolliver (Fictitious character) 5 of 25 books
- Murder 5 of 25 books
- Police 5 of 25 books
- Georgia 4 of 25 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 25 books
- Atlanta (ga.) 3 of 25 books
- Investigation 3 of 25 books
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Each link below opens a reading-order page with every book in publication order.
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