Theres no police training stronger than a cops instinct. Faith Mitchells mother isnt answering her phone. Her front door is open. Theres a bloodstain above the knob. Her infant daughter is hidden in a shed behind the house. All that the Georgia Bureau of Investigations taught Faith Mitchell goes out the window when she charges into her mothers house gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesnt see is her mother. . . . You know what were here for. Hand it over and well let her go. When the hostage situation turns deadly Faith is left with too many questions not enough answers. To find her mother shell need the help of her partner Will Trent and theyll both need the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Faith isnt just a cop anymoreshes a witness. Shes also a suspect. The thin blue line hides police corruption bribery even murder. Faith will have to go up against the people she respects the most in order to find her mother and bring the truth to lightor bury it forever. Karin Slaughters most exhilarating novel yet is a thrilling journey through the heart and soul where the personal and the criminal collide and conflicted loyalties threaten to destroy reputations and ruin lives. It is the work of a master of the thriller at the top of her game and a whirlwind of unrelenting suspense. show more