The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter – the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here.
'Her books grip you from the first page and refuse to let go' Freida McFadden
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Everyone in North Falls keeps secrets.
Detective Emmy Clifton knows this better than anyone. She grew up here. She knows every name on every street sign.
But when a woman is murdered in her own home, Emmy realises she doesn't know her town at all.
Because the secrets in North Falls run deep. Some were buried decades ago. Some are closer to home than Emmy could possibly guess.
And some, if they surface, will destroy everything Emmy holds dear.
A gripping and twisty thriller, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Andrea Mara and Shari Lapena
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Readers are obsessed with The Secrets We Hide
‘Karin Slaughter is so good at writing small town life in all its darkness … gossip, loyalties and old resentments shaping every interaction’ 5 star reader review
‘With themes of coercive control, abuse, corruption, motherhood, and devastating family secrets, this novel becomes far more than a conventional crime thriller’ 5 star reader review
‘A story of family, mothers and daughters, and the lengths that mothers will go to, to protect and forgive their children’ 5 star reader review
Praise for the North Falls series:
'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena
'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara
'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben
'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter
'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey
'Brilliantly fresh and compelling – Karin Slaughter is on cracking form’ Peter James
‘A dark, shocking and visceral story … Absolutely brilliant’ Janice Hallett
Karin Slaughter's book We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-23.
