The Secrets We Hide
Will be published approx. on 18. June 2026
416 pages
E-Book
978-0-00-877115-7 (ISBN)
Description
The gripping new crime thriller from Karin Slaughter - the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of We Are All Guilty Here.
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Welcome to North Falls-a small town with big secrets.
The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.
Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead.
Everyone thinks they know what happened. But they're wrong. The truth is more shocking than anyone could ever have imagined.
Secrets are everywhere in this small town. And it's up to Detective Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth...
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Praise for We Are All Guilty Here, the first novel in the North Falls series:
'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena
'Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and paranoia' 5 star reader review
'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara
'Brilliant, heart-breaking, tense, disturbing and another impossible to put down' 5 star reader review
'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben
'A compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers hooked from start to finish' 5 star reader review
Karin Slaughter's book We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-23.
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Welcome to North Falls-a small town with big secrets.
The house at 1601 Iris Drive looks like any other in the quiet, residential street. But rumours are rife about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.
Then one afternoon gunshots ring out. Allison Vickery is found murdered in her own kitchen, her teenage daughter bleeding and left for dead.
Everyone thinks they know what happened. But they're wrong. The truth is more shocking than anyone could ever have imagined.
Secrets are everywhere in this small town. And it's up to Detective Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth...
***
Praise for We Are All Guilty Here, the first novel in the North Falls series:
'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena
'Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and paranoia' 5 star reader review
'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara
'Brilliant, heart-breaking, tense, disturbing and another impossible to put down' 5 star reader review
'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben
'A compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers hooked from start to finish' 5 star reader review
Karin Slaughter's book We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-23.
Reviews / Votes
'Themes of motherhood, betrayal, and redemption are tied up in the final twist in Slaughter's gripping portrait of a painfully human small town' Booklist starred review Praise for the North Falls series: 'A thriller of breadth and depth-a powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena 'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter 'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey 'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben 'A dark, shocking and visceral story ... Absolutely brilliant' Janice Hallett 'Powerful, beautiful, brimming with heart and grit - an astonishing novel. I adored it' Andrea Mara 'Impeccably crafted, achingly tense, and so deeply felt' Dervla McTiernan Brilliantly fresh and compelling - Karin Slaughter is on cracking form' Peter JamesMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,85 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-00-877115-7 (9780008771157)
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Karin Slaughter is one of the world's most popular storytellers. She is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of more than 25 novels, with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a No.1 Netflix series. The Will Trent show is streaming on Disney+. The Good Daughter is now a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy on Sky.
Karin Slaughter is also the founder of the Save the Libraries project-a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.
Karin Slaughter is also the founder of the Save the Libraries project-a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.
