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Guest Post with Karin Slaughter, author of Fallen & Giveaway

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Hey everyone, let’s welcome Karin Slaughter, author of Fallen, which released June 21/11, to Peeking Between the Pages today. Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to read this thriller but can’t wait to. I’ve heard really good things about Karin’s books. We’ve had a mail strike in Canada up until last week so I haven’t been getting any mail! Not good for a book blogger! Thankfully it’s over now and it’s just a matter of the post office catching up. Anyhow, let’s sit back and relax with a cup of coffee and see what Karin likes to do in her free time…

I wish I could tell y’all that I do interesting things in my free time. Unfortunately, my life as an author at home is pretty boring. I stare at my computer screen for hours on end. I play feather toys with my cats. I go to the grocery store. I go to the gym. The fact that I do most of this in my pajamas is probably the only thing that sets me apart from a non-author.

It’s when I’m touring that I get to do the really fun things. I decided six years ago that I wasn’t going to do my usual hermit-like existence that I’d taken on during tours, where I spent all my free time in my hotel room reading, napping, or crying softly into my pillow. Maybe I was channeling my high school years, but I decided that every time someone asked me to do something, I’d say yes.

So, this is how I found myself swimming with sharks in Melbourne and trudging through a swamp in Singapore. It’s also how I found myself jumping naked into the Baltic after sweating myself nearly to death in a Finnish sauna. I have never thought of myself as an adventurous person, but I think doing these things has made my home life a tad more interesting.

I’ve had the great pleasure of spending time with agents from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. I suppose this is called research, but standing on the GBI firing range and shooting off a rifle is pretty freaking amazing. Same with a shotgun (which has as much kick as you’d think) and a Glock (which feels kind of dangerous just sitting in your hand.) I’ve also toured the labs, the offices and the morgue. I’ve talked to people whose job it is to not only find the bad guys, but build a solid court case against them. I think that’s the most shocking part of all. When you watch CSI and all the other shows, it seems fairly easy to nab a bad guy. In real life, it’s hardly ever straight-forward. I guess that’s why I love reading—and writing—crime fiction so much. The bad guys always get caught. The good guys get to do their jobs. And the authors get to write about them, all the while comfortably attired in their pajamas.
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Karin, thank you so much for that great guest post! Wow, your free time is much, much more exciting than mine! I’m not sure about the sharks and the swamp, but I’d love to tour the GBI! Again, thanks so much and I can’t wait to read your book!
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About the Book (from Karin’s website)

There’s no police training stronger than a cop’s instinct. Faith Mitchell’s mother isn’t answering her phone. Her front door is open. There’s 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 mother’s house, gun drawn. She sees a man dead in the laundry room. She sees a hostage situation in the bedroom. What she doesn’t see is her mother. . . .

“You know what we’re here for. Hand it over, and we’ll let her go.”

When the hostage situation turns deadly, Faith is left with too many questions, not enough answers. To find her mother, she’ll need the help of her partner, Will Trent, and they’ll both need the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton. But Faith isn’t just a cop anymore — she’s a witness. She’s 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 light — or bury it forever.

Karin Slaughter’s 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.

Great for book clubs – check out the Reading Guide
Buy Fallen at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

About the Author (from Karin’s website)


Karin Slaughter is the #1 internationally bestselling author of several novels, including the Grant County series. A long-time resident of Atlanta, she splits her time between the kitchen and the living room.

Karin’s website
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GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have 2 copies of Fallen by Karin Slaughter to share with my readers. To enter…

  • For 1 entry, leave me a comment with an email address to contact you if you’re the winner.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog. If you already do, thank you, and please let me know in your comment so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word!

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winners on Saturday, July 30/11. Good luck everyone!

© 2010, Darlene of Peeking Between the Pages. All Rights Reserved. If you’re reading this on a site other than Peeking Between the Pages or Darlene’s Feed, be aware that this post has been stolen and is used without permission.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. I love a good mystery and would love to win and read this one.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

  4. Swimming with sharks might be fun….and scary!!! I have yet to read one of Karin's books, my daughter is a huge fan.

    nisethusfarATyahooDOTcom

    I am a follower.

  5. Wow, I want to go on tour with her! I keep reading good things about her work and would love to be entered. I subscribe in Google Reader. kathy(at)bermudaonion.net

  8. It sounds like she has had some pretty amazing and rare moments out on tour that I would have loved to have had! I have been reading a lot of great things about this book, and am eager to give it a try, so please do enter me in your giveaway, Dar! Thanks for sharing this guest post with us as well!

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

  9. I'd like to be entered for this one; I've wanted to visit Singapore since I did a report on it in Geography class in high school. LOL And yes, I still have not gone.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

    savvyverseandwit at gmail

    I follow the blog and I'm posting it on the sidebar on my blog.

  10. Excellent reviews are everywhere – sounds like a must read to me!
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  11. GFC follower as Karen B – but I still can't sign in on your site!
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  15. I think Ms. Slaughter soynds very adventurous! I don't think you sound boring at all. Swimming with the sharks???!!??

    I follow on GFC under Bethie.

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

  17. I've been looking for a good mystery to read.
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  21. FALLEN sounds like a great mystery thriller. I like this genre because it is so involved and definitely keeps me on my toes.

    GFC follower.
    Cambonified(at)yahoo(dot)com

  22. This sounds like a terrific story. I'd love a chance to read it.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  25. This sounds like a great mystery! I'd love to win…
    PMNSL95 at triad dot rr dot com

  29. Karin freakin' rocks and I love her so much! She sounds like a cool person to hang out with. I love the idea of not saying no when she's out on tour. Dar…you MUST read this series it is flat-out awesome!! Sign me up!!

    stacijoreads@gmail.com

  31. I'd love to be entered to win this book. It sounds really good.

    old follower on gfc

    mlawson17 at hotmail dot com

  33. I love to read mysteries and I have heard a lot about how great this one is. Please enter me in this giveaway.

    I am a GFC follower of your blog.

    My Twitter name is Carolee88 and I tweeted:

    http://t.co/Z5lVLykGiveaway for 'Fallen"

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  36. I love Karin Slaughter's books – Will Trent is one of my favorite characters
    rlawrence110 at yahoo dot com

  39. I love Karin's books! This one sounds awesome! Thanks for the giveaway. I am a GFC follower.

    suzebomb(at)gmail.com

  42. I love these kind of books and would like to win a copy of this book! I do follow your blog.
    cool_beans2000 at hotmail.com

  46. I'm a GFC follower. Please enter me in the giveaway…I would love to read this book. Thanks.

  51. I really enjoy mysteries. I would love to read this one!
    mittens0831 at aol dot com

  54. Awesome story such intrigue! I would love to win this book please enter me in the giveaway!
    pinchbuggies at hotmail.com

  60. I like reading a good mystery from a gal who knows how to shoot!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

    i follow you email.

    cjay (at) iavalley (dot) edu

  65. What an awesome post! I think it's really cool that the author spent time with the agents from the GBI. I would be grinning for months and months.

  66. Love Karin Slaughter's books and would love to read this one.

    mybeachylife at gmail dot com

  68. Thanks for the chance! I love a good mystery/suspense story!
    mizztuts AT bellsouth DOT net

  70. I would love to win a copy of this book! Hope it's not too late!

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net