Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughteris an American crime writer, whose first novel Blindsightedbecame an international success, was published in almost 30 languages, and made the Crime Writers' Association's Dagger Award shortlist for "Best Thriller Debut" of 2001. She has sold more than 30 million copies of her books, and is published in 35 languages...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth6 January 1971
CountryUnited States of America
reading crime
I grew up reading crime fiction and, especially in the '80s, women were just there to be saved or screwed.
guy
Usually, guys, when something bad happens, they punish someone else.
anyone bad begin happening lives next people town wonder
I didn't want to spend the next thirty years writing about bad things happening in the same small town - not least of all because people would begin to wonder why anyone still lives there!
love people terrific writers
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to let people know about it.
believed boys dad date scaring
My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.
front house mail mine wear
If you wear them outside, they stop being pyjamas. I wear mine to the mail box, which is right in front of my house - that's my limit. Anything else is wrong.
guess people
I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't hidden in any way.
atlanta cabin georgia home house latter majority means north sounds time
It sounds pretentious to say I 'divide' my time, but when I am home, that usually means my house in Atlanta or my cabin in the North Georgia Mountains. The latter is where I do the majority of my writing.
stupid mistake people
People just make stupid mistakes. And they keep making them and keep making them, and suddenly they can't dig themselves out.
age contract
I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
children book giving
Keeping libraries open, giving access to all children to all books is vital to our nation's sovereignty.
littles looks realizing
You didn't realize what was passing you by until you slowed down a little bit to get a better look.
reading way better-ways
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life.
children thinking people
I never felt isolated; I just liked being alone. I think that some people are good at being alone, and some people arent, and as a child, I really liked it.