Excellent thriller!

fantastic story with interesting characters. Voice is very American which some people may not like. i thought she was excellent with good characterisation. Recommended.

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Karin Slaughter

Excellent book full of twists and turns. Very well read by Lorelei King, the desciption of the characters were spot on.

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Fab

Love listening to Karin Slaughter books and this was totally different.. well narrated loved it !!

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Suspenseful!

I have not been a reader for some years so have no real knowledge of authors or their reputations. Karin Slaughter is a really great writer of suspense. I listened every night and had to restrict myself to just one hour per session or I would just have never got any sleep. Well worth the price and I will look out for others by her.

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Better than expected

I have read or l listened to all of Karin Slaughters work, except this, until now. I put it off because it just didn’t appeal to me for some reason. I’m glad I’ve listened now and I did enjoy it. It was predictable in character behaviour given the history of the 70’s (and sadly, for many, little has changed), but it was entertaining though not my favourite from her extensive catalogue.

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Different but as good as ever

Where does Cop Town rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I admit I haven't finished the book yet but wanted to get the message out that this book is as fantastic as a slasher slaughter fan could wish for despite being a bit different. I am totally hooked - as usual. So far it's up there with the best

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cop Town?

The pacing, the aggravating characters some of whom you can't help but love, the GRIPPING storyline

What about Lorelei King’s performance did you like?

The last Slaughter book I listened to was narrated by someone else. Thank goodness. Lore lei is back, she has the perfect tone and characterisation

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I remember the casual open sexism in this book, younger people wanting authentic vintage could do worse than listen to this story, it is painfully, pinpoint accurate to time and really atmospheric.

Any additional comments?

As a stand alone or new series, no need to read earlier books first, dive in. Warning high probability of addiction to Slaughter with this (and other) book(s) by this cracking writer .

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Not to her usual standard

I'm a long-time Slaughter fan, but this one just didn't do it for me. Too much casual male violence from accepting women. It's set in the 70s so attitudes were different then, but I never witnessed anything like this level of abuse. As for the male cops attitude to female cops..yes, I'll concede it probably was this bad, but this along with the domestic violence was too much of a stretch for me. I felt the story content was sacrificed just so Slaughter could throw another punch at a woman. She's written much better than this.

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Thoroughly enjoyable

great narration. great story. had me hooked from the start. it can be tough with the amount of homophobic and sexist language used etc but first perfectly with the time and the setting

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Lapped it up

It took a wee while to get it straight just who was who with the characters were but once things cleared this story hooks you in especially with the narrator who has a voice like honey.
It takes place in 1970s America there's a cop killer on the loose and two young female rookie police officers try to unravel the mystery against the odds made harder given all the prejudices of the time.
This was my first Karin Slaughter it won't be my last - totally acceptable - next one please.

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Interesting book that keeps you guessing.

Cop Town does not focus on the characters we would normally find in a Karin Slaughter book. However, it is based in Atlanta in the late 60's ( early 70's?) when equality and diversity were not even thought about.

Someone is killing Cops! The story follows a new recruit in her first week as she untangles the culture and characters of her new job.

I have had this book for quiet a while and put off reading it because it was outside my expected parameters for Karin Slaughter. I made a mistake.

Great book that once started I found difficult to put down!

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