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  • Published: 17 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448149193
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 20

Necessary Women and The Mean Time (Short Stories)



Two thrilling digital short stories in one for Halloween from the No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent novels.

‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ TESS GERRITSEN
‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ MICHAEL CONNELLY
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Two thrilling digital short stories in one from the No.1 bestselling author of the Will Trent novels

Necessary Women: She was fourteen when she watched her mother die. With her mother gone, her father told her she had to be the woman of the house. And then he went away for six months. Now she’s got a surprise for him...

The Mean Time: It’s a hot summer’s day and twelve-year-old Peanut and her cousins are being driven into town on the back of a trailer drawn by Uncle Toby in his tractor. It’s Peanut’s ‘mean time’ age and she’s about to do something she’ll regret...

  • Published: 17 October 2013
  • ISBN: 9781448149193
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 20

About the author

Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her nineteen novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and the instant New
York Times bestselling novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. This summer, Slaughter returns with her latest Will Trent instalment, The Last Widow. Slaughter is the
founder of the Save the Libraries project-a nonprofit organisation established to support libraries and library programming.

A native of Georgia, Karin Slaughter lives in Atlanta. Her standalone novels Pieces of Her, The Good Daughter and Cop Town are in development for film and television.

For more information visit KarinSlaughter.com
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@SlaughterKarin

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Praise for Necessary Women and The Mean Time (Short Stories)

Slaughter's shock tactics don't allow the reader to relax for a single moment.

The Times

Slaughter's plotting is relentless, piling on surprises and twists.

Guardian

Slaughter knows exactly when to ratchet up the menace.

Daily Express

Slaughter is one of the most riveting writers in the field today.

Sunday Express

Slaughter takes us to the deep, dark places other novelists don't dare to go.

Tess Gerritsen