Fallen by Karin Slaughter (Paperback)

Special Agent Faith Mitchell returns home expecting an ordinary end to her day, but instead walks into a scene of chaos and violence. Her infant daughter has been left outside, a trail of blood leads into the house, and inside she finds a dead man in the laundry room. The most disturbing detail is that her mother is missing.

As the investigation begins, Faith finds herself caught between duty and fear. The evidence raises immediate questions, not only about what happened inside the house, but about what was being searched for and why her family was targeted. With no clear answers and time running out, the case becomes deeply personal.

When Atlanta’s police begin their inquiry, Faith is no longer just a detective. She becomes a witness, and increasingly, a suspect. The situation forces her to confront difficult truths while navigating a case that is growing more complex by the hour.

Working alongside her partner Will Trent, she must piece together fragments of a violent crime that stretches beyond a single household. As the investigation expands, layers of corruption, hidden agendas and long-buried secrets begin to surface, pointing towards dangers within the system itself.

With the help of trauma doctor Sara Linton, Will and Faith race to uncover the truth before it disappears entirely. But as pressure mounts, Faith is forced to make impossible choices between loyalty, justice and survival.

This gripping instalment in the Will Trent series blends a personal crisis with a high-stakes investigation, delivering emotional depth, suspense and shocking twists as the search for a missing mother exposes a far darker truth beneath the surface of law enforcement.

Perfect for readers who enjoy crime fiction, detective mysteries, police procedurals and psychological thrillers featuring corruption, moral conflict and tightly woven investigations.