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False Witness

False Witness

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  • Create Date：2023-01-02 06:51:35
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  • Author：Karin Slaughter
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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

There's deception， sabotage， violence， family secrets 。 。 。 all the stuff you could want from a fictional page-turner。-- theSkimm

Recommended by Washington Post - theSkimm - GMA。com - Popsugar - Bustle - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Augusta Chronicle - Sun-Sentinel - Mystery and Suspense Magazine - and more！

He saw what you did。 He knows who you are。。。

From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her and The Silent Wife， an electrifying standalone thriller。

AN ORDINARY LIFE。。。

Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life。 She's an up-and-coming defense attorney at a prestigious law firm in Atlanta， would do anything for her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy， and is managing to successfully coparent through a pandemic after an amicable separation from her husband Walter。

HIDES A DEVASTATING PAST。。。

But Leigh's ordinary life masks a childhood no one should have to endure 。。。 a childhood tarnished by secrets， broken by betrayal， and ultimately destroyed by a brutal act of violence。

BUT NOW THE PAST IS CATCHING UP。。。

On a Sunday night at her daughter's school play， she gets a call from one of the firm's partners who wants Leigh to come on board to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape。 Though wary of the case， it becomes apparent she doesn't have much choice if she wants to keep her job。 They're scheduled to go to trial in one week。 When she meets the accused face-to-face， she realizes that it's no coincidence that he's specifically asked for her to represent him。 She knows him。 And he knows her。 More to the point， he may know what happened over twenty years ago， and why Leigh has spent two decades avoiding her past。

AND TIME IS RUNNING OUT。

Suddenly she has a lot more to lose than this case。 The only person who can help is her younger， estranged sister Callie--the last person Leigh would ever want to drag into this after all they've been through。 But with the life-shattering truth in danger of being revealed， she has no choice。。。

"A high-stakes thriller 。 。 。 Her heroines are believable， flawed and courageous。" -OYINKAN BRAITHWAITE

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Reviews

Monika ，

TW: pedophilia， nonconformist filming of porngraphy， statutory rape， murder， blackmail， drug addiction drug use on page， parental abuse， parental abandonment， death of a family member， death of overdose。Another well-crafted story that kept me glued to the page。

Terry ，

There were twists and turns in the plot， but I could definitely do with less graphic descriptions of murders， and it could have been 100 pages less since I didn't need such an in depth description of drugs and effects on addicts in several different places throughout the book。 Second book I've read by Slaughter， so assume the graphic and sadistic murder descriptions are her style。 There were twists and turns in the plot， but I could definitely do with less graphic descriptions of murders， and it could have been 100 pages less since I didn't need such an in depth description of drugs and effects on addicts in several different places throughout the book。 Second book I've read by Slaughter， so assume the graphic and sadistic murder descriptions are her style。 。。。more

Catie MacKenzie ，

4。5 ⭐I'm between 4-4。5⭐ on this one。 It's so good， Karin Slaughter is a phenomenal writer and this gritty legal thriller is no exception to her great talent。Leigh and Calli are sisters， both trying to keep it together in a world that's living with the fallout of the pandemic。 Calli is an addict。 Leigh is a defense attorney with a new client - a wealthy man accused of raping several women。 The man isn't a stranger and it's not a coincidence that Leigh is his chosen defender。 Leigh and Calli's tra 4。5 ⭐I'm between 4-4。5⭐ on this one。 It's so good， Karin Slaughter is a phenomenal writer and this gritty legal thriller is no exception to her great talent。Leigh and Calli are sisters， both trying to keep it together in a world that's living with the fallout of the pandemic。 Calli is an addict。 Leigh is a defense attorney with a new client - a wealthy man accused of raping several women。 The man isn't a stranger and it's not a coincidence that Leigh is his chosen defender。 Leigh and Calli's tragic childhood is one they'll have to face， including the things they had to do to survive。Slaughter knows how to write sisters。 She knows how to write addiction。 She knows how to write evil POS'。 The woman will make you feel。 I felt so many emotions while reading this book （or listened， narrated by Kathleen Early） - I felt for Calli and her addictions， for Leigh trying to live through the guilt that has plagued her life。 There's a certain level of guilt sisters hold onto for each other， especially older ones。 I connect to that as the oldest of three sisters。As always with this author， look up trigger warnings。 It's a tough read。-0。5 because I just don't want to read about the pandemic， we all lived it and I don't care to relive quite yet。 However - Slaughter's author's note does a great job of explaining why she included it， which I appreciated。“Your relationship with a person doesn’t end when they die。 It only gets stronger。” He winked at her。 “Mostly because they’re not there to tell you that you’re wrong。” 。。。more

Maggie ，

Best book of 2022

Kerri Rinehart ，

Another fantastic hearty thriller from Karin！！ Loved the bond between the sisters and how real Karin makes her characters。 Only reason for the 4 and not 5 star is because… for as intense as the entire book was。。 the ending seemed。。 a little lack luster。 Still great ending but I wanted MORE！！！

Monkey ，

It took a while to finish this one， and I'm not sure that I would have read anything by this author if it was my first。 We hear about the awful way that some people are forced to live in reality， and when I read a book of fiction， I don't want it glaring me in the face with the turn of every page。 However， I did finish the book， and there were some good parts that were not entirely bad， but this is one that I would not recommend to those that don't want to be reminded of the seedier side of life It took a while to finish this one， and I'm not sure that I would have read anything by this author if it was my first。 We hear about the awful way that some people are forced to live in reality， and when I read a book of fiction， I don't want it glaring me in the face with the turn of every page。 However， I did finish the book， and there were some good parts that were not entirely bad， but this is one that I would not recommend to those that don't want to be reminded of the seedier side of life on a daily basis。 。。。more

Megan ，

Wow。 This book is incredibly heavy， dense， dark and gritty。 It talks about rape so much that I became numb to it。 But what an ending。 I nearly cried twice and that never happens。 So good。

Cat Coyle ，

Love this！ Karin is amazing！

Philippe ，

I'm still not a big fan of Karin Slaughter's books but a score of 2 "it was OK" seems about right。 The story is about 2 sisters who had been abused when they were teens and babysitting， and what happens 20 years later when they are confronted with their past in adult life。 The story is on the one hand fast paced， but also goes into too much details of certain situations， including drug addiction。 I'm still not a big fan of Karin Slaughter's books but a score of 2 "it was OK" seems about right。 The story is about 2 sisters who had been abused when they were teens and babysitting， and what happens 20 years later when they are confronted with their past in adult life。 The story is on the one hand fast paced， but also goes into too much details of certain situations， including drug addiction。 。。。more

Madeleine Black ，

This was a fast paced dark and sinister thriller， which I couldn't put down！ Two sisters victims of childhood abuse。 The eldest sister Leigh， now a lawyer， gets a client last minute to represent。 He is linked to their dark secret from their past about his father， that they both baby sat for and is threatening to destroy their livesA story about abuse， addiction， revenge and family This was a fast paced dark and sinister thriller， which I couldn't put down！ Two sisters victims of childhood abuse。 The eldest sister Leigh， now a lawyer， gets a client last minute to represent。 He is linked to their dark secret from their past about his father， that they both baby sat for and is threatening to destroy their livesA story about abuse， addiction， revenge and family 。。。more

Katie DeMaio ，

dual timelines; likable characters; engaging & gripping plot w/ interesting plot twists; would have been better w/o the constant mention of covid- it was very distracting & annoying I。M。O。

Mariska Van ，

Een echte Karin Slaughter

Maisha Farzana ，

"False Witness" was like the little sister of "Pretty Girls"。 Both of them have really similar vibes。 In other words， it was just a typical Karin Slaughter book。"If you want to measure the height of a mountain， the hardest part isn’t finding the peak， it’s figuring out where the bottom starts。" Violence， murder， rape， sabotage， suicide， abuse， addiction - name every dark and disturbing things you can think of and this book has them all。 So， of course， Karin Slaughter's writing is not for everyone "False Witness" was like the little sister of "Pretty Girls"。 Both of them have really similar vibes。 In other words， it was just a typical Karin Slaughter book。"If you want to measure the height of a mountain， the hardest part isn’t finding the peak， it’s figuring out where the bottom starts。" Violence， murder， rape， sabotage， suicide， abuse， addiction - name every dark and disturbing things you can think of and this book has them all。 So， of course， Karin Slaughter's writing is not for everyone。 But I personally am a fan of her previous works。 I had high expectations from this book。 Unfortunately， it failed to meet my expectations。 This book was literally a tome of 450+ pages。 Lots of parts and scenes felt unnecessary。 Specially， in the middle， the book dragged a lot。 Few events felt somewhat repetitive to me。 Also the numerous and quite often unnecessary references to Covid 19 detracted my attention from the story and plot。 The ending was predictable。 So many questions were left unanswered。 I personally thought that the first chapter was the best chapter of the book。 It had an unexpected twist， something I didn't saw coming。 The rest of the book felt boring in comparison。 "That was how it was with abusive parents。 They only remembered the good times and you only remembered the bad。" I liked the characters。 At the heart of this book is the relationship between Leigh and Callie， two sisters who grew up in poverty by a neglectful mother and ended up sharing a role in a violent crime。 I loved their bonding。 That's the only thing I actually loved in this book。 "Your relationship with a person doesn’t end when they die。 It only gets stronger。” He winked at her。 “Mostly because they’re not there to tell you that you’re wrong。" All in， this wasn't a favourite。 I enjoyed it just fine。 However， it failed to deliver despite having great potential。 If you want to read something from the author， just go for "Pretty Girls" or "The Good Daughter"。 Although， those books are much darker than this one， they are also a lot better。。。。。 。。。more

Jasmine Robinson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Leigh/Harley and Callie are sisters who get an unexpected visit in 2021 from someone in there past。  A young boy they used to babysit who is now accused of rape，serial rape， at that。 Andrew formerly Trevor。  Andrew is sadistic and deadset on revenge for avenging his father's death that he watched repeatedly using it as a basis for his own acts of crime。 Unknowingly they are all playing a game of cat and mouse where Andrew is the leader and 5 steps ahead of Harley。 Callie， an addict， tries to sta Leigh/Harley and Callie are sisters who get an unexpected visit in 2021 from someone in there past。  A young boy they used to babysit who is now accused of rape，serial rape， at that。 Andrew formerly Trevor。  Andrew is sadistic and deadset on revenge for avenging his father's death that he watched repeatedly using it as a basis for his own acts of crime。 Unknowingly they are all playing a game of cat and mouse where Andrew is the leader and 5 steps ahead of Harley。 Callie， an addict， tries to stand up for herself but the addiction takes over in every moment even when she faces her guilt and rapist son。 As her final act， she gives up her life and kills Andrew to protect Leigh/Harley， Maddy （her daughter given to Leigh） and Walter。 Deadly dose to meet Kurt Kobain and deadlier dose， the book ends with finality but also hope for new beginnings。 。。。more

Rena O'Saile ，

This is a book that will have you truly invested in each character in the story。 I also love all the twists and turns！

Selena ，

Karin Slaughter simply never fails

Lindsay Kaye ，

Dark doesn’t even begin to describe Karin Slaughter’s thrillers， and this one is no exception。 I respect the way she portrayed trauma through both of the sisters’ POV。 The whole thing read like an in depth criminal minds episode， complete with a clear moral/lesson at the end。 Some parts were almost too gruesome to get through， but I’m glad I stuck it out。

Joanne Donnelly ，

Another gripping Karin Slaughter book。 Distressing plot line but gripping。 Good characterisation and lots of twists and turns。

Isabel ，

The goriest and most graphic thriller I've read in awhile， at times hard to stomach。 But the twists and the author's deep exploration of these like sisterhood， trauma， and addiction kept me reading。 I just need to go read something light and fun now。 The goriest and most graphic thriller I've read in awhile， at times hard to stomach。 But the twists and the author's deep exploration of these like sisterhood， trauma， and addiction kept me reading。 I just need to go read something light and fun now。 。。。more

Emily ，

I’m definitely in the minority here， but this novel was just not for me。 I felt that it was slow and predictable。 I’m a little disappointed after the reviews I had seen， but maybe I’m just the odd one out on this one。

Breigh Eldridge ，

Karin Slaughter does it again。 This is the second book that I've read by her and I'm quickly becoming a huge fan。 I loved every second of this， the only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is because the constant mention of covid。 I did see that she started to time stamp her books with what was going on in the world， but I thought it was a little excessive。 I loved Calli and wish her ending was different。 But good on Leigh for her character devolvement throughout the book， I did enjoy that。 Karin Slaughter does it again。 This is the second book that I've read by her and I'm quickly becoming a huge fan。 I loved every second of this， the only reason I did not give this book 5 stars is because the constant mention of covid。 I did see that she started to time stamp her books with what was going on in the world， but I thought it was a little excessive。 I loved Calli and wish her ending was different。 But good on Leigh for her character devolvement throughout the book， I did enjoy that。 。。。more

Angela Brown ，

Why the hell did it take me so long to read this。 I sobbed literal tears。 Callie and Harleys story shattered me。 The highs and the lows in this book are exactly that the highs are so high and the lows are so low I’m just still in shock at how perfectly this book was written。 I saw some reviews that said that COVID was the main topic in this book and I couldn’t disagree more I don’t feel like that at all。 Covid is happening in the background and isn’t a huge topic just something we knew was going Why the hell did it take me so long to read this。 I sobbed literal tears。 Callie and Harleys story shattered me。 The highs and the lows in this book are exactly that the highs are so high and the lows are so low I’m just still in shock at how perfectly this book was written。 I saw some reviews that said that COVID was the main topic in this book and I couldn’t disagree more I don’t feel like that at all。 Covid is happening in the background and isn’t a huge topic just something we knew was going on while all these other things were also going on。 Loved this so much。 。。。more

Briann ，

The book was really long。 I didn’t understand some of Andrew’s motivations。 For example， he says he wants revenge because Callie and Leigh ruined his life when they killed his dad。 But this made absolutely no sense to me。 Andrew got money and was set up for success after his father died。 Furthermore， I didn’t understand Leigh’s motivation to become a defense attorney rather than a prosecutor。 With her somewhat vengeful streak， I would think she would prefer to be a prosecutor and make sure evil The book was really long。 I didn’t understand some of Andrew’s motivations。 For example， he says he wants revenge because Callie and Leigh ruined his life when they killed his dad。 But this made absolutely no sense to me。 Andrew got money and was set up for success after his father died。 Furthermore， I didn’t understand Leigh’s motivation to become a defense attorney rather than a prosecutor。 With her somewhat vengeful streak， I would think she would prefer to be a prosecutor and make sure evil people go to jail and are punished。 Andrew’s death was not as cathartic as I thought it was going to be。 I wish Callie had killed Andrew in a more extreme way and I wish that she laughed at him while she killed him。 Truly a vengeful death。 I also thought the ending was short and underdeveloped。 It’s not like everything would work out happily ever after just because the author wanted it to。 For example， it’s not like the police are going to ignore the fact that Callie killed Andrew and Sidney and let Leigh walk off scot-free。 And the police aren’t going to ignore the fact that Reggie ‘skipped town’ and there’s blood all over his office and signs of a potential break-in （the safe is gone）。 The author failed to resolve or clarify if Leigh and Walter get a divorce or what will happen to Maddie from now on。 。。。more

Carlos Bexlier ，

No quiero leer un libro donde en el escenario principal estén viviendo una pandemia de Covid 19， suficiente tuve con el mundo real。Gracias。

Marie ，

I loved this book from the first page。 Karin does an amazing job building the characters back stories。 This is the second book of hers I have read and I can’t wait to read another！ Highly recommend。

Kelly ，

I have always enjoyed Karin Slaughter's books and this one didn't disappoint。 I have always enjoyed Karin Slaughter's books and this one didn't disappoint。 。。。more

Elizabeth: ，

My obsession with Karin Slaughter grows！ It was a bit too repetitive and I didn't love that modern references to the pandemic。 There were a couple really good twists but the ending was predictable。 Overall， I still had a good time！ My obsession with Karin Slaughter grows！ It was a bit too repetitive and I didn't love that modern references to the pandemic。 There were a couple really good twists but the ending was predictable。 Overall， I still had a good time！ 。。。more

Joan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Two young sisters molested as babysitters for Andrew Tenent by the dad。 Buddy （dad） taping Callie for distribution to his friends。 She said no and he attacked。 She grabbed a knife and cut the fermal artery。 The called her sister Leigh to help。 She smothered him。 They cut him up and cleaned up the mess。 They stole $83k。 Leigh went to law school and Callie turned to drugs。 Andrew became a serial rapist and murderer。 He hired Leigh and threatens her with a tape of her murdering his dad。 Callie ends Two young sisters molested as babysitters for Andrew Tenent by the dad。 Buddy （dad） taping Callie for distribution to his friends。 She said no and he attacked。 She grabbed a knife and cut the fermal artery。 The called her sister Leigh to help。 She smothered him。 They cut him up and cleaned up the mess。 They stole $83k。 Leigh went to law school and Callie turned to drugs。 Andrew became a serial rapist and murderer。 He hired Leigh and threatens her with a tape of her murdering his dad。 Callie ends up killing him just as he kills her。 This was very dark。 From beginning to end。 Too much honesty 。。。more

Tegan ，

It was okay， it was very dark and scary。 But the twists were well constructed。 A bit too dark for me but others who can handle such dark topics might enjoy。Trigger warning for readers of the book to be aware of: assault， rape， drug addiction， child abuse。

Jacki McManus ，

Best book I have read in so long。 It is heartbreaking to think how girls are abused at such a young age and cannot get out of the poverty cycle。 Karin Slaughter is such an amazing author and makes you think of the disadvantage that many kids face in everyday life。 We all just want love and acceptance。

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