We Are All Guilty Here
Hardback Published on: 19/06/2025
Price: £22.00
Synopsis
Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.
Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong.
She thinks it’s just another hot summer night: a night like any other. She's wrong.
When her best friend's daughter asks for help, she thinks it’s just some teenage drama. She thinks it can wait. She’s never been more wrong in her life.
As the town ignites in the wake of the girl's disappearance, Emmy throws herself into the search. But then she realises: You never really know a town until you know its secrets.
Is Emmy ready for the truth?
Publisher information
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN: 9780008625870
- Number of pages: 448
- Dimensions: 240 x 159 x 44 mm
- Weight: 660g
- Languages: English
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A great read!
Karin Slaughter introduces the reader to a new series with wonderful scene setting. What is so good about this suspenseful book is that, in addition to the... READ MORE
I so enjoyed this disturbing and emotional read
Gosh, but this author can write! This is a disturbing, emotional, character filled read about serial killers, paedophiles and the officers trying to bring ... READ MORE
First in a fabulous new mystery series
Action packed and gripping!
Introducing Emmy Clifton in the first of a new series from Karin Slaughter. North Falls is a small town where everyone appea... READ MORE
Great Storyline
I am really enjoying new detective in this latest offering
It had a very interesting premise and didn’t fail to deliver on it. Twists and turns aplenty.... READ MORE
North Falls : start of a new series for Karin Slaughter
I always wonder how Karin Slaughter has time to write these convoluted novels. She has written several series, including the Will Trent series, yet seems t... READ MORE
Emotional and Heartbreaking
I typically read fantasy fiction but have read the odd thriller or horror. I hadn't read anything by this Author before unfortunately, but I knew they were... READ MORE
Tough police procedural - dark and engaging.
Emmy Lou is a sheriff's deputy, working in a small town, populated by many members of her family. She investigates the disappearance of two teenage girls w... READ MORE
Brilliant crime read
Another fantastic read from this author..A standalone read.its fireworks night everyone enjoying themselves. Two girls goes missing are they alive or dead?... READ MORE
A great start to a new series
Thank you to the author, publishers HarperCollins and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.... READ MORE
Outstanding
I was so excited to hear about a new series by the author and this did not disappoint. A fantastic start to a set of a new characters, who are well written... READ MORE
So Intense!
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New Series North Falls Book 1
My favourite Karin Slaughter book yet! So brilliant, so compelling, so tense! The suspense builds and build... READ MORE
A great read
We Are All Guilty Here is a very good and entertaining read. It has a great start with the disappearance of two teenage girls and Officer Emmy Clifton inve... READ MORE
Twisty, dark, poignant and utterly gripping
Having read lots of the authors previous books I was eager to get stuck in to the first instalment of her brand new crime thriller series set in the small ... READ MORE
Another strong read from Karin Slaughter
If you want a well written, twisty crime thriller then Karin Slaughter is an instant recommend from me. I recently finished and enjoyed This Is Why We Lied... READ MORE
Great thriller about a small town and all the dangers and mysteries and secrets that might hide there.
4.9 Stars
Small Town Georgia. Emmy is a cop, just like her dad.
At the town's 4th of July party her best friend's teenage stepdaughter and another girl... READ MORE
Another Karin classic
Karin never fails to deliver on a thriller. This one actually reminds me of her earlier Grant county work. It has a similar ‘small town hiding big secrets’... READ MORE
A great read
I really enjoyed this book although it does include graphic descriptions of injuries and bodies.
I felt that the discussions while the police were trying ... READ MORE
Great page turner!
Good to be in at the start of a new series by Karin Slaughter. A small town, yet again, policed by generations of one family. The disappearance of two youn... READ MORE
Character driven thriller with twists you won’t expect
Karin at her best!
25 books in 25 years and they never disappoint!
I have not been able to get this book out of my head! Which has dimmed and overshadowed... READ MORE
Phenomenal, unique storytelling
You can always count on Karen Slaughter for a no-holds-barred, gritty crime thriller. This is exactly that, in two parts set 12 years apart. The intensity ... READ MORE
Fantastic
Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong.
She thinks it’s just another hot summer night: a night like an... READ MORE
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gripping, dark, and utterly addictive
This book completely pulled me in. The drama, the tension, the dark undercurrents—it had me reading late into the night, desperate to know what would happe... READ MORE
A tour de force and the beginning of a new series!
“If you are looking for people to blame, we are all guilty here.”
Emmy Lou Clifton lives with her mistakes. She can”t forget the summer night when her b... READ MORE
A detailed, complex thriller
A detailed, complex thriller with a tough concept at its heart. Slaughter fills the world of the local community with huge detail (to a degree, almost felt... READ MORE
Slaughter’s best book yet
Karin Slaughter has always been an exceptionally good writer, but some of her earlier novels have levels of brutality that are hard to read. Which is not t... READ MORE
The best is hard to beat!
This book deserves a higher review score than 5. How high can you score!
I thought the book was more or less finished when I was about 30% in. Totally... READ MORE
Character-driven crime laced with gut‑punch suspense
I don’t just read a Karin Slaughter book, I devour it. I have read every fiction book she’s written and recently had the wonderful opportunity of hearing h... READ MORE
Hard-hitting
Karin Slaughter is an author often recommended for me and one I've been meaning to read for a while. And I really liked the writing, small-town setting, th... READ MORE
Solid crime story
A solid crime fiction story from Karin Slaughter. Looking forward to the next one in the series!
Definitely Recommend!
When two teenagers go missing under very suspicious circumstances, the local police of North Falls, Clifton, have their hands full getting to the bottom of... READ MORE
A great beginning to a new series
Emmy Clifton works as a police officer in North Falls, a tiny town where her father serves as the sheriff. There is a race to piece together evidence in th... READ MORE
What a great read this was!
Emmy is a police officer in the small town of North Falls. Things are complicated for Emmy because the town was built by her ancestors and nearly everyone ... READ MORE
Great characters and an absorbing plot.
A new series from Karin is an event. I have read and enjoyed her books for years; great characters and an absorbing plot.
This is a complex story about mi... READ MORE
A gritty crime thriller with great characters
A brand new crime series introduces to North Falls, a small town where everyone knows everyone. When two teenagers go missing, policewoman Emmy Clifton fea... READ MORE
Captivating story
A small town should be safe because you know everyone but alas everyone has their own secrets and agendas . Emmy was a cop working for her Sheriff dad when... READ MORE
Skilful thriller, first in a new Slaughter series.
Thanks to Harper Collins UK and NetGalley for ARC.
Slaughter has said that this is the start of a new series, set in small (fictional Georgian) town N... READ MORE
Slaughter returns with a masterpiece
As a fan of this author I naturally jumped right into this book. This fast-paced thriller creates tension and suspense as a town with secrets and damagin... READ MORE
Love Karin Slaughter!
Everyone knows everyone in North Falls – or do they? When two teenage girls vanish, Officer Emmy Clifton takes it personally. Emmy finds out the girls had ... READ MORE
We are all guilty here by Karin Slaughter
We are all guilty here by Karin Slaughter is a mesmerising read from beginning to end, it has so many layers to the storyline that are so very sad and deal... READ MORE
Fast paced thriller from Karin Slaughter
Set in small town America this is a story about a place where everybody knows everybody until it seems they don't really. It begins in North Falls on the 4... READ MORE
We are all guilty
Thank you netgallery and HarperCollins for the arc of we are all guilty I really enjoyed reading it I enjoyed the crime in it i don’t want to put spoilers ... READ MORE
Draws you in so you’re right there!
Compelling, dark and intense.
Heartbreaking.
All consuming.
A brilliant book, so refreshing after others I have read recently.
Well written plot... READ MORE
Another fantastic read
Set in the small town of North Falls in Georgia Deputy Sherriff, Emmy Lou Clifton is investigating the kidnapping of two girls during the 4th of July celeb... READ MORE
Great new series!
The dynamics of a small town are really brought to the forefront of this book. Everyone is known to everyone, but how much do people really know about thei... READ MORE
Thrilling Read from an Incredible Author
We Are All Guilty Here- Karin Slaughter
I have been a fan of Karin Slaughters for a long time so when I was approved for this ARC I will admit I did a hap... READ MORE
Razor-Sharp Plotting!
Karin Slaughter has done it again with We Are All Guilty Here, delivering an utterly gripping and emotionally charged thriller that kept me on the edge of ... READ MORE
The author weaves a fantastic story.
When two teenage best friends disappear from an event in North Falls, Officer Emmy Clifton knows that they have to act fast to find them.
When a teenage... READ MORE
Fast paced, gripping thriller from a fabulous author
Following in her father's footsteps, Emmy Clifton is a police officer and now her father's deputy. 12 years ago Emmy was involved in the investigation of 2... READ MORE
A true masterclass in story-telling.
The first in a new series of novels from Karin Slaughter which I found reminisent of her earlier Grant County series. Set in Clifton County, named after th... READ MORE
One of the best books I have read for some time.
One of the best books I have read for some time. Karin Slaughter has brilliantly captured the small town mentality concerning crime and how the community a... READ MORE
Brilliant read!
A brilliant thriller that had me gripped from the very start. Karin Slaughter is such a good writer and in this book she delivers another complex and inter... READ MORE
A fast paced thriller
We Are All Guilty Here is dark, heartbreaking, hopeful and breathtaking in equal measures. Slaughter draws characters that both flawed and endearing, surro... READ MORE
A masterclass in crime writing! ✍️
Not a quick read but, wow, was this a good start to a series! The story was based in North Falls with the Clifton family. Emmy Clifton is an officer, wor... READ MORE
The perfect start for a new series!
I was so excited to meet these new characters and start a new Karin Slaughter series…and it didn’t disappoint at all. I mean, the rating says it all. But I... READ MORE
A satisfying read
We Are All Guilty Here marks the beginning of a new series by Karin Slaughter, set in the small town of North Falls, Georgia. The abduction of two teenage ... READ MORE
Chilling Crime Thriller
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
I give this book 4.75 stars.
This author really is a master of her craft especially when starting a compulsiv... READ MORE
Brilliant
I'm a big fan of Karin Slaughters’ books and couldn’t wait to get stuck into We Are All Guilty Here and boy this did not disappoint with a great plot, some... READ MORE
kept me gripped from the start
This is my first Karen Slaughter book, and it's clear I've been missing out! This book, the first in a new series, perfectly balances a gritty crime novel ... READ MORE
Dark Police Procedural
A well plotted police procedural. I didn’t think some of what happened was necessary and didn’t add to the tension in the novel.
Overall an ok crime story... READ MORE
Brilliant!
A brilliant murder mystery that is bound to keep you guessing. Complex and captivating with a shock ending. Highly recommended, Thanks to NetGalley and ... READ MORE
Absorbing!
A gripping start to what promises to be a fantastic new series.
Somehow I have never read a Karin Slaughter book before, but I am so glad that this was ... READ MORE
I can't say enough good things about this novel
Karin Slaughter's thrillers are just on a different level to the majority of writers in the genre. This is an incredible beginning to a new series, the cha... READ MORE
waiting for the next volume!
It is a long time since I have read a Karin Slaughter novel – and now I wonder what I did with my time. The pace is perfect, the clues intriguing, the cast... READ MORE
Complex child abduction
Deputy Sherrif Emmy Clifton-Lang knows that in most child abductions the child is killed within 24 hours. It’s now nearly two hours since the two girls we... READ MORE
Unbelievably good crime fiction!
We Are All Guilty Here is the first book in the North Falls series by award-winning, bestselling American author, Karin Slaughter. In North Falls, Georgia,... READ MORE
Grips you from the first page to the last
We Are All Guilty Here grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let you go till the last. In between there are enough twists and turns to make you dizzy.
... READ MORE
A masterclass in writing
'We are all Guilty Here' by Karin Slaughter is told from two time points: the present day investigation and one that precedes it by 12yrs. When girls go mi... READ MORE
A brilliant read
Wow! What a ride!
I don’t even know where to start with this book. It was fantastic. The main character of Emmy was so well written that I have come awa... READ MORE
New series, it’s 5 star!
Who doesn’t love a new Karin Slaughter. She is one of my all time favourite authors and everything I read is 5 stars from me.
We Are All Guilty here is li... READ MORE
Wonderful Twists and Turns
I couldn’t understand how the book seemed to be finished when I was about a third of the way through, where could it go from here? My goodness I soon found... READ MORE
A pedophile on the loose
The daughter of police officer Emmy’s best friend goes missing and Emmy tries to solve the mystery, with help from her ex-cop father. The characters are we... READ MORE
Utterly brilliant
We are All Guilty Here is a brilliantly crafted new crime thriller from this page turning author.
In the small town of North Falls two teenage girls sudde... READ MORE
Fast paced thriller cover missing girls over a decade apart from a writer at the fop of their game
Yet another 5* read from this accomplished author. Two teenage girls disappear. A father and daughter head a frantic police search complicated by a town po... READ MORE
Four and a half stars
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I particularly enjoyed the leap forward in time and how it linked back to the earlier story. There was a l... READ MORE
Fantastic
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Published by Harper Collins
Publication Date: 19/6/25
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No spoilers
I’m a great fan of Karin S... READ MORE
Long drawn out
We Are All Guilty Here (kindle edition) a crime thriller by Karin Slaughter was long drawn out to the point I was almost giving up but toward the last coup... READ MORE
Amazing read!
Wow this was an amazing read. Another winner from one of my favourite authors. I adore the Sara and Will series so I was excited to receive a review copy o... READ MORE
Powerful
Oh my goodness, what a book, it just keeps on giving. So many storylines, big and small opening up just when you think you've got it all sorted in your min... READ MORE
Great new series from Karin
As a big fan of Karin Slaughter I was looking forward to reading this book. The tension and suspense was there from the start and continued throughout the ... READ MORE
Loved this
I Love the Frankie Elkin series and I can say this being number 4 is my favourite so far (No3 my least, sorry). This is the story of a missing mum and Fran... READ MORE
An excellent read
A brilliant psychological thriller that grips you from the beginning, When two young girls go missing the search is on but for cops Emmy and her father thi... READ MORE
Thrilling start to a new series
A new Karin Slaughter is always a reason to celebrate, so when I received a digital ARC from NetGalley I cast aside all my other books and got stuck in.
T... READ MORE
Queen of suspense and thrills - Super story from Karin Slaughter
I am never disappointed with a story from Karin Slaughter. Queen of suspense and thrills, this is another book full of twists and turns and tension, so muc... READ MORE
Brilliant start to series
North Falls a small town where everyone knows everything or do they. Two girls go missing and suddenly the town doesn't seem so safe or so quiet. Emmy Clif... READ MORE
A fast-paced, twisty thriller with complex community dynamics
This is my third Karin Slaughter read and has firmly cemented her place in my list of favourite thriller writers.
Emmy grew up in this community and when ... READ MORE
A great read
I have read a number of books by Karin Slaughter so I was excited to read this one. It had me hooked straight away and had so many twists and turns. It’s d... READ MORE
Good Read
I received a free copy of this book in-exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. This book was really well written and had a lot of depth to it. For m... READ MORE
Good Book
Madison and Cheyenne go missing during the fireworks on the fourth of July. Emmy Clifton does her best to find the girls. What I liked about this book was ... READ MORE
Gripping and tense
This is a great crime thriller that's filled with raw emotion and a swirling plot. The characters are nuanced, layered and flawed, in ways that make them f... READ MORE
We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter is a bit of a legend in my eyes. I’ve been a fan of her books for a very long time now. She’s one of those authors who never lets the reade... READ MORE
Excellent , I read it in one sitting .
North Falls where things are not as they first appear .
There is a child abductor/ killer at large .
He has killed two local girls Cheyenne and Madison ,... READ MORE
What You Don't Know...
With “We Are All Guilty Here” Karin Slaughter introduces her new North Falls mystery series. The series takes place in the seemingly idyllic small town of ... READ MORE
Close knit town, so many cracks!
If you want a dark crime thriller, Karen Slaughter has a great success rate for fast paced, enthralling, no holds pulled, a bit graphic stories that grab h... READ MORE
Fantastic start to a brand new series
It’s always an exciting moment when a new Karin Slaughter book lands and this excellent start to a brand new series proved no exception.
The writing, as... READ MORE
A fantastic start to a new series from a thriller veteran
I’ve been a fan of Karin Slaughter’s books since the very beginning and have read almost all of them. I will buy and read anything she writes. So when she ... READ MORE
New series, new thrills
Nobody does dark secrets and small towns like Karin Slaughter does; the intensity of that all-knowing, all-seeing eye and the ever present risk around the ... READ MORE
A Rollercoaster Read
My thanks to Karin and Netgalley for allowing me to read We Are All Guilty Here before the publication date.
Over the years, I have followed Karin’s books... READ MORE
Great first book in new series
The first in the new North Falls series. Young teenagers Madison and Cheyenne are planning to run away from their homes in North Falls, Georgia and the F... READ MORE
Riveting murder mystery
Karen Slaughter is one of my favourite authors so diving into a new series is always exciting.
"What do we know ?" "What do we think ?" "What are we missi... READ MORE
Absolutely superb thriller
Sometimes you read a book that is so good, you can’t stop reading it, but you also don’t want to reach the end. This book, the first in a new series (hurra... READ MORE
We are all Guilty Here
Karin Slaughter is one of my go-to authors. You know the ones, those who you don't even read the blurb before pouncing straight on any new book published! ... READ MORE
Surefire hit
The start of a new series featuring Deputy Sheriff Emmy Lou Clifton. A strong character who's followed in her Fathers footsteps in her bid to rid their sma... READ MORE
New series is very good
Emmy Clifton is deputy sheriff of a small town in the US state of Georgia. Her dad is chief, the county is named after the family. On July 4th two young gi... READ MORE
A gripping detective thriller
Four stars!
Karin Slaughter delivers another unmissable thriller with We Are All Guilty Here, a tense and fast-paced story that grips from the very first page. Set in ... READ MORE
Another gem from Karin Slaughter
The Clifton family is prominent in the small town of North Falls at all levels of society, from factory owners and other business owners down to lower leve... READ MORE
Horrific tragedy in this superb thriller
Another superb thriller from Karin Slaughter that delivers on every level. Tragedy, evil, heartbreak, deception and deep emotion that combine for an horrif... READ MORE
Page turner
Karin Slaughter at her best, Excellent writing with twists and turns galore.
No ones family is perfect and it is good to live in a small place but ever... READ MORE
Brilliantly plotted thriller
When 2 teenage girls go missing at a fireworks event, police officer Emmy Lou Clifton is on the case and a man is convicted of the crime. Fast forward 12 y... READ MORE
long and twisty
Goodness this was a long book! Peopled with interesting characters and full of family and community dynamics the twisty plot had me in the police offices ... READ MORE
We Are All Guilty Here.
I always enjoy reading Karin Slaughter books and I was delighted to receive a copy of her latest book We Are All Guilty here.
Police Offer Emmy Clifton is... READ MORE
What a fantastic book
What a fantastic book. It made me cry, left my heart racing and cheering.
The abduction and murder of two teenage girls in a small town leaves the town r... READ MORE
Fantastic read
Wow what a start to a new series. Emmy Clifton is approached by her friends teenaged daughter for help at a Fourth of July fireworks the next day har and s... READ MORE
Another fantastic thriller from Karin Slaughter
Karin Slaughter has proven herself many times over delivering many outstanding thrillers in her own stylish way; this one only adds to her reputation as a ... READ MORE
Outstanding crime read
This was a brilliant read which for me was kind of a book of two halves with the second undoubtedly being the most gripping. Emmy is a great character and ... READ MORE
Small town secrets and lies.
When two girls are abducted during the 4th of July celebrations, it's down to the Sheriff's department to find them and find the perpetrators.
Some rela... READ MORE
Dark tale but too long
For the last three Junes I have read and reviewed a new Karin Slaughter book. For me this dark tale of abduction was far to detailed and perhaps if edited ... READ MORE
Easy five stars as always from Karin Slaughter
I really enjoyed this book. It’s a long book and a couple of times I thought we were at the end only to find we weren’t. I particularly enjoyed the fact ... READ MORE
ADDICTIVE
KAREN SLAUGHTER – WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE *****
This is an extraordinarily immersive thriller written by one of the world’s most popular thriller writers, ... READ MORE
Dark and twisty thriller
Emmy Clifford is deputy sheriff in the small town of North Falls Georgia, where everybody knows everybody and half the town is named after or owned by her ... READ MORE
Highly Recommended Reading!
We Are All Guilty Here is everything I want in a thriller: small-town secrets, complex women, and a haunting crime that refuses to stay buried. The story k... READ MORE
A gripping read not to be missed
As a huge fan of Karin Slaughter, I was beyond excited to receive an advance copy of We Are All Guilty Here through NetGalley — and it absolutely did not d... READ MORE
Captivating read
We are All Guilty is Here is the perfect start to the much anticapted new series North Falls and I cant wait to see where the series takes us.
Two girls... READ MORE
A fantastic new start to a new series
I’ve been a fan of Karin Slaughter’s books since the very beginning and have read almost all of them. I will buy and read anything she writes. So when she ... READ MORE
Great start to a new series by Karin Slaughter
This novel marks the start of a brand-new series from the author, and what a fantastic beginning it is. I’ve loved all of her previous books, and this one ... READ MORE
Brilliant start of the new series.
Gripping and tense mystery in a new series by the master of the genre. And my first book by Karen Slaughter - I always wanted to read one of her books, so ... READ MORE
A good read
Karin Slaughter introduces the reader to a new series with wonderful scene setting. What is so good about this suspenseful book is that, in addition to the... READ MORE
Well-written!
Two teenage girls, Cheyenne and Madison, are abducted while everyone is out watching the fireworks in North Falls, where Gerald Clifton is the sheriff and ... READ MORE
One of those books you don't want to put down
Emmy Clifton is a cop in a small town called North Falls, a place where everyone knows everyone. At one Fourth of July celebration the daughter of a friend... READ MORE
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