Faithless — Karin Slaughter

Internationally bestselling crime writer Karin Slaughter brings back her two most fascinating and complex characters--medical examiner Sara Linton and her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver--in a heart-pounding tale of faith, doubt, and murder....

The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods--then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara and Jeffrey stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the pretty young woman. And for Sara and Jeffrey, a harrowing journey begins, one that will test their own turbulent relationship and draw dozens of lives into the case.

For as Jeffrey and Sara move further down a trail of shocking surprises and hidden passions, neither is prepared for the most stunning discovery of all: the identity of a killer who is more evil and dangerous than anyone could have guessed.