We Are All Guilty Here

Author: Karin Slaughter

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 23 April 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 464 pages
198 x 130 x 34mm | 306g

The instant No.1 Sunday Times bestseller!

The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the international sensation Karin Slaughter.

'A powerful and gripping read' Shari Lapena

'Explosive from the very start' Cara Hunter

'This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart' Jane Casey

'Karin Slaughter is always a must read' Harlan Coben

‘A dark, shocking and visceral story’ Janice Hallett

'An astonishing novel' Andrea Mara

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Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.

Emmy Clifton thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong.

She thinks it’s just another hot summer 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’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.

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'Karin absolutely nails small town America with complex family lives filled with secrets and paranoia' ????? reader review

'Brilliant, heart-breaking, tense, disturbing and another impossible to put down' ????? reader review

'A compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers hooked from start to finish' ????? reader review

We Are All Guilty Here was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/6/25