Cop Town

DNF @ 48%

I've been a long time fan of Karin Slaughter and love everything she writes but this one just didn't work for me. It was too slow and didn't grab me enough to keep going with it.

I just finished reading Coptown and it wasn't really my favorite book by Karin Slaughter, but it was still really good. I'm a big fan of her work, so I have been buying and stockpiling her books this year. This one was a little nostalgic for me because I lived in Metro Atlanta in the 70's, and although I was a kid back then, I still remember most of the areas and landmarks in this book. Some of them no longer exist, but Slaughter did a great job of bringing them back to life for me.
Some of the messages in this book were very good, but I was not a fan of any of the characters so that's the main reason why I couldn't get into it so well. Also, I was in the Neurotrauma ICU getting treatment for a CSF leak when I was reading it so I wasn't in the best head space. Overall, it was a good read.

Wow, another great read from Karin Slaughter. The 1970's was a fantastic setting for this gritty cop novel. The prevailing attitudes and culture of the time were very integral to the story. I loved the well-developed characters and fast-paced storytelling.

I struggled with this book.

Brilliant! “Coptown” is quite possibly Karin Slaughter's best book to date.
Atlanta, 1974. A serial killer is hunting down cops and shooting them execution style. Enter two female officers who, despite the prejudice of their male co-workers, finally track him down.
Fast paced and gripping, this is a must read.