Fallen

In Karin Slaughter's fifth Will Trent novel, "Fallen," Special Agent Faith Mitchell returns home to a scene of unspeakable horror: her baby daughter locked outside, a trail of blood, a dead man inside, and her own mother missing. As the Atlanta police descend, Faith finds herself not only facing difficult questions but also desperate to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance and the brutal crime. With her personal and professional worlds colliding, Faith's partner, Will Trent, steps in to navigate the complex and emotionally charged investigation. He must piece together the fragmented evidence to find Faith's mother and apprehend a killer whose motive remains chillingly obscure. The case plunges them into a dark world, forcing them to confront secrets that threaten to unravel not just the crime, but their own lives. It's a race against time to unmask a ruthless murderer before more lives are lost and Faith's family is destroyed forever.