International best-selling suspense author Karin Slaughter coming to Libertyville July 12

Slaughter, who is known for her wit and dynamic speaking style, is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of twelve thrillers, including "Fallen", "Broken", "Undone", "Fractured", "Beyond Reach", "Triptych", and "Faithless". An absolute master at describing violence and mayhem, Slaughter creates some wonderfully complex and mature female characters which is quite a change in the world of thrillers where the characters are usually young and male.

Slaughter's new novel is an epic tale of love, loyalty, and murder that encompasses forty years, two chillingly similar murder cases, and a good man's deepest secrets. A masterpiece of character, atmosphere, and riveting suspense, "Criminal" is the most powerful and moving novel yet from one of the most gifted storytellers at work today.

Slaughter, who does all her writing in a log cabin in the woods of northern Georgia, dropped out of college right before graduation and started a company making signs and banners. Before she became a successful writer, that is. Her first published novel, "Blindsighted", was a hit and Slaughter went on to sell more than 20 million books world-wide. Her latest novel, "Criminal" which takes place in Georgia, is due out July 3. Books for signing will be available for purchase courtesy of Lake Forest Bookstore.