We Are All Guilty Here
- Authors: Karin Slaughter
- Series: Book 1 in the North Falls Thriller series
- Type: Novel
- Genres: Mystery
- Rank:Top 10 in Best Suspense Thrillers on AmazonTop 50 in Best Police Procedurals Books on Amazon
- Rating: 4.6 based on 9,332 reviews
- Release Date: August 12, 2025
- Print length: 448 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
The gripping and exciting first book in a brand new crime thriller series from the international sensation Karin Slaughter.
Welcome to North Falls. A small town where everyone knows everyone. But nobody knows the truth.
Emmy Clifton has lived here all her life. She thinks she knows her neighbours. She's wrong.
She thinks it's just another hot summer night: a 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 thinks it can wait. 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.
Is Emmy ready for the truth?
Karin Slaughter's book 'We Are All Guilty Here' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2025-06-23.
Accolades
Praise for We Are All Guilty Here
Explosive from the very start
This is a huge novel with an even bigger heart
Karin Slaughter is always a must read
A dark, shocking and visceral story... Absolutely brilliant
Powerful, beautiful, brimming with heart and grit - an astonishing novel. I adored it