With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I always say 'thriller;' if they see you're a woman - and you're a blond woman - people assume you're writing about… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I didn't want to spend the next thirty years writing about bad things happening in the same small town - not least… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Good writers know that crime is an entre into telling a greater story about character. Good crime writing holds up a mirror… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think a lot of people are curious about what makes people do what they do, and I guess my curiosity isn't… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read extensively about serial killers and all sorts of things people get up to. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I read about violent things. I think what I get out of that is entertainment by learning about different things, and reading… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think crime fiction is a great way to talk about social issues, whether 'To Kill A Mockingbird' or 'The Lovely Bones;'… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
My books are never about the crimes. They are about how the characters react to the crimes. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
People forget that writers start off being readers. We all love it when we find a terrific read, and we want to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I think being a woman and writing frankly about violence has gotten me some attention, and as someone who wants people to… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
I love puns. I've been known to turn the car around just to take advantage of a good pun situation. It really is the… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Usually, when inspiration strikes late, the light of day reveals that I haven't gotten an idea for a book so much as a psychiatric… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“To all the librarians in the world on behalf of all the kids y’all helped grow up to be writers” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“Moon was from somewhere up east, the kind of place where consonants took on a life of their own. In addition to this, she… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Librarians have always stood up for writers and readers in every kind of community across this country. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
“I’ve got to figure out before I die whether I want to be happy or I want to be right.” — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Prior to the Civil War, most libraries were either privately owned or housed in universities or churches. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give… — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
