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At first I was disappointed to not find the characters I've grown fond of in previous books by Karin Slaughter, but once into the story I was pleased and surprised by how much I enjoyed the new faces. The story was a little grittier than usual, which I liked, being a fan of the hard boiled cop genre. I lived in Atlanta for almost 30 years, arriving in the very year in which this story takes place, and worked in the area where the government offices are located so I am very familiar with Grady Hospital, the police headquarters and also some of the seedier parts of the city.
The story takes place in an era that is thankfully in the past and much of the dissension between the races has passed and the city is much more liberal than it was 35 years ago.
But in the early 70's things were pretty much the way this story tells and I found it fast paced, and well told. I hope we get to see these characters evolve in more stories.


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Cop Town Karin Slaughter 9780345547491 Books Reviews

The police force was a macho group which looked down on the black officers and also the women officers. In the middle of this upheaval was a serial killer whose victims were cops. After many twists and turns it was two women cops, one from cop family that abused her and her partner who was a rookie from the rich part of town who did their own investigation and caught the killer. It was a novel filled with gritty realism and I loved this novel. I remember the 1970's well and this novel hits the mark. Anyone go likes this type of book will be very pleased. A thriller, a mystery and an author who understand those times. I recommend it greatly!
Amazing book. Lots of gritty realism. Set in Atlanta in the 1970s, a racist, sexist, violent town. Cops are being killed execution style by a man dubbed the Atlanta Shooter and the force is out to find him. At the time the police force was predominantly male, full of returned servicemen nursing prejudices against any group that wasn't white, Christian and male.

Kate, a white,recently widowed, good looking Jewish girl from the wealthy part of town has joined the police force. It's no place for a woman, let alone a white one with good manners but Kate is gutsy and has a sense of humour. Besides she sucks at office work so she's determined to grit her teeth and give it a damned good try. Initially paired with Jimmy Lawson whose partner was killed by the Shooter and then later with his sister Maggie, another feisty female cop, she soon finds herself getting into a whole lot of trouble. Little does she know that while she and Maggie are trying to track down the Shooter, a man called Fox is stalking her and watching her every move.

Karin Slaughter has done a brilliant job setting the scene for this novel. She depicts a male dominated police force full of men who drink and swagger and afford women no respect. Told from the viewpoint of the female police she highlights the prejudices of the times. Domestic violence against women was rife and if women did work they were expected to hand their earnings over to the men in the household. Mixed marriages were frowned upon and gay men were thought to be better off dead. Women in the police force were not expected to do any detective work and if they did solve crimes then they were expected to let their male colleagues take the credit. Kate and Maggie are both fighters and ignore these unwritten rules in their investigation into the latest shooting. Tension builds gradually throughout the novel leading to an explosive and thrilling ending.
I am a huge Karin Slaughter fan. Have read entire Will Trent and Grant County series. As well as her short stories and any other books she's written. It comes as no surprise I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well. I love how she paints characters and their interpersonal and work dynamics. Found this one particularly cool bc of the look back at the life of cops, particularly female cops, in mid 1970s Atlanta. If she writes it I'll read it.
In mid-seventies Atlanta, the police force is warring within its ranks blacks against whites, male against female. And somewhere in the city, a Shooter is picking off cops, one after the other.

Maggie Lawson comes from a family of cops, beginning with her Uncle Terry, her brother Jimmy, and then she herself is trying to make her mark, but finds herself up against the men in the family who treat her like a rookie.

Kate Murphy is a new recruit and has a lot to prove. Growing up in Buckhead, she faced high expectations. But after her husband Patrick died in Viet Nam, everything changed for her.

Hovering around the edges of the city, watching, is someone named Fox. He is trained on Kate, then the Lawsons. Could he be the Shooter? And what would Kate discover from a doctor friend after Jimmy Lawson is shot, and when his partner Don is killed?

Secrets, lies, power struggles…all the issues of the world outside beset the inside world of Cop Town A Novel.

The story evoked emotions that reminded me of that time in my own life and how the power struggles would change everyone. But the changes would not come easily, and some would fight to the bitter end.

I enjoyed the characters, especially the females, even though some of them were almost as difficult to deal with as the men. Could any of them find their way in this world of power struggles? I couldn’t stop turning pages wondering who was hiding behind the “Fox” nomenclature, since obviously he is someone disguised, possibly someone we least suspect. 5 stars.
At first I was disappointed to not find the characters I've grown fond of in previous books by Karin Slaughter, but once into the story I was pleased and surprised by how much I enjoyed the new faces. The story was a little grittier than usual, which I liked, being a fan of the hard boiled cop genre. I lived in Atlanta for almost 30 years, arriving in the very year in which this story takes place, and worked in the area where the government offices are located so I am very familiar with Grady Hospital, the police headquarters and also some of the seedier parts of the city.
The story takes place in an era that is thankfully in the past and much of the dissension between the races has passed and the city is much more liberal than it was 35 years ago.
But in the early 70's things were pretty much the way this story tells and I found it fast paced, and well told. I hope we get to see these characters evolve in more stories.