A review by littletaiko
Cop Town by Karin Slaughter

3.0

I've been a fan of the author's Will Trent and Grant County series so was intrigued when she wrote this stand alone set in Atlanta in 1974. The story follows two women, Maggie and Kate, on the Atalanta police force who are having to deal with the pressures of being in a hostile work environment, family issues, and trying to track down a killer who is targeting police officers. Maggie is from a family of police officers but that does not make her life any easier. Her uncle Terry is a good ole boy who along with his cronies do not take kindly to anyone else trying to get into their business. Kate is a young widow who needs to find something to do to fill the void in her life. It was a bit hard to get my head into what life for women would have been like in the 1970's and I found myself frustrated with some of the characters actions, especially Maggie. Then again while I liked Kate more, there's a part of her story line that seemed unnecessary. This being a Slaughter novel, there is plenty of violence, swearing, and sex - definitely lots of swearing.