15 Underrated Mystery and Thriller Novels That (Warning!) Will Make It Hard to Sleep Tonight

Karin Slaughter fanatics know she can write a chilling thriller, but own of her early standalones, Cop Town, is one that isn't widely talked about. This book is set in 1974's Atlanta. When a brutal murder rocks the city's police department, Kate Murphy is in for a wild ride on her first day on the job. But it's not easy surviving as a beautiful young female police officer, especially on a day that one of their beloved cops was gunned down and the city is on the edge of war! She must work with her partner, Maggie Lawson, to stop this killer before it's too late.