Broken (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Will Trent: A Special Agent from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation
• Sara Linton: Former Grant County medical examiner
• Lena Adams: A detective in charge of a murder investigation
• Frank Wallace: Interim Chief of Police in Grant County
• Allison Judith Spooner: A 21-year-old student and diner waitress whose murder begins the story
• Thomas Adam Braham: Former patient of Sara and is now in prison
• Jeffrey Tolliver: Sara's late husband & former police chief of Grant County
• Jason Howell: Grant Tech Student & Allison's boyfriend
• Brad Stephens: Detective with the Grant County police department
• Tessa: Sara's sister
• Darla Jackson: Frank Wallace’s daughter and nurse
• Dan Brock: Grant County medical examiner & proprietor of local funeral home
• Charlie Reed: GBI forensics technician
• Larry Knox: Officer in charge of prisoners
• Marla Simms: Secretary for Grant County police station
• Myrna: Marla's best friend
• Angie Trent: Will Trent's wife
• Gordon Braham: Tommy Braham's father & Allison Spooner's landlord
• Jared Long: Lena’s boyfriend
• Carl Phillips: Booking officer
• Lionel Harris: Current owner of local diner
• Cathy Linton: Eddie's wife, Sara and Tessa's mother
• Marty Harris: Lionel Harris’ grandson and works security at Grant Tech
• Maxine: Frank Wallace’s ex wife
• Amanda Wagner: Will & Faith's boss
• Demetrius Alder: Grant Tech security officer, Marty’s boss
• Clem Waters: Mayor of Heartsdale
• Ben Carver: Police chief before Jeffery Tolliver
• Eddie Linton: Sara & Tessa's father
• Lemuel: Tessa's husband and missionary
• Billy & Bob: Sara's greyhounds
• Hareton Earnshaw: Sara's cousin, local doctor
• Sheila McGhee: Allison’s aunt
• Emma Lee Mitchell: Faith's baby
• Evelyn Mitchell: Faith's mother
• Audra Brock: Dan Brock’s mother
• Nick Shelton: Grant County’s GBI field agent
• Pippy: Tommy's dog
• Judy Spooner: Allison's mother
• Jeremy: Faith’s son
• Delia Stephens: Brad's mother
• Greta Barnes: Braham’s neighbor
• Bill Mitchell: Evelyn's deceased husband
• Ronald Porter: Prisoner in jail when Tommy was being held
• Doug: Add a description of this character.
• Gavin Wayne: Macon chief of police
• Hank: Lena Adams’ uncle
• Al Earnshaw: Cathy Linton’s bother
• Faith Mitchell: GBI agent & Will Trent's partner
• Ben Carver: Chief of police, Jeffrey Tolliver's predecessor
• Scott Shepherd: Braham’s neighbor and volunteer fireman
• Zeke: Faith Mitchell's brother
• Elliot Felteau: Doctor who purchased Sara’s children’s clinic practice
• Sonny: Brad Stephens’ uncle
• Thomas Ross: Owns the local newspaper
• Alexandra Coulter: Grant Tech professor
• Vanessa Livingston: Braham’s neighbor
• Jill June: Gordon Braham’s girlfriend
• Jill Rosenburg: Grant Tech psychiatrist
• Diedre Polaski: Angie's mother
• Lem
• ma Lee
• Mrs. Simms
• Grady
• Dillard
• Mrs. Barnes
• Julie Smith
• Bob
• Mrs. McGhee
• Mr. Braham

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Atlanta
• Macon
• Georgia
• Florida
• Main Street
• Grant County
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Dodge Daytona
• Macon, Georgia
• Alabama
• Heartsdale
• Cooperstown
• Tonnny

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Undone, and followed by Fallen.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Karin Slaughter (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards (Finalist, 2010: Best Suspense/Thriller)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Karin Slaughter: Author's website

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