Blindsighted (2001) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Sara Linton: Pediatrician and Coroner for the town of Heartsdale in Grant County, Georgia. Works at the Heartsdale Children's Clinic. She's the ex-wife of Jeffrey Tolliver and is 5'11 tall with green eyes and dark red hair.
• Salena (Lena) Adams: Female detective with the Grant County police force; Sybil's twin sister
• Jeffrey Tolliver: Grant County's Chief of Police and Sara's ex-husband.
• Frank Wallace: Detective and Lena's partner
• Hank Norton: Lena and Sybil's uncle.
• Sibyl Adams: Lena's blind twin sister, a chemistry professor at Grant College who was found brutally murdered.
• Pete Wayne: Owner of The Filling Station, a local diner.
• Brad Stephens: Patrol officer.
• Will Harris: Works for Pete Wayne at The Filling Station.
• Tessa Linton: Sara's sister
• Nan Thomas: Lover and roommate of Sybil Adams. School librarian at Grant Tech.
• Nelly Morgan: Office manager for the Heartsdale Children's Clinic.
• Cathy Linton: Sara's mother
• Eddie Linton: Sara and Tessa's father
• Marla Simms: Police station receptionist
• Carlos: Sara's morgue assistant
• Nick Shelton: GBI field agent for Grant County
• Jeb McGuire: Pharmacist
• Molly Stoddard: Sara's nurse
• Richard Carter: Sibyl's teaching assistant.
• Julia Matthews: Missing GIT student
• Ryan Gordon: Julia's boyfriend.
• Matt Hogan: Heartsdale police detective
• Ellen Bray: Grant Medical Center nurse
• Keith Ross: Atlanta policeman

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Atlanta, Georgia
• Heartsdale, Georgia
• Grant Institute of Technology (GIT): Located in Heartsdale, where Sibyl taught
• Heartsdale Medical Center: Location of the county morgue
• Reece, Georgia: Town where Lena and Sibyl were raised

Organizations edit see section history

• Linton and Daughters: Sara's father's plumbing company
• GBI: Georgia Bureau of Investigations

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Glossary edit see section history

• Microdeckia: Patient not playing with a full deck (hospital slang)

Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by Kisscut.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Karin Slaughter (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Richard Aquana (Designer) - Jacket design
2. Alison Rosa (Photographer) - Authors photograph
3. Victoria Goldman (Photographer) - jacket photograph

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Macavity Awards (Finalist, 2002: Best First Mystery Novel)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3569.L275 B57 2001
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Mature themes and rather graphic and gruesome murder details.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Police Procedurals

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Karin Slaughter: Author's website
• Publishers website: Find more by this author or like type.

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