Karin Slaughter 
Last Breath 

Protecting someone always comes at a cost.At the age of thirteen, Charlie Quinns childhood came to an abrupt and devastating end. Two men, with a grudge against her lawyer father, broke into her homeand after that shocking night, Charlies world was never the same.Now a lawyer herself, Charlie has made it her mission to defend those with no one else to turn to. So when Flora Faulkner, a motherless teen, begs for help, Charlie is reminded of her own past, and is powerless to say no.But honor-student Flora is in far deeper trouble than Charlie could ever have anticipated. Soon she must ask herself: How far should she go to protect her client? And can she truly believe everything she is being told?Razor-sharp and lightning-fast, this electrifying story from the #1 international bestselling author will leave you breathless. And be sure to read Karin Slaughters extraordinary new novel The Good Daughteravailable August 22, 2017.