Grant County · Book 3

A Faint Cold Fear

Published
30 September 2003
Pages
471
ISBN-13
9780099553076
Type
novel
Cover of A Faint Cold Fear

About this book

A Faint Cold Fear is the third book in Karin Slaughter's Grant County series, published in September 2003 at 471 pages. It follows Kisscut and precedes Indelible in the reading order.

Key facts about A Faint Cold Fear

Karin Slaughter wrote A Faint Cold Fear, a novel on our list. It has been out since 30 September 2003. The book has 471 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780099553076 to find the main one.

A Faint Cold Fear is book 3 of 6 in the Grant County series. The series has 6 published books. However, the series starts with Blindsighted (2001). Beyond Reach is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 17 July 2007.

Additionally, Karin Slaughter writes Jack Reacher, Will Trent and North Falls as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, The Secrets We Hide is the latest published Karin Slaughter book on file, from 11 August 2026.

About Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is an American author and one of the most successful crime writers of her generation, known for two connected series set largely in Georgia: the Grant County series, following medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and the Will Trent series, following a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent with dyslexia whose personal history entangles with his cases. See every Karin Slaughter book in order.

Its place in Grant County

A Faint Cold Fear is book 3 in the Grant County series. It follows Kisscut. It is followed by Indelible. See the full Grant County reading order.

Before Will Trent, Karin Slaughter made her name in Grant County, a fictional rural corner of Georgia where the college town of Heartsdale hides violence its citizens prefer not to see. The series orbits three people: Sara Linton, the town's pediatrician who doubles as county coroner; her ex-husband (and again husband) Jeffrey Tolliver, Heartsdale's chief of police; and Lena Adams, Jeffrey's talented, self-destructive young detective, whose bad choices generate as much havoc as the killers do. Beginning with…

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