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Beyond Reach (Grant County) | 
| Author: Karin Slaughter
Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 16411
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 608
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0440242932
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780440242932
ASIN: 0440242932
Publication Date: July 29, 2007
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SHOCKING ! October 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One or two people have put massive spoilers in some of their reviews for this book (under Skin Privilege) so unfortunately I knew what was coming and when it did it was totally shocking. If you have followed the `Grant County' series from book 1 (Blindsighted) through to this possibly final one (I say possibly because I've read somewhere that Karin Slaughter is taking a few years off from `Grant County'), you will have appreciated how as a writer Slaughter has matured and developed her characters. This is especially so in the fifth book (Faithless) in which she incorporates Sara and Jeffrey first meeting into the up to date story and gives the reader great insight into their relationship which puts into perspective some of the feelings and emotions of the previous books, and indeed into Skin Privilege.
Much of this book is about Lena Adams, Jeffrey's former colleague. Some reviewers have said that it's too much about Lena rather than Jeffrey and Sara but Lena has always been a big part of Grant County and, in a way, this book has gone back into Lena's past in the same way Faithless did with Jeffrey and Sara. Lena deserved to have her childhood looked into and have some of the wrongs put right. She's always seemed such an angry and bad tempered character in the previous books and in this one, her upbringing by her uncle Hank comes to the fore and answers some previously unasked questions. For past readers of the Grant County series all this is more important than the crimes which the book is centred around, but for those who are reading this as a stand alone story then the dreadful vicious murders, violence, racism and thrill of the chase gives a great un-put-downable story. I think Slaughter is up there with the best of the crime and thriller writers and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this book or any of the Grant County series.
One last thing, if you read this book DO NOT BUY SKIN PRIVILEGE, it is the same book with a different title.
Engrossingly Brilliant August 19, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The author's books are great for many reasons, but one that particular comes to mind are characters. They aren't Mary Sues and Gary Stus - these people are really screwed up, and none so more than my favourite, Lena Adams. This novel takes us out of Grant County where Lena is suspect of a brutal murder. And she's flown the coop. This is a woman who doesn't want to be saved, yet seemingly doesn't want to save herself, either. And the people populating her hometown...yep, they're screwed up, too. They keep family secrets, they're big on drugs, and skinheads unfortunately abound. But what's most surprising about this novel? The final page. Don't spoil it for yourself, readers. All I'm saying is that there better be another book in this series, because I need closure! Another author I'll be seeing at the Melbourne Writers' Festival this year.
 Skin Privilege/Beyond Reach August 14, 2007
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
'Skin Privilege' (called 'Beyond Reach' in the U.S.), the sixth book in Karin Slaughter's Grant County series begins when Sara and her husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, must travel to rural Reese, where Lena Adams, Jeffrey's often reckless detective, has been injured in an explosion that killed a local woman. Lena's mysterious escape from the hospital plunges her, Sara and Jeffrey into a dangerous web of meth trafficking, white supremacy groups and long-buried family secrets.
Once you get past the slow start this book is a brilliant read that is truly unputdownable. Slaughter expertly shifts back and forth in both time and point of view connecting every loose plot strand in a devastating and unforgettable climax. My only real complaint about this book is the fact that the story all revolves around Lena (again) as she isn't the best character in the series by a long shot and her almost teenager-like attitude and persona is becoming increasingly more annoying with each book. Otherwise this is an excellent read that fans of the series should love and the shocking and unforgettable ending is strong enough to whet your appetite for Slaughters next book, Sleeping Dogs, due in 2008.
An Excellent Plot August 13, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
AS A PREVIOUS REVIEWER NOTED, THIS IS THE SAME BOOK AS SKIN PRIVILEGES BY THE SAME AUTHOR BUT UNDER A DIFFERENT TITLE.
I have included below my review of the book under the title Skin Privileges:
Karin Slaughter grew up in a small south Georgia town and has been writing novels and short stories since she was a child. She currently resides in Atlanta.
There are few authors, if any, who can write a crime suspense thriller better than Karin Slaughter and this one is no exception. It is about murder in a small town in Georgia, with a trouble woman police officer at the centre of it all, and secrets that keep a murderer just beyond the reach of the law.
Detective Lena Adams sits bruised and angry in the jail of a small Georgia town. She is the one and only suspect in an horrific murder that left a woman burned beyond recognition. Cops are usually on the other side of the bars and Detective Adams is not at all happy with the role reversal. She is going to have to do some quick thinking and even quicker talking to get herself out of this situation . . .
US publication of Skin Privileges July 26, 2007
67 out of 69 found this review helpful
Not very good of Amazon recommending this as a book to buy with Skin Privileges when this is the same book
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