A Faint Cold Fear

#168 in Thriller

A Faint Cold Fear

Karin Slaughter

First published 2003Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1067 ratingsConfidence 31%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#168 of 200 in Thriller ahead of 16% of the category
480
Pages
about 9 h
Reading time

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About the book

A Faint Cold Fear is the third novel in the Grant County series by author Karin Slaughter. It was originally published in hardback in 2003. Previous books in the series are Blindsighted, and Kisscut. It features the characters Jeffrey Tolliver, Lena Adams, and Sara Linton.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.6 across 67 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Hardcover7.667 100%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “Karin Slaughter is easily one of my favorite authors right now. Her books, in this Grant County series, are gritty and pull no punches. Just good, dark stuff that I can't put down. Once again, you just get to know the three main characters better…”

    ★ 5/5anon on Hardcover

  • “It was bound to happen. I did not really enjoy this installment of the Grant County series for a few reasons. The location and some of the disparaging side plots. I'll get into that later, but this book focuses on a murderer who starts picking…”

    ★ 3/5anon on Hardcover

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