False Witness Karin Slaughter Pdf Updated May 2026

False Witness is a gripping standalone thriller by #1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter. Originally published in 2021, the novel is a psychological exploration of trauma, family secrets, and the long shadow of the past.

The story follows Leigh Collier, a successful defense attorney in Atlanta who has meticulously built a normal life. However, her polished exterior masks a devastating childhood marked by violence and betrayal.

Leigh’s past comes crashing into her present when she is assigned to defend Andrew Tenant, a wealthy man accused of multiple counts of rape. Leigh soon discovers that Andrew is actually Trevor, the son of a man she and her sister, Callie, were involved with in a traumatic incident twenty-three years ago. Trevor knows their secret—that as teenagers, they killed his father, who was sexually abusing Callie. Unless Leigh can secure his acquittal, Trevor threatens to expose the truth and destroy their lives. False Witness: A Novel: 9780062858092: Slaughter, Karin