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Pretty Girls Discussion Questions
by Karin Slaughter
Author Bio: (from Fantastic Fiction & Slaughter’s website)
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.
She has been published in 36 languages, with more than 35 million copies sold across the
globe. Her Will Trent series, Grant County series, and standalone novel Cop Town are all in
development for film and television.
Characters:
Julia Carroll – 19 year old who disappeared on March 4, 1991. Last seen in a bar with her friends.
Lydia (Pepper) Delgado – (41). Owns a dog grooming business. Has a daughter, Dee (17). Widowed.
Former drug addict. Sisters are Julia and Claire.
Claire Scott – On Parole. Just off ankle monitor. Married to Paul Scott for 18 years. Sisters are Julia
and Lydia. Has grandmother, Ginny.
Sam Carroll – Father of Julia, Claire, and Lydia. Veterinarian. Wife, Helen, divorced him a few years
after daughter went missing. Very invested in finding Julia. Committed suicide.
Helen Carrol – Mother of Julia, Claire, and Lydia. Retired librarian. Remarried after she divorced Sam.
Paul Scott – Architect. Married to Claire Scott. Killed (knifed) in a mugging.
Rick Butler – Lydia’s boyfriend. Mechanic. They met in rehab. Lives next door to Lydia and Dee.
Ben Carver – Convicted serial killer. Postal worker who killed and ate a few young men. Sam Carroll
visited him in prison because he had information on Julia’s disappearance.
Dee Delgado – (17). On an academic scholarship to a private, upscale school. On the basketball and
debate team. Actual name is Julia Cady Delgado.
Sheriff Carl Huckabee – In charge of Julia’s missing person investigation. The Carrolls call him and
all police officers “huckleberries.”
Johnny Jackson – Congressman running for senate. Friend of Paul’s.
Anna Kilpatrick – (16) Missing girl in present day. Her car was found in mall with flat tire, but she is
still missing.
Captain Mayhew – Police chief in charge of the robbery at Claire’s home.
Agent Fred Nolan – FBI agent who becomes involved in the robbery at Claire’s home (after Paul’s
funeral).
Adam Quinn – Paul’s friend from college and architect business partner. Claire had an affair with him.
Detective Eric Rayman – Police detective in charge Claire and Paul’s robbery/mugging investigation.
Penelope Ward – Former lawyer. Wife of Branch Ward, who is running for senate. Head of PTA. Has
5 kids in the same private school as Dee Delgado.