Girl, Forgotten, Karin Slaughter
Girl, Forgotten, Karin Slaughter
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Girl, Forgotten

Bestseller

Author: Karin Slaughter

Narrator: Kathleen Early

Unabridged: 15 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2022

Synopsis

From the New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshall Andrea Oliver as she investigates a cold case with links to her father’s past.A small town hides a big secret.Who killed Emily Vaughn?A girl with a secret. Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for the prom. For an athlete, who is smart, pretty and well-liked, this night that should be the highlight of her high school career. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, that secret will be silenced forever.An unsolved murder.Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains a mystery. Her tight-knit group of friends closed ranks; her respected, wealthy family retreated inwards; the small town moved on from her grisly attack. But all that’s about to change.One final chance to uncover a killer.US Marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill Beach on her first assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But, in reality, Andrea is there to find justice for Emily. The killer is still out there—and Andrea must discover the truth before she gets silenced, too.

About Karin Slaughter

American born author, Karin Slaughter, became an overnight success with her first novel in 2001, Blindsighted. It was an international success, being published in about 30 languages. It made the final cut for the Crime Writer's Association's Dagger Award for best first novel. Slaughter has a total of sixteen novels, and her newest novel, The Kept Woman, was published in 2016.

Slaughter was born in a small southern Georgia town, but now resides in big city Atlanta. She is a participant in the DeKalb County "Save the Libraries" program. All of her novels are currently in development for film and television

Reviews

Goodreads review by Meredith (Trying to catch up!) on September 04, 2022

A Psychopath, a Federal Judge, and a U.S. Marshal cross paths in Girl Forgotten. 3.5 stars Girl Forgotten centers around the cold case of a brutally murdered pregnant teen in the 1980s coming back into the limelight now that her mother, a federally appointed judge, is receiving death threats. There a......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on August 19, 2022

This second installment of the Andrea Oliver series was decent, but not spectacular. I wasn't a huge fan of Andrea in the first book (Pieces of Her, but time has passed and she is now graduating from the US Marshals program. She has grown a backbone and ambition in the meantime, which I was thrilled......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on May 03, 2022

3.5 rounded up to 4 The Girl, Forgotten is Emily Vaughn who is murdered in Longbill Beach in 1982. 40 years later her murderer still remains free, the murder unsolved as her former tightknit friendship group closes ranks. However, in the present day, Andrea Oliver, now a US Marshal and on her first c......more

Goodreads review by Sheyla ✎ on September 25, 2022

Glad we got more Andrea! I read Pieces of Her in 2019 and I remember thinking reading more books with Andrea and Mike in it was something I was down with. Thankfully, Karin Slaughter felt the same way. Andrea drove me crazy in Pieces of Her. She was so lost and I was annoyed by her actions. By the end......more

Goodreads review by Debra on August 29, 2022

4.5 stars Karin Slaughter has wowed me yet again! I was not the biggest fan of Pieces of Her, it was my least favorite of her books, but I loved where she took Andrea in this book. The central mystery is "Who killed Emily"? It was Prom Night in 1982. Emily has a secret. A secret which will result in......more

Quotes

“The exhilarating audiobook version of this murder mystery thriller will totally suck you in.” Barnes&Noble.com

“Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. This is Slaughter at her best.” Booklist (starred review)

“Slaughter skillfully leads readers on a thrilling journey into the past to solve the murder that a small town wants to forget, yet is still haunted by.” Library Journal (starred review)

“Early’s talent for evoking characters’ ages, genders, cultural backgrounds, and personalities shines through…Early and Slaughter once again partner for a compelling listen. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” AudioFile

“Slaughter…showcas[es] the many ways Emily was rejected by her peers, her teacher, and her family and the bitter legacy her supposed transgression left behind, and she brings her trademark intensity to every relationship she lays bare. Like touching a live wire that continues across three generations.” Kirkus Reviews

Awards

  • AudioFile Earphones Award
  • AudioFile Best Audiobooks
  • Audible.com Bestseller
  • People Magazine Pick
  • Novel Suspects
  • New York Times bestseller
  • Big Thrill
  • Barnes & Noble Pick
  • Barnes & Noble Best Book of the Year
  • Apple Bestseller
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