Girl, Forgotten - by Karin Slaughter (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"It's Slaughter's prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers." -- Washington Post

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pieces of Her, comes an electrifying thriller featuring newly minted US Marshal 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 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...

Review Quotes

"All of Slaughter's books... are satisfyingly surprising and plausible, but it's Slaughter's prodigious gifts of characterization that make her stand out among thriller writers...Slaughter's satirical touches are as deft as her grimmer renditions of real life." - Washington Post on Pieces of Her
"The ever-popular crime novelist is back with another pulse-pounding standalone, this one considering the twisted relationship between a mother and a daughter after the latter realizes she may not know the woman who gave birth to her at all." - Entertainment Weekly on Pieces of Her
"A propulsive, high-stakes thriller rife with intrigue and suspense." - USA Today on Pieces of Her
"Her talent is the equivalent of an Edgar Allan Poe or a Nathaniel Hawthorne . . . An exemplary storyteller, weaving her words with skill and intelligence. She will be recognized as one of the great talents of the 21st century and will hold an honored place in the realm of world literature." - The Huffington Post
"Slaughter's work is like a professional athlete coming to the playground to show the kids how it's done. With her themes, tensions and metaphors, she has a talent for classic literature that is often missing in recent fiction." - RT Book Reviews
"Karin Slaughter always keeps me hooked and Girl, Forgotten is no exception. Totally worthy of a no interruptions, read-all-day bingeathon." - Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author on Girl, Forgotten
"The whole story is a masterpiece of mystery, and Slaughter's skill as a writer has never shone as brightly as it has in this novel." - BookReporter.com on Girl, Forgotten
"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) on Girl, Forgotten
"Like touching a live wire that continues across three generations." - Kirkus Reviews on Girl, Forgotten
"Gripping.... Slaughter reliably entertains." - Publishers Weekly on Girl, Forgotten
"The story is all action and tension and readers will be hooked.... Karin Slaughter never disappoints." - Red Carpet Crash on Girl Forgotten
"Fans will surely be satisfied by this novel. It is an intense read and another compelling mystery from Slaughter." - Film Stage on Girl, Forgotten
"Girl, Forgotten delivers a high-quality thriller Ms. Slaughter is known for. You'll go in thinking you have everything figured out, only to realize you haven't even scratched the surface." - Novels Alive on Girl, Forgotten
"Slaughter offers us a high-stakes thriller that handles the tragedy of addiction with empathy and grace. Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous." - Oyinkan Braithwaite, award-winning author of My Sister, The Serial Killer, on False Witness
"Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill." - Parade
"Slaughter's eye for detail and truth are unmatched." - Gillian Flynn
"Cunningly conceived and written . . . Deeply satisfying." - Washington Post on False Witness
"Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. This is Slaughter at her best." - Booklist (starred review) on Girl, Forgotten
"One of the boldest thriller writers working today." - Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author