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Girl, Forgotten

Girl, Forgotten

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  • Author：Karin Slaughter
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Summary

13 hours， 30 minutes

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…

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Reviews

Bonnie Burns ，

I read for pleasure。 To forget what’s going on in the word。 Fiction should be an escape， not a manifesto。 I have always like her books， but won’t go any further。 I can just read the news。

Kelly Prior ，

Andrea Oliver， a newly inducted US Marshal （who will no doubt be making future appearances in Slaughter's work） is assigned to provide security for a Supreme Court Judge。 Andrea， however， has her own agenda and whilst in the process of investigating a current incident identifies links to the 40 year old cold case murder of Emily Vaughn， the Judge’s daughter。 Alternating between past and present family secrets are revealed。 It always astonishes me how writers can weave together such intricately l Andrea Oliver， a newly inducted US Marshal （who will no doubt be making future appearances in Slaughter's work） is assigned to provide security for a Supreme Court Judge。 Andrea， however， has her own agenda and whilst in the process of investigating a current incident identifies links to the 40 year old cold case murder of Emily Vaughn， the Judge’s daughter。 Alternating between past and present family secrets are revealed。 It always astonishes me how writers can weave together such intricately layered plot lines and Slaughter is an expert。 Thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review。 #netgalley #harpercollinsuk #karinslaughter 。。。more

Judith ，

Exciting story， and props to anyone who thinks it makes perfect sense。

Gillian ，

4。5⭐️ compelling mystery。 Great writing as always。 I enjoy that I didn’t need to remember the first book to read this one。

Ariel Bero ，

I reallllly enjoyed this book。 It was a slow burn for me and I am totally obsessed with Bible （never thought I would say that） but someone in my read along mentioned that he reminded her of Woody Harrelson and I couldn’t unsee that so it really made this book for me。 Then there is Emily。 You can’t help but feel for this girl whom EVERYONE in her life let down with the exception of two people。 I finished the last 40% in one sitting because I needed to find out what happened to this poor， poor gir I reallllly enjoyed this book。 It was a slow burn for me and I am totally obsessed with Bible （never thought I would say that） but someone in my read along mentioned that he reminded her of Woody Harrelson and I couldn’t unsee that so it really made this book for me。 Then there is Emily。 You can’t help but feel for this girl whom EVERYONE in her life let down with the exception of two people。 I finished the last 40% in one sitting because I needed to find out what happened to this poor， poor girl who didn’t deserve anything that happened to her。 I didn’t form any type of connection with Andrea but I guess I have to read Pieces of Her to get more of her back story but for a sequel， I didn’t think I was left out of what was going on so this book definitely holds as a stand-alone。This was my first Karin Slaughter book （though I own a few of her books-will be reading soon） and I really liked her writing style and the flash backs。 There were a few twists for me and I wasn’t truly surprised by the ending but that didn’t affect my rating。 Go read this book， you won’t want to put it down。 。。。more

Katie Monteiro ，

3。5。 I really like Karin books but o Wasnt expecting so much open stuff at the end。

Cis Hinkle ，

Not quite as engaging as some of Karin's other series， but I enjoyed it。 Especially liked Andrea's partner Catfish。 Not quite as engaging as some of Karin's other series， but I enjoyed it。 Especially liked Andrea's partner Catfish。 。。。more

Shelley Lawrence ，

3。75 stars

Pam Negoro ，

4。5 stars， but rounded up to 5 stars。 I enjoyed book 2 of Andrea Oliver series， and hope the series continues！

KayleeNeedsANewBook ，

Girl， Forgotten by Karin Slaughter ⭐⭐/5 Ok， So I am at the realization Karin slaughter just isn't for me 。 And Im so so sorry to the hardcore Slaughter fans in the world。 I know there are alot of you and I know that this may gain me several unfollowers ， hehe 。。。 😅 。 But I need to be honest - AND HONEST I SHALL REMAIN :D Alright， so this is the sequel to Pieces of her， which I also didn't like 。 Somewhat the same vibe。 Andrea Oliver makes her second appearance， this time as a U。S Marshall 。 In t Girl， Forgotten by Karin Slaughter ⭐⭐/5 Ok， So I am at the realization Karin slaughter just isn't for me 。 And Im so so sorry to the hardcore Slaughter fans in the world。 I know there are alot of you and I know that this may gain me several unfollowers ， hehe 。。。 😅 。 But I need to be honest - AND HONEST I SHALL REMAIN :D Alright， so this is the sequel to Pieces of her， which I also didn't like 。 Somewhat the same vibe。 Andrea Oliver makes her second appearance， this time as a U。S Marshall 。 In this tense thriller she investigates a 4 decade old cold case in which heavily pregnant Emily Vaughn decides to go to her prom despite being villianized and heavily ostracized by her peers for her condition 。 But did the feelings from her classmates result in her being murdered that night？ Alright， so this book sounds wonderful， and all kinds of up my alley 。 Like somewhere I love to live and would build a home to be near。 Unfortunately， I did listen to this one and I felt the narration made it hard to stick to 。 Despite everything going on I felt very distracted and unmotivated to continue listening 。 Yes there wete gruesome。 Heartbreaking scenes 。 But this alone was not enough to hold me in and have me loving this book 。 Ultimately I did finish this book， but it took alot of effort。。 and Ill admit I zoned out， ALOT 。 Maybe I missed something of importance， but seeing as I didn't love Pieces of her。 I just chopped it up to not being a huge fan of this authors writing style 。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

This was a great follow-up to Pieces of Her！ Andrea Oliver is now a US Marshal and is immediately placed on a case to protect a judge in Longhill Beach， as well as look into a cold case from 40 years ago - the murder of the judge's daughter Emily。 Andrea is told that her father， Clayton Morrow， is probably the one that killed Emily and if Andrea can help prove he did it， it will ensure that he stays in prison for life。 Can the newbie US Marshal uncover the truth？I enjoyed how the story was told This was a great follow-up to Pieces of Her！ Andrea Oliver is now a US Marshal and is immediately placed on a case to protect a judge in Longhill Beach， as well as look into a cold case from 40 years ago - the murder of the judge's daughter Emily。 Andrea is told that her father， Clayton Morrow， is probably the one that killed Emily and if Andrea can help prove he did it， it will ensure that he stays in prison for life。 Can the newbie US Marshal uncover the truth？I enjoyed how the story was told from Emily's POV from 40 years ago and Andrea's present day investigation。 The truth is revealed slowly。 Karin Slaughter does a great job with character development in not only the main characters （Andrea and Emily）， but also the supporting characters like Catfish Bible， Mike， and Emily's friends。 It is definitely worth reading if you are a fan！ 。。。more

DeAnn ，

4。5 sequel starswill be back to write a longer review， but the second half of this one totally drew me in！ I recently read "Pieces of Her"， so it was nice to read the sequel so soon after。 I like the characters， well， some of the characters in this one。 Some of the characters are despicable， more about them later。 4。5 sequel starswill be back to write a longer review， but the second half of this one totally drew me in！ I recently read "Pieces of Her"， so it was nice to read the sequel so soon after。 I like the characters， well， some of the characters in this one。 Some of the characters are despicable， more about them later。 。。。more

Natalie ，

Welp。 It had to happen at some point。 This has got to be my least favorite Slaughter book so far。 While Pieces of Me wasn’t my favorite — there was still a lot I enjoyed about it。 Not so with the second book in this series。 As we follow Andy in her journey as a newly minted Marshall， assigned to a judge receiving death threats that is also eerily connected to the criminals and Andy’s past from Pieces of Me， this had the makings of something exciting。 Sadly though， Andy as a character just never Welp。 It had to happen at some point。 This has got to be my least favorite Slaughter book so far。 While Pieces of Me wasn’t my favorite — there was still a lot I enjoyed about it。 Not so with the second book in this series。 As we follow Andy in her journey as a newly minted Marshall， assigned to a judge receiving death threats that is also eerily connected to the criminals and Andy’s past from Pieces of Me， this had the makings of something exciting。 Sadly though， Andy as a character just never felt accessible or even memorable。 Her personality seemed mostly basic and unrefined and her motivations should have felt quite strong， it came across murky and flimsy。 The mystery within a mystery aspect which Slaughter usually pulls off so well， here felt very muddied。 I figured out the main mystery quite early on and felt that the alternating timelines chapters didn’t do much to advance the plot and mystery they way they could have。 Overall this just felt so underwhelming， with slow pacing and characters that lack that distinct Slaughter flair and charisma。 Don’t get me wrong， I’m still a Slaughter fan for life， but they can’t all be hits， even from the Queen herself。 。。。more

Andrea Jackson ，

I love a book that keeps you guessing！ Interesting characters and story lines held this together nicely。

Maria ，

I feel as though there was too much plot。 Still good though！

Shoshana ，

Another series by my favorite author？！？ I'm so freaking happy！！！ Loved the backstory on Clayton Morrow （Nick from Pieces of Her） and his highschool clique's involvement in a murder from the early 80s。 Can't wait for the next installment， but not before our next Will Trent 🙏 Another series by my favorite author？！？ I'm so freaking happy！！！ Loved the backstory on Clayton Morrow （Nick from Pieces of Her） and his highschool clique's involvement in a murder from the early 80s。 Can't wait for the next installment， but not before our next Will Trent 🙏 。。。more

Mary ，

I really enjoyed this book！ Pieces of Her set the scene for Andrea’s next moves， and Girl， Forgotten continued her story。 While this one didn’t answer all the questions I had at the end of Pieces of Her， it laid one of them to rest， and told a great story along the way。 I loved the relationships Andrea developed with Bible， Cussy， and her continued relationship with Mike。 I really liked Judith as a character and human。 I despised Esther and the clique。 I also liked seeing how Andrea’s relationsh I really enjoyed this book！ Pieces of Her set the scene for Andrea’s next moves， and Girl， Forgotten continued her story。 While this one didn’t answer all the questions I had at the end of Pieces of Her， it laid one of them to rest， and told a great story along the way。 I loved the relationships Andrea developed with Bible， Cussy， and her continued relationship with Mike。 I really liked Judith as a character and human。 I despised Esther and the clique。 I also liked seeing how Andrea’s relationship with her mom grew and changed as she moved forward in life。 I dropped a star because I found myself getting distracted during the 1981 scenes that went on a little long—but if I gave half stars， I’d put this at 4。5/5。 Truly a good book， and one I may read again！Fingers crossed that Karin Slaughter continues this series with more of Andrea’s adventures！ Read if you like: crime investigation， cults， strong female leads， unsolved murders， bribery， and building friendships。Big thanks to Harper Collins and Tandem Collective for the readalong copy of this book—KS is one of my favorite authors and it was an honor to be included in the readalong！ 。。。more

Sue ，

Slaughter clearly stands for "S-tier"。I'm most thankful to have taken part in the Tandem Collective readalong of Karin Slaughter's newest thriller， Girl， Forgotten！（Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for my AD-PR Product for review！）Girl， Forgotten is the second book to feature the character of Andrea Oliver from Pieces Of Her， though each can absolutely be read as standalones。 Andrea is a recent graduate of the U。S。 Marshals training academy and assigned with new partner Bible to provide securit Slaughter clearly stands for "S-tier"。I'm most thankful to have taken part in the Tandem Collective readalong of Karin Slaughter's newest thriller， Girl， Forgotten！（Thank you to HarperCollins Canada for my AD-PR Product for review！）Girl， Forgotten is the second book to feature the character of Andrea Oliver from Pieces Of Her， though each can absolutely be read as standalones。 Andrea is a recent graduate of the U。S。 Marshals training academy and assigned with new partner Bible to provide security for a judge receiving death threats。 She becomes interested in a murder case from 40 years earlier， that of 17-year-old Emily Vaughn。 She was pregnant by unknown means while drugged at a party， and daughter to the aforementioned judge， Esther Vaughn。In true Slaughter fashion， this is a complex and dark story， with cliffhangers at every chapter。 Timelines alternate from Emily's story in the early 80s， to Andrea's in present day。As a longtime fan of Slaughter's books （I've read every single one except False Witness - must get on that！！）， Girl， Forgotten is a definite favourite。 While not as dark as some of her work， the story is absolutely enthralling from the first chapter。 For fans of superbly-crafted police procedurals with layers of reveals and twists awaiting， this one is definitely recommended！Released on Aug。 23。 。。。more

Luanne Ollivier ，

Oh， I couldn't wait to read Karin Slaughter's new book Girl， Forgotten。 I don't even bother looking at the fly leaf - I just know that I'm in for a great read！ Remember Andrea Oliver from Pieces of Her？ Well， Andrea takes the lead role in this latest as a newly minted US Marshall。 （Note - this can absolutely be read as a stand alone。）The book opens with a heartbreaking scene - the murder of a teen in 1982。 And then flips to the present where Andrea arrives at her first job - protecting a judge w Oh， I couldn't wait to read Karin Slaughter's new book Girl， Forgotten。 I don't even bother looking at the fly leaf - I just know that I'm in for a great read！ Remember Andrea Oliver from Pieces of Her？ Well， Andrea takes the lead role in this latest as a newly minted US Marshall。 （Note - this can absolutely be read as a stand alone。）The book opens with a heartbreaking scene - the murder of a teen in 1982。 And then flips to the present where Andrea arrives at her first job - protecting a judge who has been receiving death threats。 Both events take place in the same town。 And Andrea herself has a connection to things as well。Slaughter employs a plot device that I love - the back and forth of a past and present narrative。 Just as the reader is lost in the past putting together the clues， the timeline flips to the present。 Guaranteed to keep me reading until late at night。 Slaughter's plotting is brilliant and the journey to the final answers is a deliciously devious road to travel。 （I do have to say that the past timeline broke my heart。）I liked seeing this 'new' Andy。 She's been thrown into the lion's den with this first assignment。 She's also been paired up with the veteran Marshall Bible。 They play off each other really well。 I hope we get to see more this pair in the future。Karin Slaughter is a brilliant crime writer and this latest is more evidence of that。 。。。more

Ricki ，

Andrea Oliver graduates， becomes a US Marshall and is given her first assignment （something related to her family）。 Guard a sitting Judge from death threats and also find the cold case killer of Emily from the 1980's。 The book goes back and forth from the present （Andrea's two jobs） to the past（Emily's killer）。 It also references quite a bit of Andrea's past （her father/mother in Witsec/ sort of boyfriend Marshall Mike） but the tidbits weren't enough for me to remember the first book about Andre Andrea Oliver graduates， becomes a US Marshall and is given her first assignment （something related to her family）。 Guard a sitting Judge from death threats and also find the cold case killer of Emily from the 1980's。 The book goes back and forth from the present （Andrea's two jobs） to the past（Emily's killer）。 It also references quite a bit of Andrea's past （her father/mother in Witsec/ sort of boyfriend Marshall Mike） but the tidbits weren't enough for me to remember the first book about Andrea released in 2018 so it was hard to follow。 。。。more

Bookreporter。com Mystery & Thriller ，

With GIRL， FORGOTTEN， Karin Slaughter pens a worthy follow-up to PIECES OF HER， which became a huge hit as a Netflix series。 My slight problem with the earlier book was that Andrea Oliver was an incompetent， insecure and fumbling fool at times。 Now， two years later， she has matured and grown into a formidable character whose insecurities have taken a back seat to her intelligence and a bit more confidence。 She mostly has learned to control her emotions and is quite able to start her first assign With GIRL， FORGOTTEN， Karin Slaughter pens a worthy follow-up to PIECES OF HER， which became a huge hit as a Netflix series。 My slight problem with the earlier book was that Andrea Oliver was an incompetent， insecure and fumbling fool at times。 Now， two years later， she has matured and grown into a formidable character whose insecurities have taken a back seat to her intelligence and a bit more confidence。 She mostly has learned to control her emotions and is quite able to start her first assignment as a United States Marshal。While knowledge of the events in PIECES OF HER will help readers understand the backstory and shed light on Andy's somewhat strained relationship with her mother， this well-written， gripping thriller definitely stands alone。 It's told in two timelines。 The book’s title refers to Emily Vaughn， who was viciously attacked in 1982， the night of her high school prom。 She died from her injuries， and the killer was never found or brought to justice。 She did survive long enough to give birth to a daughter， whom her parents raised。 Emily's mother was in the process of being appointed by President Reagan to a federal judgeship。 Months earlier， when Emily revealed that she was expecting， her parents didn't know what to do。 The fear was that her mother's career and lifetime judicial appointment would be jeopardized by her pregnancy。The story is also told in the present， as Andy is assigned to protect Emily because of credible threats against her。 It's an unusual situation; Andy just graduated from the academy that trains marshals， and they typically don't get posted on assignment immediately。 But there are other machinations at work， including her wealthy and politically connected uncle， who wants to ensure that her father is never released from prison。 Andy's father grew up in the small beach town where Emily and her family are spending the court recess， so it's a perfect assignment and gives Andy the opportunity to investigate that long-ago murder to find her father's connection to it。Unlike in PIECES OF HER， we completely fall in love with several characters here。 Andy has become someone we like and want to see succeed。 She's a woman on a mission， and we respect her。 Emily， the victim who never received justice， is also easy to love due to her innate kindness and sweetness of soul。 The members of her clique， the ones she considers her best friends， ridicule her for her collection of broken toys --- these are kids who are ostracized or aren't cool。 The other three in her clique are cruel and follow the lead of Clay， a charismatic and handsome leader， with whom they've grown up。As if these individuals aren’t enough to deal with， we become acquainted with Dean Wexler， the teacher from Emily's high school， whose smarmy behavior has morphed， 20 years later， as he runs a farm。 But his farm， which has made him extremely wealthy， is also a place where skeletal women in long yellow dresses and with metal bands affixed permanently to their ankles are kept。 They are "volunteers" but are undoubtedly brainwashed。 His complete disregard for the lives of these women， who are clearly abused and part of his cult， makes him yet another suspect in Emily's decades-old murder。There is also Andy's partner， Leonard "Catfish" Bible， who is whip-smart but has a slow Southern drawl and speaks in riddles。 His relationships with others add another layer to the story that， combined with the plot， dialogue， setting and carefully created characters， all serve to immerse us fully in the action。 We literally keep reading， page after page， to find out who murdered Emily and which of the many relatively noxious suspects is guilty。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。 I am crossing my fingers that there will be more of Andy to come。Reviewed by Pamela Kramer 。。。more

Julie ，

3。5。 Not as compelling as Pieces of Her， but I think I liked that one better because of the focus on Laura。 It’s obviously set up for another which I will presumably also read。

Darren ，

I enjoyed reading this book。 It had a good story to it。 I liked the variety of characters in it。 I have read other books by this author and liked them too。

Bella Killorn ，

This book was so good！ Fingers crossed Netflix picks this up like Peices of Her！！！

Donna ，

4。5 stars。 In 1982， Emily is part of a clique with fellow students Clay， Nardo， Ricky， and Blake。 That is， until they drop her like a hot potato when she becomes pregnant。 As the book begins， Emily is dressed for prom even though she is 7 months pregnant， her father hasn't let her out of the house in 4 months， and she has been suspended from school。 Apparently she intends to make a statement。In present time， Andrea Oliver has just graduated from U。S。 Marshall's Service training and is a proud Ma 4。5 stars。 In 1982， Emily is part of a clique with fellow students Clay， Nardo， Ricky， and Blake。 That is， until they drop her like a hot potato when she becomes pregnant。 As the book begins， Emily is dressed for prom even though she is 7 months pregnant， her father hasn't let her out of the house in 4 months， and she has been suspended from school。 Apparently she intends to make a statement。In present time， Andrea Oliver has just graduated from U。S。 Marshall's Service training and is a proud Marshall。 Her first assignment comes as a federal judge is receiving death threats。 Yeah， a dead rat came in the mail as well as letters。 Protection service is what marshalls do， although Andrea has a more personal motive。Emily is viciously beaten on the night of the prom and only survived long enough to deliver the baby。 Emily's mother is the judge receiving the threats。 No one was ever arrested for Emily's murder and Andrea's imprisoned father is possibly the baby's father as well as her killer。 My goodness， what a tangled web the author has spun。In my review of book # 1 in this series， Pieces of Her， I called Andrea's character "insipid"。 Well， I can't use that word now because she has toughened。 I liked her character much better now， as well as this second book。 "Catfish" Bible is Andrea's partner and that name has to be one of the best character names I've ever seen。 I adore Catfish。 Author Karin Slaughter gives readers her usual fabulous story with some twists along the way。 I suspected almost every single character of being the killer at some point。 Not hard to suspect people - there are some mean and nasty ones in this story。 。。。more

Joee （booksandacupofjoee） ，

While this is quite dark true to this author's past work which is usually dark， I really liked it。 I listened to the audiobook which was really well done and didn't want to stop listening。 I loved the two different main characters and time frames。What I always seem to enjoy about this author's work is how she draws you into the story and makes it seem more than just a mystery but she also brings in good other parts of the character's lives。 I was mostly interested in the past perspective with E While this is quite dark true to this author's past work which is usually dark， I really liked it。 I listened to the audiobook which was really well done and didn't want to stop listening。 I loved the two different main characters and time frames。What I always seem to enjoy about this author's work is how she draws you into the story and makes it seem more than just a mystery but she also brings in good other parts of the character's lives。 I was mostly interested in the past perspective with Emily。 Although， it is super heartbreaking to hear how she's treated。 I was heartbroken and furious for her so many times and even brought to tears。 But I really liked the little bit of romance we had with Andrea。 This kept me constantly guessing and as soon as I thought I had it figured out things would change。 It was a really great thriller to listen to and I look forward to reading/listening to more of this author's work because she proves to be one of my favorite thriller authors。*Just a heads up this is dark and full of triggers such as rape， teenage pregnancy， abuse， slut shaming。 It is very hard to read at times because of how Emily is treated。 * 。。。more

kateguas ，

Karin Slaughter can do no wrong。 Girl， Forgotten is tense， emotional， addictive and harrowing。 It’s perfect。

Lori ，

I cant imagine such a small group of people can be so evil。 This book was hard to put down， I'm thinking there is another book to come。 I cant imagine such a small group of people can be so evil。 This book was hard to put down， I'm thinking there is another book to come。 。。。more

Cara Conway ，

Really enjoyed this sequel to pieces of her！ Besides there being a lot of characters to keep straight， I thought it was a well thought out mystery & suspense！

Emily ，

I wanted to like this more— but the main character in the flash back was named Emily and I kept being like— dude choose new friends！！ Grow a backbone！！ Look out！！ Or maybe I’m just telling myself that？ 😂😂😂

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