Girl, Forgotten
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Summary
Who killed Emily Vaughn？ The stunning new standalone thriller from international No。1 bestseller Karin Slaughter。
A girl with a secret。。。
Longbill Beach， 1982。 Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night， the highlight of any high school experience。 But Emily has a secret。 And by the end of the evening， she will be dead。
A murder that remains a mystery。。。
Forty years later， Emily's murder remains unsolved。 Her friends closed ranks， her family retreated inwards， the community moved on。 But all that's about to change。
One final chance to uncover a killer。。。
Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats。 But her assignment is a cover。 Because， in reality， Andrea is here to find justice for Emily - and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too。。。
A girl with a secret。。。
Longbill Beach， 1982。 Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night， the highlight of any high school experience。 But Emily has a secret。 And by the end of the evening， she will be dead。
A murder that remains a mystery。。。
Forty years later， Emily's murder remains unsolved。 Her friends closed ranks， her family retreated inwards， the community moved on。 But all that's about to change。
One final chance to uncover a killer。。。
Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats。 But her assignment is a cover。 Because， in reality， Andrea is here to find justice for Emily - and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too。。。
Reviews
Niky
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3。5 starsEnjoyed this book more than Pieces of her
Amber
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As a die-hard Karin Slaughter fan， I was not impressed by the first book in this series; however， this one really turned it around for me。 It is kinda cool to be able to follow a new character around in a Slaughter-verse since it has been sometime since that has happened。 I received an ecopy of this book through Netgalley; however， my opinions are my own
AtomicBooks
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Karin Slaughter never disappoints。 This book is brilliant！ It is a gripping and dark crime thriller。 But one of the things I enjoy most about the author’s writing is that she manages to introduce a relevant social/moral/political element without being patronising and this book is no different。 The story’s conscience blends perfectly with the the thriller element of the story to make one well plotted book。 This is a well paced read with alternating narratives between Andrea in the present and Emi Karin Slaughter never disappoints。 This book is brilliant！ It is a gripping and dark crime thriller。 But one of the things I enjoy most about the author’s writing is that she manages to introduce a relevant social/moral/political element without being patronising and this book is no different。 The story’s conscience blends perfectly with the the thriller element of the story to make one well plotted book。 This is a well paced read with alternating narratives between Andrea in the present and Emily in 1982。 The story gradually unravels until past and present meet with plenty of shocks and surprises along the way。 。。。more
Natalie Cavernelis
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I hadn't even realised there was a sequel to Pieces of Me so this was a wonderful surprise。 The first book has to be read to enjoy the follow-up。 The story picks up two years later with Andy becoming a US Marshal and immediately getting sent on an assignment that also has links to her father's past。 It's a great read and hard to not try to finish in one sitting。 Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC。 I hadn't even realised there was a sequel to Pieces of Me so this was a wonderful surprise。 The first book has to be read to enjoy the follow-up。 The story picks up two years later with Andy becoming a US Marshal and immediately getting sent on an assignment that also has links to her father's past。 It's a great read and hard to not try to finish in one sitting。 Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC。 。。。more
Josje
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3，5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 💫
libridimar
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Longbill Beach 1982。Longbill Beach 2022。 Si indaga sull'omicidio di Emily Vaughn， ma chi è questa giovane donna？Se avete guardato le storie， avrete bene capito che la cara Emily Vaughn era una ragazza piena di potenzialità， animata da sogni e speranze。 Ritrovata stesa sul fianco con le braccia strette attorno al suo bimbo non ancora nato。Un omicidio， una brutalità senza precedenti， una donna alla quale viene negato l'aborto negli Stati Uniti， un tema dunque così attuale ai nostri giorni， visto t Longbill Beach 1982。Longbill Beach 2022。 Si indaga sull'omicidio di Emily Vaughn， ma chi è questa giovane donna？Se avete guardato le storie， avrete bene capito che la cara Emily Vaughn era una ragazza piena di potenzialità， animata da sogni e speranze。 Ritrovata stesa sul fianco con le braccia strette attorno al suo bimbo non ancora nato。Un omicidio， una brutalità senza precedenti， una donna alla quale viene negato l'aborto negli Stati Uniti， un tema dunque così attuale ai nostri giorni， visto tutto quello che sta succedendo。 Ma non solo l'aborto: come potete notare nella slide successiva， i temi sono tanti altri。 A condurre le indagini è Andrea Oliver， che come prima caso， ha il compito di proteggere un giudice minacciato e di svelare l'identità dell'assassino di Emily， che dopo tanti anni ancora， è a piede libero。 Avete mai partecipato a una #Readalong ？ Ho avuto l'opportunità di condividere questa lettura facendo molte riflessioni con altre ragazze， e mi sono divertita tantissimo！ Ci tengo a specificare che prima di questo， non avevo mai letto thriller。。。 ora è un genere che mi piace molto， e sicuramente ne leggerò tanti altri！ Mi ha tenuta incollata alle pagine， è stata un'avventura molto bella。 。。。more
Val Wheeler
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Thank you to HarperCollins UK HarperFiction for the the e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I was excited to spot it this and be approved just after I had watched and thoroughly enjoyed the Netflix TV series Pieces of Her， which starred Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote as the two main characters， Laura and Andy Oliver。 Girl Forgotten takes place after the first book and Andy， who now calls herself Andrea， is starting again and has just completed her training as a US Marshall。 S Thank you to HarperCollins UK HarperFiction for the the e-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review。 I was excited to spot it this and be approved just after I had watched and thoroughly enjoyed the Netflix TV series Pieces of Her， which starred Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote as the two main characters， Laura and Andy Oliver。 Girl Forgotten takes place after the first book and Andy， who now calls herself Andrea， is starting again and has just completed her training as a US Marshall。 She's just about to start her first assignment， which is to look after a Judge' who has been getting death threats。 Her daughter Emily， was brutally attached and murdered many years ago and Andrea and her partner Leonard Bible are trying to figure out if they can charge the killer。 The dual timeline between the current time with Andrea and 1982 with Emily helps us to understand the situation and the plot really starts to thicken with lots of twists and turns along the way。 A great thriller and will definitely go back and read the first book and others by Karin Slaughter。 My biggest negative was there was some pretty bad language at times， and although I don't mind it， others may not。 。。。more
Marnie （Enchanted Bibliophile）
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"Clayton Morrow was the Voldemort of their lives。"The Oliver girls is really starting to grow on me。 I wouldn't mind if this becomes a new Slaughter series。 I quite enjoyed US Marshal Andrea Oliver。 She's flawed but working to better herself， she's though， but know she needs a little help。 I see great potential for this to become a really good series。 "Clayton Morrow was the Voldemort of their lives。"The Oliver girls is really starting to grow on me。 I wouldn't mind if this becomes a new Slaughter series。 I quite enjoyed US Marshal Andrea Oliver。 She's flawed but working to better herself， she's though， but know she needs a little help。 I see great potential for this to become a really good series。 。。。more
Ciska Bokhorst
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Gelukkig beter dan de vorige， maar het onderwerp sprak me niet aan en had geen klik met de hoofdpersonages。 Hoop dat het volgende boek gewoon weer Sara en Will zijn。。。。
Andrea Galbusieri
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4。5， rounded up
Van
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was the first Slaughter book I almost didn't finish。 I liked Emily as a character。 She's smart， kind， and pretty。 I just don't understand why her main friends are assholes for no reason。 It just didn't make sense。 It also didn't really make sense with her father beating her and her mom。 It just felt like it all happened without a reasonable explanation。。。 Also another thing that bugged me was that the judge told Andrea everything instead of Bible。Oh and another thing。。。she made a thing abou This was the first Slaughter book I almost didn't finish。 I liked Emily as a character。 She's smart， kind， and pretty。 I just don't understand why her main friends are assholes for no reason。 It just didn't make sense。 It also didn't really make sense with her father beating her and her mom。 It just felt like it all happened without a reasonable explanation。。。 Also another thing that bugged me was that the judge told Andrea everything instead of Bible。Oh and another thing。。。she made a thing about Judith looking exactly like Clay but at the end just brushed it off to her mind wanting to see that。Still enjoyed it overall but if you have other Slaughter books you haven't read then skip this one。 。。。more
Jessica Silfen （Exercise_Read_Repeat）
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Karin Slaughter is my favorite crime fiction author。 I will read anything and everything that she writes and the best part is， no matter how many books I read by her， I can never guess where the story is going/ what the twists will be。 Synopsis: Andrea Oliver is back， only now， she is a US Marshall。 For her first assignment， she is sent to a Baltimore suburb to protect a US federal judge who has been receiving death threats。 Uncoincidentally， this is the same town her criminal father， Clay， grew Karin Slaughter is my favorite crime fiction author。 I will read anything and everything that she writes and the best part is， no matter how many books I read by her， I can never guess where the story is going/ what the twists will be。 Synopsis: Andrea Oliver is back， only now， she is a US Marshall。 For her first assignment， she is sent to a Baltimore suburb to protect a US federal judge who has been receiving death threats。 Uncoincidentally， this is the same town her criminal father， Clay， grew up in。 When Andrea is told there is a cold case that may increase her father's chances to stay in prison， the murder of a pregnat teen nearly 40 years ago， she is determined to look at all events surrounding this girl's death and see if there is enough evidence to charge him。 As the girl who was killed， Emily， is the judge's daughter。 Andrea finds herself in a "two asses， one horse" situation。 Thoughts: Girl， Forgotten， to me， was exponentially better than Pieces of Her。 While the story was heartbreaking， it felt realistic and as always， was well-written and perfectly executed。 The story was told in dual timelines， Emily's story in the past and Andrea's investigation in the present。 The two narratives slowly built up the plot， left each chapter on a cliffhanger， and allowed the reader the suspect's both now and then。 I was constantly changing who I thought "did it" as the story continued。 Also， the supporting characters were great， especially her partner Bible。 As always with Karin's books， this story is not light。 There is a lot of destructive behavior and situations where you wish something went differently。 Still this was such a strong read and definitely a favorite。 。。。more
Hanna Iversen bråthen
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🎧 found out halfway through the book that it was book nr。 2 in a series， but it didnt really matter。 Good book， good story， just not my jam。 Not gonna listen to book nr。 1 and probably wont continue the series
Sally Parker
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It's lucky I'm on holiday this week， and have time for non-stop reading。 As soon as I got into this story I found it hard to put the book down， even when bedtime came ！ Forty years ago， a pregnant high school pupil， Emily Vaughn， was found brutally beaten and left for dead。 She was kept alive on a ventilator until her unborn baby girl could be safely delivered。 Emily's murderer was never caught。 Forty years on， and Andrea Oliver， a newly qualified US Marshal， is assigned to a group protecting fe It's lucky I'm on holiday this week， and have time for non-stop reading。 As soon as I got into this story I found it hard to put the book down， even when bedtime came ！ Forty years ago， a pregnant high school pupil， Emily Vaughn， was found brutally beaten and left for dead。 She was kept alive on a ventilator until her unborn baby girl could be safely delivered。 Emily's murderer was never caught。 Forty years on， and Andrea Oliver， a newly qualified US Marshal， is assigned to a group protecting federal judge Esther Vaughn， mother of the murdered Emily。 Judge Vaughn lives with her husband， now severely disabled by a stroke， her granddaughter Judith， and Judith's teenage daughter。 Although the US Marshals are there to protect the family ， Andrea has an additional role。 - can she unearth evidence to determine who killed Emily so long ago ？ 。。。more
Tania van de Bergh
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Voor mij de minst goede Karin Slaughter tot nu toe。 Kwam er moeilijk in， lange passages die ik niet goed vond， en een vrij voorspelbaar plot。。
Christine Wilson
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Quick synopsis-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。 I did not read the first book- Pieces of Her。 I didn’t feel I missed any info but now I finished the book I think I will go back and read it。 This book was a dual timeline and went back and forth every chapter Quick synopsis-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。 I did not read the first book- Pieces of Her。 I didn’t feel I missed any info but now I finished the book I think I will go back and read it。 This book was a dual timeline and went back and forth every chapter。 I enjoyed the story。 It was well paced- maybe a little slower/dragged in the middle but I liked the book and would recommend it。 The characters were well developed。 4/5 stars。 Thank you to goodreads for an Advanced Copy！ 。。。more
Alexandra Plesa
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Pieces of Her isn't my favorite Slaughter novel， mainly because of Andy。 I didn't like her。 As a result， I was skeptical about picking this up， given that it follows her as she goes into law enforcement and investigates stuff。That said， Slaughter is such a skilled crime writer that even her less appealing-to-me novels are still better than the average thriller， so here I am。 And this book， oh my， it's intoxicating。First off， Andy isn't insufferable anymore， having managed to do some growing up i Pieces of Her isn't my favorite Slaughter novel， mainly because of Andy。 I didn't like her。 As a result， I was skeptical about picking this up， given that it follows her as she goes into law enforcement and investigates stuff。That said， Slaughter is such a skilled crime writer that even her less appealing-to-me novels are still better than the average thriller， so here I am。 And this book， oh my， it's intoxicating。First off， Andy isn't insufferable anymore， having managed to do some growing up in-between books。 （By the way， you can read this as a standalone - the backstories are explained。） Next， this follows a dual timeline。 I was so invested in the past one that I couldn't put this down。 It revolves around a toxic high school clique。 My heart broke for Emily， the dead girl， harder than it broke for a book character in a while。The present timeline centering on Andy， who now prefers to be called Andrea， is compelling too。 I was especially fond of her partner。 It may take a bit for the story to pull you in， but it's worth the time investment。I hope this series continues。 I will always prefer Will Trent， but this is very good。 。。。more
Brooke
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It's been a long time since a book sent me through so many emotions。 So much depth to all the characters， you can see how they turned out as they did。 I knew who was involved， but the journey， the twists and turns in how it played out。。。 riveting！The audiobook narrator did an excellent job in capturing the mood of the story。 I'm on pins for book 3 now！ It's been a long time since a book sent me through so many emotions。 So much depth to all the characters， you can see how they turned out as they did。 I knew who was involved， but the journey， the twists and turns in how it played out。。。 riveting！The audiobook narrator did an excellent job in capturing the mood of the story。 I'm on pins for book 3 now！ 。。。more
Carly Peart
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Personally， I struggled with this book。 It’s based in the US， following a federal Marshall。 I struggled to understand some of the finer details but enjoyed the overall storyline。
Bec
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Karin Slaughter never disappoints。This is the companion novel to Pieces of her， Andy arrives at a small town on her first assignment to protect a judge who’s received death threats。 But the assignment is a cover， Andy is really there to to uncover the truth about a cold case from forty years ago。Emily Vaughn had a secret and that secret cost her her life。 She got ready for her prom and by the end of the night she was murdered。 Her high profile family couldn’t find the killer and one friend swore Karin Slaughter never disappoints。This is the companion novel to Pieces of her， Andy arrives at a small town on her first assignment to protect a judge who’s received death threats。 But the assignment is a cover， Andy is really there to to uncover the truth about a cold case from forty years ago。Emily Vaughn had a secret and that secret cost her her life。 She got ready for her prom and by the end of the night she was murdered。 Her high profile family couldn’t find the killer and one friend swore he’s never stop searching。 But the community moved on and life continued。I’ll read anything Karin Slaughter writes and this was no exception， I didn’t piece it together until it unfolded right at the end。I’ve just finished the Piesces of Her tv show and it was brilliant！ Highly recommend 。。。more
Ersilia Facciolo
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“Ti proteggerò。 Nessuno ti farà mai del male。 Sarai sempre al sicuro。”✨È maledettamente difficile sentirsi al sicuro in questo thriller di Karin Slaughter， perché non puoi fidarti di nessuno。 Gli amici， la famiglia， la comunità hanno voltato le spalle ad Emily nel 1982， quando si è resa conto di essere incinta。 Gravidanza del tutto inaspettata， perché lei è sicura di non aver fatto niente di male。 Lei non ricorda assolutamente nulla di una serata in compagnia dei suoi più cari amici， il buio più “Ti proteggerò。 Nessuno ti farà mai del male。 Sarai sempre al sicuro。”✨È maledettamente difficile sentirsi al sicuro in questo thriller di Karin Slaughter， perché non puoi fidarti di nessuno。 Gli amici， la famiglia， la comunità hanno voltato le spalle ad Emily nel 1982， quando si è resa conto di essere incinta。 Gravidanza del tutto inaspettata， perché lei è sicura di non aver fatto niente di male。 Lei non ricorda assolutamente nulla di una serata in compagnia dei suoi più cari amici， il buio più totale avvolge quella nefasta serata。 Chi si è approfittata di lei？ Chi è il padre del suo bambino？ Come hanno potuto deluderla così dopo quasi 18 anni vissuti in simbiosi？ Non lo scoprirà mai！ Perché qualcuno la zitterà una volta per sempre。✨Quarant’anni dopo， Andrea Oliver， appena nominata una US Marshall， sarà chiamata a proteggere la giudice Esther Vaughn， madre di Emily e donna dai mille segreti， che vive in una costante bolla di senso di colpa misto a paura。 Sarà fatta finalmente giustizia？ Qualcuno pagherà per quello che è successo nel passato？ Il famigerato padre di Andrea， dietro le sbarre di un carcere federale， c’entra qualcosa con la scomparsa di Emily？ ✨In un’indagine serrata e ricca di colpi di scena， attraverso due storyline che raccontano il passato （ che ho trovato molto più coinvolgente） e il presente， si scopriranno molti， torbidi segreti。 Alcuni impensabili！ La ragazza dimenticata è un libro che parla di pregiudizi， della bassezza umana， di maltrattamenti soprattutto psicologici， di manipolare giovani donne inermi。 Ma parla anche di coraggio， di perseveranza， di forza d’animo e di famiglia。 。。。more
Angela Ray
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I'm super excited that my first giveaway win was a Karin Slaughter！！ She's my favorite author right now， and I can't wait to dig into the 2nd in her newest series。Initial thoughts at Chapter 2: I love that I'm not being hand-fed information。 I've had to re-read to make sure I wasn't confusing facts。 But that excites me。 Andrea's character is developing， but she's not a completely different person。 You can tell that she's grown and changed through her experience since the last book， but she's sti I'm super excited that my first giveaway win was a Karin Slaughter！！ She's my favorite author right now， and I can't wait to dig into the 2nd in her newest series。Initial thoughts at Chapter 2: I love that I'm not being hand-fed information。 I've had to re-read to make sure I wasn't confusing facts。 But that excites me。 Andrea's character is developing， but she's not a completely different person。 You can tell that she's grown and changed through her experience since the last book， but she's still herself completely。 。。。more
Fallinbooks Teresa
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Non credo di aver mai letto un libro così pieno di cose orribili。 Non è solo l’omicidio di una ragazza giovane rimasto irrisolto。 Non è soltanto una vita passata a guardarsi le spalle con il timore che il tuo stesso padre possa farti del male。 Sono i pregiudizi。 L’ignoranza e la cattiveria， la gelosia e la voglia di prevaricare sugli altri。 La mancanza di professionalità e la brama di un successo che arriva solo se decidi di rovinare la vita di tua figlia。 “La ragazza dimenticata” è un thriller Non credo di aver mai letto un libro così pieno di cose orribili。 Non è solo l’omicidio di una ragazza giovane rimasto irrisolto。 Non è soltanto una vita passata a guardarsi le spalle con il timore che il tuo stesso padre possa farti del male。 Sono i pregiudizi。 L’ignoranza e la cattiveria， la gelosia e la voglia di prevaricare sugli altri。 La mancanza di professionalità e la brama di un successo che arriva solo se decidi di rovinare la vita di tua figlia。 “La ragazza dimenticata” è un thriller ben costruito， che intrattiene e stupisce。 Ho apprezzato il doppio punto di vista che porta il lettore a scoprire man mano ciò che è accaduto quarant’anni prima， mentre insieme ad Andrea tenta di ricostruire nel presente gli ultimi giorni di Emily。 Ho apprezzato i personaggi， ben strutturati e potenti…tanto da farsi letteralmente odiare da chi legge。 Inoltre， e questo non posso non sottolinearlo， ho beccato il colpevole！！ Forse è la prima volta che riesco a farlo prima della fine del libro 。。。more
Cherie Clarke
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Another great book from Karin Slaughter！ Had me guessing all the way through！
Susanne Gulde
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I received a digital review copy from the publisher through Edelweiss。 The U。S。 publication date is August 23， 2022。This has to be Karin Slaughter's best to date。 I'm not a fan of alternating time lines and/or viewpoints， but it really worked well in this book， thanks to the excellent writing and character development。 I received a digital review copy from the publisher through Edelweiss。 The U。S。 publication date is August 23， 2022。This has to be Karin Slaughter's best to date。 I'm not a fan of alternating time lines and/or viewpoints， but it really worked well in this book， thanks to the excellent writing and character development。 。。。more
Larissa
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Many twists that I didn’t see coming。 New loveable characters， and we get deeper into Andrea away from Laura。 A great read， Karin never disappoints
Erika
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Emily Vaughn was killed in 1982 at age 18。 She was pregnant and didn’t remember having sex。 During her quest to determine who raped her， she was murdered and the culprit has never been found。 Emily’s mother was a conservative judge who put her career aspirations above her daughter’s needs。 Now， newly minted Us Marshall Andrea Oliver is tasked with finding out who did it。This book was pretty good but too long。 My interest waned at points just because there was too much back story that didn’t prog Emily Vaughn was killed in 1982 at age 18。 She was pregnant and didn’t remember having sex。 During her quest to determine who raped her， she was murdered and the culprit has never been found。 Emily’s mother was a conservative judge who put her career aspirations above her daughter’s needs。 Now， newly minted Us Marshall Andrea Oliver is tasked with finding out who did it。This book was pretty good but too long。 My interest waned at points just because there was too much back story that didn’t progress the story。 Karin Slaughter has been one of my favorite authors for years but that is my usual complaint with her books。 Other than that I mostly liked the Andrea character and her situation and wouldn’t mind reading more even though I would always vote for a new Will and Sara novel over anything else。 I found the subject matter with the conservative judge and the pregnant teenage daughter and their treatment of her to be a sad reminder of where we came from and where we are apparently headed。 。。。more
Eloise
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Another incredible read from Karin slaughter， but I'm biased。 She could write an instruction manual and I'm sure I would still love it。I loved being back with these characters again and cant wait for it to become a series。 I loved that we got to see more of the characters and the introduction of new ones。 Not as gory as her other series so Pieces of Her would be a brilliant start for Slaughter beginners。 Another incredible read from Karin slaughter， but I'm biased。 She could write an instruction manual and I'm sure I would still love it。I loved being back with these characters again and cant wait for it to become a series。 I loved that we got to see more of the characters and the introduction of new ones。 Not as gory as her other series so Pieces of Her would be a brilliant start for Slaughter beginners。 。。。more
Eva
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Honestly， at this point， I’m pretty sure that Karin Slaughter could write a grocery list and I’d devour it and love it and sing its praises because she is just that good。 She’s been my favourite author for decades and while some may come close， she is still hanging on to that spot。 However， if I were forced to tell you which novel of hers would be my least favourite， I would probably say ‘Pieces of Her‘， which didn’t bode well since ‘Girl， Forgotten‘ is a follow-up。 I thoroughly enjoyed the plot Honestly， at this point， I’m pretty sure that Karin Slaughter could write a grocery list and I’d devour it and love it and sing its praises because she is just that good。 She’s been my favourite author for decades and while some may come close， she is still hanging on to that spot。 However， if I were forced to tell you which novel of hers would be my least favourite， I would probably say ‘Pieces of Her‘， which didn’t bode well since ‘Girl， Forgotten‘ is a follow-up。 I thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the writing as I always do， and it even received five stars from me but boy， was that Andy character an annoying pile of utter aggravating annoyance。 Case in point， I didn’t even make it through the second episode of the Netflix series because I was instantly reminded of why I didn’t like her。 So I wasn’t at all thrilled to have to hang out with Andy again！Andy desperately needed to grow up and to my surprise， it looks like she may have listened。 At the beginning of ‘Girl， Forgotten‘， Andy is just about to graduate as a US Marshall， much to the chagrin of her mother。 Her first assignment seems straightforward enough : to protect a judge who is receiving death threats。 But in reality， Andy is there to find out the truth about what happened to the judge’s daughter forty years ago and if Andy’s father， currently lounging in prison， might have had something to do with it。You could have knocked me over with a feather when I realised that Andy wasn’t nearly as annoying as I remembered her to be。 In fact， I actually quite liked her this time around。 I really enjoyed watching her trying to find her feet in her newly chosen career and learning the ropes from her partner， Bible， who is the absolute bee’s knees！ Bible is one of those characters who gets the reader on side from the second he arrives on the page with genuine warmth and a healthy dose of humour。 I do so hope we get to see more of him in the future。 Anyway， this Andy is nothing like past Andy。 She is learning from her mistakes， she is seeing things from different perspectives， she’s showing how smart she is and she is determined to bring her first assignment to a good end。 She grew up。Unfortunately， forty years ago， a seventeen year old girl called Emily wasn’t as lucky。 She would never grow up。 She would never even see her eighteenth birthday because by the end of prom night， Emily would be dead。 Discarded like trash in a dumpster。 Her tight-knit group of friends， her clique， closed ranks。 Life in the town of Longbill Beach moved on and Emily’s murder was never solved。 Will Andy be able to bring closure to Emily’s family and finally get Emily’s so-called friends to talk about that night？Friends。 Ugh。 With friends like those， who the hell needs enemies。 The clique， minus Emily， is comprised of four of the most toxic and awful people ever！ It’s true for them as teenagers and they didn’t get any better as adults。 It absolutely makes sense to think right from the beginning that one of them is responsible for the things that happened to Emily。 But if so， which one？ Or are they all in it together？ And what about Emily’s teacher， who left the school shortly after she died？ And how does any of this involve Andrea’s father？ Every time I thought I was getting a handle on things， I started to have doubts again。 Everyone in this small town is a suspect。I absolutely devoured ‘Girl， Forgotten‘。 I loved both the present and past chapters equally and that hardly ever happens。 There is so much harmful and destructive behaviour in this novel。 It’s not only in the actions of the clique but also in Emily’s home environment。 Her mother， a judge， whose career will always be more important than anything else。 Who puts appearances above a healthy family life。 It broke my heart to see that the only person Emily could ever turn to was her grandmother， who suffered from dementia。 There are a multitude of skeletons in cupboards that will be discovered as Andy’s investigation continues and it makes you wonder how different things could have been if people had just been willing to put the truth out there。 Maybe Emily would still have been alive。‘Girl， Forgotten‘ is another compelling and cleverly plotted novel from Karin Slaughter。 I have said it before and I’ll say it again: she can do no wrong in my eyes。 I didn’t think I wanted to spend more time with Andy but I was proven wrong。 Furthermore， I’m actually looking forward to hanging out with her again and if the last few pages are anything to go by， …。 well， I’ll leave you to find out for yourselves。Highly recommended and definitely a contender for my book of the year。 。。。more
Lisa LeFante
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I adore Karin Slaughter。 This is a heart pounding thriller about a 40 year old murder and five so called friends。 Andrea Oliver is back but really the long ago murder drives the tale。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Girl, Forgotten&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Girl, Forgotten&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0