Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter Book Review

Welcome to my review of Girl, Forgotten by Karin Slaughter. I still haven’t got around to reading Pieces of Her and didn’t realise this was the second in the series, so I feel like I missed out on some background. 

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Synopsis

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…

About The Author

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular and acclaimed storytellers. Published in 120 countries with more than 35 million copies sold across the globe, her 21 novels include the Grant County and Will Trent books, as well as the Edgar-nominated COP TOWN and the instant NYT bestselling stand-alone novels PRETTY GIRLS, THE GOOD DAUGHTER, and PIECES OF HER. Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta. Her stand-alone novel PIECES OF HER is in development with Netflix, starring Toni Collette, and the Grant County and Will Trent series are in development for television.

My Review

US marshal Andrea Oliver arrives in Longbill beach to protect a judge following death threats. She meets her new partner; Bible and they keep the family safe. Behind the scenes though, Andrea is investigating a murder from 40 years ago of a pregnant teenager, who just happens to be the judge’s daughter, Emily. Andrea has a vested interest in solving the puzzle in time. 

I think I probably should have read book one (pieces of her) first and then come to this one and I plan to do that soon and then re-read this one to see if I liked it more. The characters are well developed, and I particularly liked Bible and Andrea’s relationship. I didn’t enjoy this as much as some of Slaughter’s other books though and wonder if that’s more because I didn’t read the first one.

Rated