A small town hides a big secret…

Who killed Emily Vaughn?

Book blurb

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…

My (very quick) thoughts

I read this for the 20BooksofSummer24 challenge and realised I had yet to share my thoughts on my blog. As we’re nearing the end of the year I am just going to say that Girl, Forgotten is, as ever, with Karin Slaughter a terrific book and a great read.

Book: Purchased

20 books of summer ‘24

I read Girl, Forgotten for my #20BooksOfSummer24 challenge. I am now caught up on sharing my thoughts on all twenty books

Information

Published: HarperCollins | October 27, 2022 |

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Author: Karin Slaughter is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar–nominated Cop Town and standalone novels Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her. She is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is a #1 Netflix original series starring Toni Collette, and WILL TRENT, based on her Will Trent series, is on ABC (streaming on Hulu in the U.S., and Disney+ internationally). False Witness and The Good Daughter are in development for television. 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.

You can check out all things Karin Slaughter on Karen’s website or follow her on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Books

Will Trent series

The Will Trent series takes place in Atlanta and features GBI special agent Will Trent, his partner Faith Mitchell, and Angie Polaski. The first two books in the series are Triptych and Fractured. Later, Sara Linton from The Grant County Series joins the Will Trent series which then continues with Undone, Broken, Fallen, Criminal, Unseen, The Kept Woman, The Last Widow, The Silent Wife, and After That Night. There are also two short stories featuring Will Trent – Busted and Snatched.

The next Will Trent is This is Why We Lied and will be published on 20th June 2024 – please note that Hive U.K. currently have the Collectors Edition (first print run only, whilst stocks last) on pre-order with free U.K. delivery at £17.09

Grant County series

Set in the fictional town of Heartsdale, Georgia, (in the fictional Grant County) the narrative takes place from the perspective of three main characters: Sara Linton, the town’s pediatrician and part-time coroner; her ex-husband, Jeffrey Tolliver, who is chief of police; and his subordinate, detective Lena Adams. The series includes Blindsighted, Kisscut, A Faint Cold Fear, Indelible, Faithless and Beyond Reach (also called Skin Privilege). 

Standalone

Short stories