Girl, Forgotten: A Chilling Psychological Horror Thriller Unraveling Secrets and Lies in a Small Town

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 crime fiction 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 unsolved 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 solve a gripping mystery and 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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Published Apr 11, 2023

397 pages

Average rating: 7.44

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faetedfantasy
Aug 18, 2024
6/10 stars
3.5 ⭐️
This book kept me engaged and excited whilst reading it. However the last 20% was strung along a bit far and unfortunately the ending wasn’t as surprising as I had hoped for!
Louise K
Mar 09, 2026
7/10 stars
A good read overall, I found it fairly slow and I’m not a fan of long chapters but wasn’t disappointed by the end. Would recommend.
SherylStandifer
Nov 04, 2025
8/10 stars
Well done yarn about a young high schooler in the late 1970’s who became pregnant by an unknown participant at a party of her clique-mates. And she is trying to figure out the culprit, before she is killed on the night of her senior prom. There are many layers in this story in the past, and up to present day, that keeps the reader guessing.
Lotusbookworm247
Mar 30, 2025
7/10 stars
Love Karin Slaughter. This book did drag on but the ending made everything make sense. Twisty turny mystery !
Danie03
Jul 27, 2024
10/10 stars
Love Karin slaughter

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