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

Name: Girl, Forgotten: A Chilling Psychological Horror Thriller Unraveling Secrets and Lies in a Small Town
Rating: 7.47 (187 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062858979

By Karin Slaughter

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“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

400 pages

Average rating: 7.47

187 RATINGS

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Shakira94

Jun 29, 2026

8/10 stars

It was a very well written story, and the plot was great (as are ALL of KS’s books!), but also terribly heart wrenching. Normally in other books we don’t get too much of the murder victims story from their perspective, but here, every other chapter was from Emily’s POV, you really get to bond with her as a character, so naturally her death is painful to read about. One thing I’m not fully satisfied with is the ending in regards to the identity of Judith’s father. I feel like it was a bit out of left field, maybe that’s why KS chose him to be the father, but still, I’m not sure I would’ve believed it with the ease everyone else did. Like hello?! What about a DNA test?? Anyway, all in all, I do recommend this book, I just think it’s a bit sad is all.

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