Girl, Forgotten

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 ...
Praise for Karin Slaughter:
'Crime fiction at its finest' Michael Connelly
'Fiction doesn't get any better than this' Jeffrey Deaver
'Simply one of the best thriller writers working today' Gillian Flynn
'In a class of her own' West Australian
'One of the best crime novelists in America' Washington Post
'Every Karin Slaughter novel is a cause for celebration' Kathy Reichs
Praise for Girl, Forgotten:
'Slaughter skillfully leads readers on a thrilling journey into the past to solve the murder that a small town wants to forget, yet is still haunted by.' Library Journal, starred review
'Layer upon layer of mystery, a great cast of characters, and some genuinely startling twists. This is Slaughter at her best.' Booklist, starred review
'Slaughter reliably entertains.' Publishers Weekly