The stunning new thriller from international No.1 bestseller Karin Slaughter, author of Pieces of Her, now a major Netflix series

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…

A Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 20/05/2018, 23/06/2019, 28/06/2020, and 04/07/2021

‘This thriller delivers. It’s twisty, touching and intense. I find it totally absorbing’ Adele Parks, author of One Last Secret

‘This first-class detective thriller is a dark, sophisticated gem of a read’ Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal

‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times

In the Sunday Times bestselling book Girl, Forgotten, Karin Slaughter proves once again why she is a top name in the genre of crime and suspense. With a plot that keeps twisting and turning, this psychological thriller is a must-read for fans of procedural crime fiction.

For fans of Karen Rose (Quarter to Midnight), Kathy Reichs (The Bone Hacker), Patricia Cornwell (Port Mortuary), Michael Connelly (The Dark Hours), and David Baldacci (Absolute Power).

HarperCollins 2022