The Forgotten Girl
by David Bell
Paperback- $9.09

The bestselling author of Bring Her Home and Cemetery Girl presents a twist filled thriller about a troubled family whose secrets should ...

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  "The Forgotten Girl - a decent mystery" by nbaker (see profile) 06/12/17

Jason and Hayden are siblings. They were raised in the same house by the same parents, yet their lives took different turns.

Jason has been plagued by a haunting memory surrounding of his high school graduation night. He eventually moved to New York City where he married and began a career. With his marriage showing fracture lines, he and his wife decide to move back to Jason's small home town and try to make a second go of it.

Hayden has purposely distanced herself from her family for years. Alcohol, drugs and a bad choices in friends has kept her estranged from her family for years. She suddenly shows up unannounced at Jason's door one night, offers a somewhat sincere apology for her actions of the past and requests a favor. Saying she has some things she needs to tend to she asks if her teenage daughter can stay with them for a few days while she sets some things right.

Both Jayson and Hayden are harboring guilt, holding secrets and living with regrets over the disappearance of Jason's best friend, Logan, the night of graduation. Jayson and Logan had a fight -- a fist fight -- and Logan finally got up and walked away. He was never seen again and rumors have circulated for years whether he just left town or something more sinister happened.

This book held an interesting mystery, a decent plot and an insight into how far persons can go to cover up for a friend. The friendship between Jayson and his once best friend (a girl), Regan, seemed a bit too secretive for a man who was working on strengthening his marriage. However, my takeaway was that there is strength in family and honesty is always the best course of action. They say you can never go home, but for Jayson and Hayden, home was just where forgiveness and truth was directing them.

This was my second book by this author (Somebody I Used to Know being the first) and I look forward to future stories by him.

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