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Girl Forgotten by April Henry

Girl Forgotten

April Henry

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers · Paperback · May 28, 2024

★ An Edgar Award Winner ★ Piper Gray starts a true-crime podcast investigating a seventeen-year-old cold case in this thrilling YA murder mystery by New York Times bestselling author April Henry.

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Who it’s for
A podcast reopens a seventeen-year-old murder case, bringing danger close to the investigation.
Genres
YA Mysteries, YA Crime Thrillers, YA Horror
Published
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, May 28, 2024

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About this book

★ An Edgar Award Winner ★ Piper Gray starts a true-crime podcast investigating a seventeen-year-old cold case in this thrilling YA murder mystery by New York Times bestselling author April Henry. Seventeen years ago, Layla Trello was murdered, and her killer was never found. Enter true-crime fan Piper Gray who is determined to reopen Layla’s case and get some answers. With the help of Jonas—who has a secret of his own—Piper starts a podcast investigating Layla’s murder.

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But as she digs deeper into the mysteries of the past, Piper begins receiving anonymous threats telling her to back off the investigation, or else. The killer is still out there, and Piper must uncover their identity before they silence her forever. And don’t miss these other chilling thrillers from April Henry: In the Blood, When We Go Missing, Stay Dead, and Two Truths and a Lie.

Cases That Linger

A podcast reopens a seventeen-year-old murder case, bringing danger close to the investigation.

Come here for

  • A cold-case mystery sparked by true-crime podcasting
  • The uneasy pull of threats and a killer still at large

Expect

  • A tense YA crime thriller centered on a long-unsolved murder
  • An investigation that grows more dangerous as Piper searches for answers

Where it sits

YA Mysteries71%
YA Crime Thrillers44%
YA Horror34%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Tech & Digital Life
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Loners & Outsiders for Teens
  • YA Mysteries
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  • YA Crime Thrillers
Authors
April Henry
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published
May 28, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Tech & Digital Life