The Forgotten Girls (Book #1 in the Suburban Murder Series)
Publisher Description
In an elite suburb of New York City, girls are dying. That doesn’t happen in Greenvale, with its immaculate lawns, exclusive yacht clubs and multi-million dollar mansions. But behind its perfect façade, its trimmed hedges and luxury cars, a darkness lies. Girls, dependent on Adderall, outmaneuver each other to get into top colleges, while the mothers’ need to live vicariously only makes it worse.
Bella DeFranco is one of the Bronx’s top SVU detectives. At only 37, she disarms everyone with her stunning good looks, yet she is as tough as most men—and a lot smarter, too. Yet when is summoned to Greenvale, she finds herself getting lost in a case that even she can’t comprehend. She stumbles into a land of secrets, a place where husbands hide their pasts from their wives, where friends are not what they seem, and where no one wants to know too much. As she digs deeper into layers of suburban dysfunction, she comes to learn that, behind all the fake smiles, there is a subtle violence--rivaling even her crime-ridden streets of the Bronx.
With a killer on the loose, time running out, and a new partner who never recovered from his washed-up alcoholic days, the odds are stacked against Bella. She is determined, though, to save these girls, whatever the cost. Yet as she gets close, the depth of psychosis she discovers shocks even her….
Customer Reviews
The Forgotten Girls
Great story by Alexia Steele! I really enjoyed this author’s writing! Leads you on a lot of trails on who done it & keeps you interested & guessing. I recommend you reading it. 3 12 2024 Camie12
The forgotten girls
I almost didn’t read because I didn’t like the cover 😢😘. It was well worth the effort. A very intriguing page turner that kept me guessing !!! 5 stars from me 👏👍
Latinx stereotypes
This book was a pretty standard murder mystery in my opinion it like a little depth also included some stereotypes that I felt were kind of offensive to be honest so that left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth