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The Forgotten

By: David Baldacci
Narrated by: Ron McLarty, Orlagh Cassidy
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The second title in David Baldacci's best-selling series, The Forgotten is a fast-paced action thriller, featuring the hero of Zero Day – John Puller.

Criminal investigator John Puller is drawn closer to home when his aunt is found dead in her house in Paradise, Florida. The local police have ruled the death as an accident, but Puller finds evidence to suggest that she may well have been murdered.

On the surface the town lives up to its name, but as Puller digs deeper he realizes that this town and its inhabitants are more akin to Hell than Paradise. His belief is confirmed as evidence of strange and inexplicable events come to light. And when Puller learns the truth about what is happening in this once sleepy town, he knows that his discoveries will impact far wider than Paradise.

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Critic Reviews

The page-turner of the season.
One of the world’s biggest-selling thriller writers, Baldacci needs no introduction . . . Brilliant plotting, heart-grabbing action and characters to die for.
Baldacci inhabits the skin of his creations – tripping us up with unexpected empathy and subtle identification.
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A good time. Plenty of action and intrigue. Probably won't make you a Rhodes Scholar, but is better than a smack in the face with a wet fish.

To the producers: Stop with the stupid music and sound effects. That or do them well. It sounds like you have pirated the collated soundtracks of 1970's cop show pilots. Thankfully, there isn't too much of it.

A fine action thriller.

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I downloaded this as part of the John puller series. It keeps you in suspense the whole way.
Great author for all types of people

A must to listen to

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g.reat ztory li ne must read and listen to several times .... .. .. ..

great storyline must dead

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Some pros & cons - entertaining overall

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Really enjoyed this story from beginning to end. The narrator has a wonderful voice and read the characters really well. The sound effects were a bit different but okay but overall a Fabulous story. I would recommend it to a wide audience.

Great story, loved the characters in it

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