Claire Campbell has been living in the shadow of her sister Natalie’s disappearance for 22 years. The tragic event, the divorce of her parents and strained relationship with her mother, sends Claire away to New York for a chance at a normal life. When she loses out on a promotion as a journalist and her mother is injured at home, Claire travels back to her tiny town in South Carolina hoping to regroup for a couple months. Discovering an old undeveloped roll of film in her sister’s belongings and connections to other missing girls catapults Claire into looking deeper at the days leading up to Natalie’s disappearance.

I’ve had this book on my Netgalley shelf for a while and was just waiting for the audioboook to come along. I’m so glad I waited as the final version had a lot of final edits and revisions.

I am a fan of Stacy’s writing and the mysteries she’s able to create. The true crime aspect always seems to hit the right notes and I loved the investigation. There were so many clues and red herrings, I was surprised at many of the twists and how the story unfolded. Claire was a great character to follow, I really liked her. Showcased as the younger sister idolizing her sibling was very relatable. Her investigative journalist background complemented the story very well, she was smart and caring to a fault, it didn’t feel forced. The different characters and Marcia’s journal entries had me connecting the dots all over the place, just like a true crime junkie that I am!

Narration by Helen Laser and Karissa Vacker blended so well and connected the two stories. Helen narrates Marcia’s journal chapters and I liked her delivery, bringing that character to life. Karissa Vacker does majority of the narration as part of Claire’s POV. Her voice work is one of the best and she just brings an awesome atmosphere to mystery thrillers – I know I’ll have a great time.

Definitely recommending this as a late summer mystery read!

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and Minotaur Books for the review copies – publishes August 26 and August BOTM selection.

Title: Forget Me Not
Author: Stacy Willingham
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Rating: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️