#105 in Thriller
The Forgotten
- 464
- Pages
- about 9 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 15 weeks on the list, peaked at #2
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About the book
The second title in David Baldacci's bestselling 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.
Reading order · John Puller series
Full order & progress →- Zero DayStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - The ForgottenThis book
7.77.7 / 10 - The Escape
7.87.8 / 10 - No Man's Land
7.87.8 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 96 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 11 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 85 | 89% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Really great story from start to finish. Glad that he got to the bottom of everything and so kind of him to let those people stay in the house that was left to him by his aunt. I guessed the wrong mole in the police station in Paradise.”
“John Puller is Jack Reacher, but with just a bit more personality and he's still enlisted. I really enjoy the characters Baldacci builds beyond the main characters. I still haven't loved a character as much as I do Oliver Stone, but these will grow on me.”
Frequently asked
How long is The Forgotten?
It has 464 pages — longer than 61% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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