So Forgotten

Faith Bold #8

by Blake Pierce

When victims of a new serial killer are found hidden underground in abandoned storm shelters and silos across the rural Midwest, FBI Special Agent Faith Bold knows that her only hope of finding the next one in time is with her K9 German Shepherd, Turk. But this killer may just have a trap waiting, and be one step ahead….

SO FORGOTTEN is Book #8 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.

FBI Special Agent Faith Bold doesn’t believe she can ever return to the force after the trauma she’s been through. Suffering from past demons, she feels unfit for duty and content to retire—until Turk walks into her life.

Turk, a former Marine Corps dog, wounded in battle, suffers from his own demons. But he never lets it show as he gives everything to Faith to get her back on her feet.

Each are slow to warm up to each other, but when they do, they are inseparable. Each is equally determined to hunt down the demons chasing them, whatever the cost, and to watch each other’s backs—even at the risk of their own life.

A page-turning and harrowing crime thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured FBI agent, the Faith Bold series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night. Fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni are sure to fall in love.

Genres: Mystery

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 3, 2023

About the author

Blake Pierce is author of the bestselling RILEY PAGE mystery series, which includes seven books (and counting). Blake Pierce is also the author of the MACKENZIE WHITE mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); of the AVERY BLACK mystery series, comprising four books (and counting); and of the new KERI LOCKE mystery series.

An avid reader and lifelong fan of the mystery and thriller genres, Blake loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.blakepierceauthor.com to learn more and stay in touch.

Reviews

[Jacqi Coffee · Rating 1 out of 5]

The story is a solid 3.5-4.5 star book. This is true for the entire series.

But it gets an automatic one start for using an AI audio narrator instead of getting an actual narrator to save money or whatever. There are tons and tons of narrators out there who are just starting, good and don’t need a paycheck for their work. Many work off audiobook sales or even credits (I know from experience with said narrators.)

AI “art” is lazy and a theft of real people creating art.

[Jenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

So Forgotten is book eight in the Faith Bold series by Blake Pierce. FBI Special Agent Faith Bold and her partner, FBI Special Agent Mike Prince, caught another intrigue case of a serial killer who puts people into abandoned storm shelters and silos in the rural Midwest. On arrival, Faith and Mike had no idea where to start finding the killer. The readers of So Forgotten will continue to follow FBI Special Agent Faith Bold and her partner, FBI Special Agent Mike Prince.

I enjoy the way Blake Pierce intertwines the two plots in his stories, which ensures that I engage with his books. So, Forgotten kept up my interaction with the characters and story. I learn about rural Midwest USA. I like the way Blake Pierce portrays mental illness, which got me thinking about mental illness and what we as a community can do to help people with mental illness.

I love Blake Pierce's portrayal of his characters and the way they interact with each other throughout this book. So Forgotten is well written and researched by Blake Pierce. I like Blake Pierce's description of the settings of So Forgotten, which allowed me to imagine being part of the book's plot.

I recommend this book.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have given this 4/5 instead of 3/5, since the storyline is excellent (you do need to read or listen from the beginning of the series to appreciate it) but the narration is beyond horrible. PLEASE stop using the artificially generated narration. It's riddled with bizarre made-up words which exasperates the already harder to follow voice because of a British accent. The loud, abrupt nonsensical noises are irritating and takes away from losing oneself in the story. The voices changing for each character would be fine except that half the time the artificial narrator mixes them up and applies the wrong voice to the wrong character - would be better if they were all the same. Also, sometimes a character will speak MUCH louder and hurt my ears. I have to lower the volume but then can't hear the rest of the narration that is less blaring. Utterly horrible narration! If I weren't hooked on Faith Bold's journey, I'd give up. This is unfair to the author. Oh, and half the time Faith's partner's name is said as "Mikail" rather than his real name of "Michael" - even a British accent wouldn't normally completely change the character's name. I know what Michael sounds like when said in a British accent and it isn't "Mikail" as though Russian.

[sherri hummel · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am so frustrated with this series. I usually like Blake Pierce series. I have read many of them but this just sucks. Faith Bold is one of the worst Female leads ever! I have now completed 8 books. I still do not know the outcome of the main serial killer. Each book is redundant and I am considering skipping to the last book just to end it all.

[Laura Poppenwimer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is the most disturbing to date. Faith totally unhinged in her obsession to find the copycat killer. She is driving all of her support away with her paranoid behavior. Even with the bad decision making, she is still able to solve this latest serial killer and bring him to justice. This book ends badly but leaves room for the hunt to continue.

[Peggy J. Chambley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was somewhat better... I really do Love The Dog Turk.. So I continue to read...

[Tanya Hough · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story was good, but there were several issues with the audiobook edition. The reading was too fast, clipped, and full of mispronunciations. There were also these weird random blips of sound at irregular intervals. The editing must have been weak. The intonation in conversations was erratic, and the volume changed. This must be I.A. done poorly. Even the main character's name was randomly mispronounced as well as locations and several common words. Very disappointing and a bit frustrating.

So Lost was also read too quickly, rather deadpan, and some mispronunciations. Disappointing.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

AI narrator sucks.