The Forgotten Place

by Josh Griffith

Librarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ASIN: B00K4MG6IO.

Jimmy Connor, a down-on-his-luck L.A. club owner, returns to his hometown just outside Atlantic City to attend a high school reunion and recoup a sizable debt owed him. He's soon trapped in a web of blackmail and murder, fighting for his life when he's charged with the brutal slaying of a classmate. With the noose tightening and no one else he can trust, Jimmy turns to Rachel DiMauro, a local detective (and Jimmy's first love), to help him find the real killer and clear his name before its too late. THE FORGOTTEN PLACE is a bullet-train of a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat and guessing right up until the end.

Kindle Edition

First published May 4, 2014

About the author

Award-winning writer/producer Josh Griffith’s credits include: co-author (with Michael Malone) of the NY Times bestselling mystery novel The Killing Club, associate producer on the Francis Ford Coppola film Twixt, executive producer for the television series Angeles and Reyes & Rey (Sony Pictures Television), co-executive producer/headwriter for Hollywood Heights (Sony Pictures Television/Nickelodeon/Televisa), and co-creator of the hit show Sunset Beach (NBC/Spelling Entertainment). He has served as executive producer and head writer on the long-running daytime dramas One Life To Live and The Young & The Restless. His work garnered him five Emmy Awards and four Writer’s Guild Awards.

Reviews

[Laura Dorhauer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great murder mystery

Lots of language but a very good story line. Characters were life like and easy to visualize. Excited for more by this author

[Joey · Rating 5 out of 5]

"The Forgotten Place" is a spine-tingling page turner that draws the reader into L.A. club owner, Jimmy Connor's desperate world from the very first paragraph. Trying to collect a debt from his seedy business partner and former high school classmate, Jimmy returns to his New Jersey hometown to attend a high school reunion from hell. Jimmy has no idea what he is getting into or how involved his partner is with the Atlantic City mafia scene. He also is unaware of the grudges held against him by one of his former classmates. As the story unfolds Jimmy gets framed for several of his classmate's untimely deaths and is caught in a web of lies where he must fight for his freedom much like the character Manny Balestrero from Alfred Hitchcock's "The Wrong Man." In an attempt to save himself, Jimmy reaches out to his long lost love, local detective Rachel DiMauro and together they work to prove his innocence while keeping from getting killed in the process. I thoroughly enjoyed this suspenseful thriller and it's compelling message that no matter how far you move away you can never truly escape your past.

[Carolyn Dewalt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthy effort

3.5 for this thriller, my first by the author. In need of a good proofreader, but I do not fault the author for that. A lot of blood and a few too many police killed when did not need to occur. All in all the story kept my interest.

[Brenda Waggoner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kept me up late. Just when you think the story is over, it comes screaming back. Loved it!!

It was non stop action and the characters were great. I can't wait to read the next Josh Griffith story!

[Wpayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Forgotten Place

Another exciting fast paced story. Great read! Now looking for another Josh Griffith heart stopping adventure. Hard to put down once you start reading

[L Jerome Krovetz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

Plot has too many killings and people recover too fast. Switches from first person to thiRd not to my taste.

[Sandra Wells · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this author

Story twists and turns keeping you guessing. Well written. I would recommend it. It keeps you interested and turning the pages