Murder, Forgotten is about a famous mystery writer who is starting to lose her memory. She is in the middle of writing a book but her minds wonders until she is unable to even write. Her husband is murdered in their house while only her and her assistant are home. The book follows her daughter as she tried to find out who killed her stepfather and to manage helping her mother through her dementia. I enjoyed this mystery but thought it was slow at the beginning. However, it picked up and kept me guessing until the end who the killer was. There was a shocking event about 75% in I was not expecting. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an arc for an honest review.

I volunteered to read this book, through netgalley in exchange, for an honest review. This book is well written and the characters are described well. This book has mental health representation. This is the first book I have read by Deb Richardson-Moore and I will definitely read more books by this author in the future. I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone. This writing style in this book will have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out who did it. This book is in stores now for $12.95 (USD).

This book took me much too long to get through unfortunately. I think the main problem was the over abundance of characters.
The core mystery is really good, lots of great twists and it's not easy to puzzle out who the culprit is, even though there are quite a few clues given. I did figure out some of the twists ahead of time (the "forgotten" part was pretty obvious), but the author has quite a clever explanation for the motive and it made the book shine.
Like I said, I got really bogged down with the sheer number of characters and how they all related to the story. I almost needed to keep a list of who was who and the relationships because there were so many.
Overall, this is a solid mystery with surprises, if you can take the time to sort it all out.

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I picked up this book since it is set in North Carolina, I live in NC albeit on the other side of the state, and I am glad I did.

Julianna is an author who is trying to finish her book before dementia sets in completely but then her husband is murdered and she takes off to Scotland in case she is in danger as well. But within days she heads back to NC where her daughter has moved in.

The investigation deepens when we learn just how many people had keys to the house, and with Julianna’s memory fading quickly she wonders if even she could have done something.

I enjoyed the story. The suspense was palpable and I felt so bad for Julianna at times. Her confusion is heartbreaking. The story was unique and enjoyable. I will be looking for more from this author.

Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

An excellent mystery, well written and highly entertaining.
It's fast paced and I loved the fleshed out and likable cast of characters, the descriptions of the setting, the solid mystery that kept me guessing.
The plot is full of twists and turns, lots of secrets and it's quite dark at times.
I can't wait to read another book by this author, strongly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Deb Richardson-Moore brings us a modern southern mystery, a family drama, set in Charleston and Sullivan's Island, North Carolina, a small, insular community of lifelong friends, and on the Eastern coast of Scotland, along the Fife Coastal Path. Our story is told from the vantage point of Logan Arnette, mid-20s, an artist and office maven for a physician's office in Charleston. Logan is the daughter of well-known mystery novelist Julianna Burke, and step-daughter of Connor Burke. Julianna is going through a mental crisis in the midst of writing her seventh mystery and during that period of possible dementia/early Alzheimer's, her beloved husband of 22 years, Connor, is murdered in their home on Sullivan's Island.

The rapidly accelerating confusion Julianna is suffering and the possibility that she might be in danger herself convinces Sheriff Royson of Charleston County to allow Julianna and her live-in assistant Margot to retreat to their second home in Scotland while the investigation into Connors death is underway. When the family home crime scene is released, Logan moves back temporarily from her Charlotte apartment to care for her mother's Shiba Inu, Annabelle, while her mother is overseas. Julianna's dementia symptoms are intensifying daily even isolated in Scotland, and she feels compelled to return home in just a matter of days. At that point, her mom is so frail and confused that Logan feels a need to remain in the family home with her and Margot despite the lengthy daily commute to her job in the city. Representatives of Julianna's publisher are in and out as is Harrison Arnette, Julianna's son and as is normal, the neighbors come and go. But clues are few and far between, and it is reluctantly suspected that perhaps in her altered mental state Julianna may have killed her husband Connor. Everyone who knew them can't believe that. Theirs was the sort of relationship songs are written to honor. Everyone who knew them also had keys to their home where the welcome mat was always out, making for an ever-widening investigation. Julianna though, can't be sure she didn't, which only adds to her mental confusion and angst. Logan would do anything to give her mother peace of mind. But that is something neither law, church or daughter can provide. Is it a mystery Julianna can live with?

I received a free electronic ARC of this novel from Netgalley, Deb Richardson-Moore, and publisher Lion Hudson, LTD. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me. I have read this novel of my own volition, and this review reflects my honest opinion of this work.

A unique story that starts with a murder and builds mystery from there.
Julianna Burke, a best selling celebrity author, is slowly losing her memory. She is working hard to finish a book when her husband is murdered in their home. The investigation discovers that her husband is killed in the same manner as the death in her latest book, the one she keeps starting and stopping. The worst part, she keeps forgetting her husband is dead.

Burke's daughter returns home to aid in the investigation of her beloved step father's death. Mother and daughter were never close, so she discovers her mother's condition upon her arrival. In order to find who murdered their husband/ father, they must join forces to overcome Julianna's memory and the killer's attempts to stop them.

WOW! This was a well thought out mystery/ thriller. The back story is terrific, the characters exactly right. Clues come quickly and well disguised. A 5 star read that you won't figure out until the reveal.

Reminiscent of Agatha Christie, Murder Forgotten is a wonderful, old-fashioned murder mystery that kept me guessing up to the very end. With layers of hidden clues and a mid-book plot twist that had me sitting up and saying, “What!?! No!”—I absolutely loved this book!
*I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

It’s a warm day in February on Sullivan’s Island, SC and neighbors and friends have gathered for an impromptu cocktail party at at the home of author Julianna Burke and her husband Connor. The next day, Connor is dead and everyone is a suspect.

There’s one big problem. Julianna, although desperate to discover her husband’s killer, is in the early stages of dementia. Slipping in and out of a mental fog, she tries desperately to remember what happened the day Connor died. Her daughter Logan, staying with her mother at the beach house, is investigating on her own. As the two women move closer to the truth, devastating secrets are revealed, secrets that they might not survive.

Told in the alternating voices of Julianna and Logan, this dark and heartbreaking mystery grabs you from the first pages, set in an eerie cold Spring in Scotland. The plot quickens after Julianna returns to South Carolina. The settings are evocatively described, the characters are realistic and the story is suspenseful with a totally unexpected ending. I especially loved the fragile Julianna who bravely fights losing her memories. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lion Hudson Ltd and Deb Richardson-Moore for this ARC.

Julianna is a best selling author with a secret, she is losing her memory. Told in alternating POVs from Julianna and her daughter Logan, they try and solve the murder of Julianna’s husband Connor. Can Julianna remember before it is too late?

I was changing my guess on what would happen until the very end. Those twists.

A good who done it but you have to get over the start which had me more confused than Jules. It was a clever idea and very twisty. I didn’t love it though but a decent read.

Julianna is losing her memory and has lost her husband. In the aftermath, she is trying to put the pieces together including trying to determine if she is the one who murdered him! The plot and telling of the story felt like a classic mystery with numerous characters and dangerous secrets. At times, I felt there were too many characters and too many secrets. I was getting turned around trying to keep them all organized and wasn't able to really feel like I knew any of them enough to know whether they might be the murderer. This is my only complaint. Otherwise I remained enthralled and one step behind the author through the entire book. I look forward to more from this author.

A marvellous title for a marvellous book that was engaging, twisty, subtle and misleading. All the good things that a murder mystery deserves to have lots of. The people were all believable and the whole book came together to produce a very satisfactory "last page".

If you like a really good murder mystery, treat yourself to Murder, Forgotten.

'Murder, Forgotten' was a good mystery that needed some time to get warm with. I found the beginning slow with too much thoughts and dialogue, but at some point - I think when the story's focus switched more and more to Julianna's daughter - I got hooked and really dug into it. The solution to the murder was cleverly built and concealed long enough, with several surprises along the read. The premise of the story, that famous author Julianna Burke starts showing signs of dementia, forgetting the death of her husband and having to be reminded of it each new day, in the end doubting herself and her actions, even believing she might have something to do with the murder, was really tragic, but the resulting turn of events was even more sad. An interesting new twist on the mystery genre that kept me guessing and provided some entertaining reading time.

This is a HUGE case of WHODUNIT! I couldn’t let go of this book. Julianna is a famous mystery author, her husband is murdered, she is also losing her memory, and even though she knows she’s damn losing it, she keep recreating the moments in her head, and she really wants to find out what happened to her husband Connor, and who would want him dead.

The author of this book kept adding to the mystery, that I had to second guess who killed Connor. First, I thought it was one person then its someone else, then Logan, whose Julianna’s daughter, starts to peace what happened the day her step dad died, she was even asking questions, and being very involved. She even had to break down her relationship with her own mother, which wasn’t the best, since her mothers main focus was Connor more than anything. But imagine if someone in your circle had a whole bunch of secrets, and you as a reader didn’t even see it coming? YEA I was shoketh!

Thank you to NetGalley and Lion Hudson Ltd for this ARC.

I'd like to thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for providing a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This was my first book by this author, and I LOVE mysteries. Especially really good mysteries. Something that challenges and makes me think, grabs me and pulls me in to the story. Even if I 'solve' the mystery early on in the book, if the characters are well developed and the story is engaging, I don't mind if I know 'who dun it'.

This was a great book for me. The story about the author loosing her memory and then dealing with the death of her husband, how she reacts to that, the character development really pulled me in and I wanted to see what was next. It was a fast paced mystery book, and a bit of a book within a book, which can be challenging to do well, but I think this author really pulled that off.

I'll be sure to look for other titles by this author.

The plot was really intriguing and I enjoyed all the twists throughout the whole story. But, the story felt really confusing and stretched at the first few pages and got a bit bored out. But again loved how the ending was written.

An easy read with a few suspects and an interesting story. It is not a stand out book but still worth a read.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy.

Thank you Netgalley and Lion Hudson Ltd for an ARC of this book.This review and the comments are my honest opinion.
Julianne Burkes is a well-know mystery writer who is unfortunately showing signs of dementia. As this excellent thriller opens Julianna’s husband has been killed and she is desperate to find out who would have wanted to kill her husband and why.
There are a number of suspects in this thriller by Deb Richardson-Moore and the author does an excellent job of building each character that at any point in this story you are sure you know who the killer is. This was a thoroughly interesting book and new author for me and I look forward to reading another thriller by this author.

Although "Murder, Forgetten" starts off slightly slow and very confused, it quickly becomes a thriller filled with breakneck twists and turns.

While I didn't love the killer's identity, I really enjoyed the journey there. I definately plan on checking out other books by Richardson-Moore!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to enjoy this book!