This was another winner in the Forgotten Files series, it had everything that I was expecting from this type of book and from the series. The characters felt like they were supposed to and enjoyed how they worked in this universe. I thought Mary Burton wrote this perfectly and left me wanting to read more from them.

I found the premise of this book to be so interesting, I thought I would love it but unfortunately it just did not do it for me.

The Forgotten Files Series is a gripping suspense thriller.

Julia Vargas has decided to reopen the Hangman case that has haunted her for 25 years since her father took his life over this case.

This book is fast paced and you cannot put it down until the very end. It keeps you guessing on the suspects the whole time until your mind is blown.

We get POVs not only for Novak and Vargas who are the two cops working this case but we also get some good POVs from the serial killer themself.

My only issue with this book is that the audiobook narrator just makes the book sound a little cheesy definitely when she’s talking to her partner Novak.

Genre: Crime Thriller
APK: Ebook & Audio
Pages: 349
Audio Length: 5 hours and 56 minutes
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️
Series or Standalone: Book 3 in the forgotten files

Content Warnings: Talk of Rape

The Hangman is an engaging thriller that will keep you on your toes until the end.
We follow along with Julia, a Virginia State cop, as she digs deeper into the unsolved murder cases her father worked on before he committed suicide twenty years ago.
When a new body is found with connections to Julia, the clock starts ticking to find The Hangman before it's too late.

This book was phenomenal; it had everything I would want in a detective thriller.
The book starts with a bang and doesn't let up; there is no slow pacing here, and I was never bored.
There are a lot of details and thought put into this storyline, and many characters had a hand in this case.
Burton did an excellent job with the timeline of events and highlighted how strenuous solving a cold case can be.
There is plenty of mystery among the many connections and revelations.

Burton is a new to me author, but I will be reading the rest of the books in this series. I highly recommend picking this one up.
Thank you, NetGalley, Mary Burton, and Kensington Publishing, for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

DNF @ 20%. This is one that I really wanted to like, but just didn't. I didn't care for our romance/partnership and wasn't particularly interested in our murder. Not for me. Will try the author again in the future, though.

Complex and addictive - everything you want in a mystery - past and present intertwining, serial killer never caught, suicide always questioned, evil mafia thugs, and two detectives who won't give it up for their own reasons. Grabs you from beginning to end!

This talented author has written a page turner. Red herrings kept me guessing until almost the ending. Characters come alive on the pages. Murder and intrigue. Serial killer from the past and now the present. I could not put this story down until the last page. Although fiction, this reads like nonfiction. Thanks Netgalley.

This was fantastic. It was very supenseful and atmospheric. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this ARC!

Great book! Thus book had a bit of everything!! It had high suspense, intrigue, action packed, murder, mystery, serial killer, a fantastic who done it and even some hot romance!! The storyline was very interesting and had me glued to my kindle!! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and Kensington books for sharing this book with me!! A cop who followed her father into law enforcement becomes obsessed with the case that broke him more than twenty years earlierr, a sexually sadistic serial killer known as the Hangma!! Julia Vargas is a cop with a mission. When she’s not chasing down bad guys, Julia dedicates her time to investigating the Hangman serial killer, the same unsolved case that her father, Jim Vargas, was working on when he supposedly shot and killed himself three decades before. While rumors continue to swirl around her father’s death, Julia attempts to hunt down the truth!