Wow!!!!Forgotten Girls by D.K. Hood is the forth book in the excellent Special Agent Beth Katz series and I have loved the way this author writes. From the very first book I was hooked and looked forward reading her other books within this series. This book was no different and another 5 star read.

If you want an excellent series to start and enjoy this is a series for you. It will not disappoint. Its excellent!!!

I highly recommend this book and this author.

Special Agent Beth Katz races through the dense Montana woodland toward a small, isolated cabin. She’s investigating the disappearance of her partner Dax Styles’s sister and Beth finally has a solid lead. A young woman with long brown hair and cornflower blue eyes, just like Dax’s, shakes in the kitchen. It’s clearly Ginny, but before Dax can speak to his long-lost sister, Beth hears a noise from outside. In a rundown outbuilding, they discover another young girl, reported missing just weeks before. Dressed in a thin nightie, Ava cowers as Beth breaks into the padlocked room. Her captor has fled.
Th fourth outing for Beth & Dax & another edge of seat read. Whilst it could easily be read on its own I’m loving how relationships are developing especially Beth & Dax’s. The pace is good & the descriptions very good & although it has some dark themes there aren’t graphic scenes. There are twists & turns as well as tension & suspense. A very good addition to the series
I voluntarily read and reviewed a special copy of this book; all thoughts and opinions are my own

Forgotten Girls is the fourth book in the Beth Katz series by D.K. Hood and it is fantastic! I made the mistake of starting this book late one night and was up half the night reading to find out what would happen! This book will consume you, whether you're reading it or thinking about it. I absolutely loved the book and it kept my heart in my throat for most of it. You will be on edge wondering how Beth is going to get out of it this time. Forgotten Girls is my favorite book in this fantastic series.

In this book you get answers about what happened to Dax's sister when they were kids. She vanished down by the river one day when she followed Dax who was going fishing. Dax hid from her to play, but when Ginny vanished he felt terrible and that guilt has never left him. Beth told Dax she would look into it as she is a cybercrime genius and has access to the dark web. When Beth thinks she has a lead, she and Dax go to investigate. I won't go into detail here, but you finally get some answers. Dax and Beth are investigating missing girls in this book and are drawn into a much larger network of girls that have vanished.

Beth was in foster care and has terrible memories of being abused. This case really gets to her as she wants to find and help these girls. Will Beth and Dax be able to crack this sinister network open? When a group of guys show up to take Beth and Dax out will they be able to fight them off? Will Beth and Dax be okay? They're getting too close and someone is going to a lot of trouble to protect the network. Can Beth and Dax get answers before more girls are taken? Will they find the girls before it's too late? Forgotten Girls is available on July 31 and should go to the top of your TBR pile! This book can be enjoyed as a standalone but will mean more to those that have read the first 3 books. I'd like to thank NetGalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy of Forgotten Girls in exchange for a fair review! I hope D.K. Hood is busy writing book 5 in the series because I can't wait to read it! I rate Forgotten Girls 5 stars with my very highest recommendation! #ForgottenGirls

Another great crime thriller from DK Hood.
Beth thinks she’s found Styles’ missing sister but after years of searching for her, he tries to not get his hopes up.
When they go and visit the woman who Beth thinks is his sister, it’s clear there’s recognition between the two of them.
What they don’t realise is that Ginny was abducted by some men who are part of a wider paedophile ring and they will both soon be targeted by them.
Beth and Styles are attacked in their motel but it makes them more determined to find the ring leaders of this sick group.
This is a gripping crime thriller that I really enjoyed.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.

Forgotten Girls is book four in the Detective Beth Katz series by D.K. Hood.
A gripping read that had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
I loved the team and their character development throughout the series.
Hood grabs your attention from start, and the suspense throughout the book keeps you guessing.

Thank You NetGalley and Bookouture for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

Is it just me or the darker the story the more I crave reading it?!
Hood is the master of crime fiction and a genius when it comes to depraved cases and situations.
Readers learn a bit more about Styles and Katz seems more calm and her dark impulses are kept in check.
The team does take a lot of hits but that just sutures their comraderie and trust.
I do think Styles was jealous about Carter teaming up with Beth, which I loved because it’s time to push their relationship a bit.
I’m super eager to find out what happens next!!!

What a read! Absolutely love this book! It can't get more personal than this. Beth has found her - the sister of Dax, the one he's been looking for nearly his whole life. They have also found a lot more. This can be a hard read for people who are sensitive to grooming and child abuse. If you are not, then this is a fantastic read!

I devoured the book in one sitting (cooked lunch with the book in one hand), because it was simply not possible for me to let go of the book. I loved how everything is so personal to both Beth and Dax. The reader can feel the vibes, something really important is about to happen. Solid writing, character growth, excellent plot... what more do you really need?

The 4th installment of the Beth Katz series., and what a belter it is too. Beth thinks she may have found her partner jax's sister who disappeared when they were children.. The man who took ginny all those years ago has brainwashed her and locked her away . I thought the author wrote about this with sensitivity, due to the subject matter. There are bits in the book referring to trafficking. Can Beth and Jax return the lost souks to their families and will they get justice, someone's dark side is back in action?????? Who??? Highley recommend, can't wait for the next one...

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this awesome book

beth and dax at their best....

beth has finally got a clue to the whereabouts of dax missing sister... she went missing years ago and dax never gave up looking for her but this clue could be it....

their investigation takes them to a mining town where they find dax sister and her son.... but she will never give up her husband and does not believe him to be an abuser....

what was suppose to be a simple case of a missing person suddenly appears to so much more as the case unfolds and with hitmen coming out of the woodwork trying to them beth and dax need more help and suddenly jo and carter are on the scene helping them to bring in the biggest case of their lives

but can the tarot card killer get his man.... time will tell

wow its all high energy but also we get to see a different side to beth as she slowly starts to unravel her complex feelings being around more people....interesting times ahead

Yikes!
Beth and her partner, Styles, get involved in a case that becomes very personal to both of them. I enjoy watching their work and personal life evolve.
Can they track down the human trafficking ring they know is going on?
Can they discover all the key players?
Can Beth keep her own vigilante tendencies in check?
You need to read Forgotten Girls to get the answers!
As always, D.K. Hood gives us plenty of suspense, mystery and drama.
I do recommend reading the series in order. There is much backstory to Beth and Styles that you need to know about.

Many thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author for the opportunity to read this book for my honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

FBI Agent Beth Katz is back with a bang! And a case she has been determined to solve since being assigned to Rattlesnake Creek field office. That of her friend and colleague missing sister Ginny Styles.

And thanks to Beth's skills with a computer she is able to find a lead. One that has her believing Ginny is alive and well and living in a nearby mining town.

So, the pair with their boss's permission head off to see if Beth is correct. Yet, what they find is more than just Ginny Styles and her story is heartbreaking and shocking and sends Beth and Dax on a search for a paedophile ring that spans the globe.

However, mistakes are made and Ginny's husband/captor and another man are warned the FBI are on the warpath and so they escape kidnapping another girl in the process.

Which makes Beth and Dax, even more, determined to stop them.

But to do that they are going to need help. Especially as the ringleader is determined to stop them by any means necessary.

And with twists and turns, danger and suspense. This was a cracking read. That heart wrenchingly delves into the world of paedophilia, abuse and child slavery, and at times I found it hard to read. But I also couldn't put it down and I have to say this is my favourite of the series so far. And I can't wait for what happens next.

I would happily recommend this series to all. But please be aware abuse, child slavery, and paedophilia are a big feature of this storyline and maybe difficult for some to read. 😊

Detective Beth Katz Book 4.

This series is really starting to grow on me. Probably because the word Psychopath isn't used in nearly every sentence!

I was totally hooked on this plot and couldn't put it down. I can't wait to read more. A great read.

She bites her nails as she steals a glance at the stranger in the pickup truck beside her. She trusted him when he offered her a ride, but now, as he turns onto a deserted road leading into a dark pine forest, she knows she’s made a huge mistake.

Special agent Beth Katz races through the dense Montana woodland toward a small, isolated cabin. She’s investigating the disappearance of her partner Dax Styles’s sister who went missing as she walked home from school, and Beth finally has a solid lead. Outside the decrepit building, her heart pounds wondering what she will find on the other side of the door.

A young woman with long brown hair and cornflower blue eyes, just like Dax’s, shakes in the kitchen. It’s clearly Ginny, but before Dax can speak to his long-lost sister, Beth hears a noise from outside. In a rundown outbuilding, they discover another young girl, reported missing just weeks before. Dressed in a thin nightie, Ava cowers as Beth breaks into the padlocked room. Her captor has fled, but Beth will use every skill she’s got to track him down.

Working night and day, Beth uncovers more cases of young girls taken from remote roads near their homes. Twelve-year-old Shiloh Weeks vanished as she walked home just days ago. Her story remarkably similar to Ginny and Ava’s.

Beth and Dax are on a mission to stop to this twisted individual and save any new girls from being taken into the woods and lost forever. But when the trail leads them to a man impersonating a police officer to gain the trust of his victims, will Dax hand him over or take matters into his own hands?

Forgotten Girls is book 4 in the series of Beth Katz written by D.K.Hood

The subject matter is a difficult one to read about but D.K.Hood did a fabulous job. The subject is child trafficking, pedophilia,cyber crimes, sex slavery, slavery,buying and selling of babies and children and much much more. This is a very well written book and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I am very interested in all the subject matters and in learning more about them so maybe more of us can in fact can help. I truly encourage everyone to read this book and tell all your friends and family about it.

Dax and his sister are headed down to the river so Dax can go fishing. He sees they are getting close and he takes off like a rocket. Ginny Dax's sister yells at him to stop. When she gets to the river he isn't there and she can't see him anywhere but his fishing pole is. She hears a sound and turns very slowly around and sees a very tall man standing there. He is a police officer so she thinks she trust him. She asks him if he has seen her brother and tells her that that his partner has him. He also tells him that her parents are both dead and now he needs to take her some place safe as the killer is now after her. That is the last time Dax sees his sister.

Present time Dax is now an FBI agent he is working with his partner Beth Katz. Beth has her own past such as her father was and is a serial killer and is in prison.
Beth is helping Dax to try to find and his sister Ginny. They get a small hit and decide to follow it. they get the permission to travel and check out the lead. They are headed to Louan, Montana. They go the address they have for the girl named Rene and it is really Ginny.
They realize that they have opened up a bees nest when they take her and her little boy out of there and put them in protective custody. They learn of the man that took Ginny was the man she was still living with and then to their surprise a doctor that helped her give birth to not one baby but 5 babies.
It takes you down some very dark hallways from here and Beth will surprise you and you might even thank her and wish she were real. You are going to be pulling for these girls and wonder how many children out there right now are going through similar things. I know it's a very scary world out there. This is one of those books that you will not be putting down or forgetting anytime soon!

Happy Reading!!

This is the 4th book I read of the series and it seems like it's getting even better to follow The detective Beth Katz. The only way this book could be better would be if written in 1st person POV, but that is just a personal preference. I am very impatient to read more of the adventures of Beth Katz and Styles and I want to know what will happen with Styles' sister as well !

Thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Book four in this amazing series and this time it's personal, I am a huge fan of Hoods work they are an extremely talented author whose writing is exceptional and this series is no exception.

Katz an FBI vigilante with her own method of justice is a complex character, book four sees Styles and Katz investigate a child exploitation racket but this time it's personal for Styles after the discovery of his long lost sister Ginny.

Great to see the characters developing and the relationships between Katz and Styles becoming cemented.

Another intense engrossing series for her fans to devour.

Forgotten Girls (Detective Beth Katz #4) by D.K. Hood
Publisher: Bookouture
Genre: General Fiction (Adult), Mystery & Thrillers
Expected Publication Date: July 31, 2024

Forgotten Girls is the 4th book in the Detective Beth Katz series by D.K. Hood. I am absolutely obsessed with this series! This book can be read as part of the series, enjoyed as a standalone mystery, and as part of the Detectives Kane and Alton world because they are intertwined.

I have to say this has been my favorite book in this series (so far!). I think each book gets even better!

I absolutely loved the story. It was so intense and I could not put it down!

This fast-paced book had me on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next. I absolutely love the characters

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Another hit in the Beth Katz police procedural series. A really good plot with a personal connection to one of the FBI agents - Dax and Beth are trying to locate Dax's long time missing sister.

I found really enjoyable that there's a lot of relationship building and development between Beth and Dax and also more insights into Beth and her other relationships, including past trauma.

Importantly, this also featured the Tarot Card Killer - a key theme across each book - and humanises Beth as a psychopath/serial killer a bit more... I never know how to feel about this aspect. Ultimate moral dilemma.

I really enjoy D.K. Hood's style of writing and find myself struggling to put her books down every time and wanting a new release straight away!

I'll be picking up and recommending any Katz or Kane and Alton series books - the interconnectedness is fantastic.

Thanks so much to Debra for the buddy read (and for being so patient with my reading pace of late). Hopefully many more D.K. Hood buddy reads to come!

Publication date: 21 July 2024 (so out now!)

⚠️ Please check TWs online, notably the plot centres around a paedophile ring - thankfully with few details though ⚠️

Thanks to the author, bookouture and netgalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review

Book 4 in the series…. I raced through this pacy thriller in two days and it was a wild ride. I had no idea where the author was taking me, but I knew I wanted to follow…..⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Roll on the next book!

Gripping, intense, shocking, and hard to put down! Forgotten Girls is the brilliant new addition to the Special Agent Beth Katz series! I loved being back in this intensely personal investigation with Beth and Dax!

Using her computer skills, Beth has found a lead in the missing persons case of Dax's younger sister, Ginny, who went missing while walking home from school. Dax was a child when Ginny went missing and he has never given up hope of finding out what happened to her. When they get to the isolated cabin in Montana where Ginny is believed to be living, they not only find Ginny but another missing girl as well! Unfortunately, their captor was able to get away. Not willing to give up, Beth and Dax uncover more cases involving missing girls.

The stakes are incredibly high in this book, and I enjoyed the detective work that was done as well as getting to see a more vulnerable side of Beth. I also enjoyed how Beth and Dax continue to grow their working relationship and we get character development.

There is also a fair amount of tension, suspense, danger, twists, threats, and reveals in this book. The plot of this book involves predators, and it is dark and disturbing but D.K. Hood does no go into detail or provide any graphic scenes. Fans of this riveting series will be happy to see the Tarot Card killer makes a small appearance in this book!

I was fully invested in this addictive book and did not want to put Forgotten Girls down! The characters are fantastic and play very well off each other. I also enjoy D.K. Hood's writing and this series is fantastic! I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series!

This one was a wild ride. I was hooked from the beginning and definitely didn't want it to end. Definitely looking forward to the next crazy adventure beth and styles have