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*《Booklist》強烈推薦本書
* 多位作家的盛情推薦，包括：
獲史鐸克獎，與史蒂芬．金合著《魔符》的恐怖小說家彼得．史超伯（Peter Straub）、
《蒙上你的眼》作者喬許梅勒曼（Josh Maleman）、
《心形盒》作者喬希爾（Joe Hill），以及
《紐約時報》暢銷書《Behind her Eyes》作者Sarah Pinborough

他曾深愛一個自己怎麼也記不得的女人，莫非她偷走他的心？
不是。她偷走的，是他的記憶。

26歲的哈維（Harvey Anderson）是一名來自新澤西州的街頭音樂藝人，非常享受現在的自由表演生活。當他莫名招來一群暴徒騒擾後，接種發生被綁架、歐打，徹底劃破他原有的平靜日子。

哈維被暴徒迫問一位名叫莎莉（Sally Starling）的女子的下落，並提出一張他曾與莎莉在2010年於另座城市簽署一份租約，證明他們曾經認識，而且同居。哈維完全不記得認識莎莉，對租約上的另座城市更感到陌生。慘遭這群暴徒施虐後，他被帶到暴徒首領「蜘蛛」（Spider）的面前。這個男人眉宇間，有個像鳥的圖案，不是一般人熟稔的麻雀或山鳥，而是有利爪的猛禽，這令哈維感到噁心和恐懼。

蜘蛛告訴哈維，莎莉偷走他一樣極為珍貴的東西，因此花費九年時間找她。無意間發現，莎莉曾是哈維的女朋友，想必哈維一定知道莎莉的下落。哈維對這個女人完全沒記憶。如果他們倆人曾經相愛與同居，哈維怎麼可能忘記她？蜘蛛彷彿能讀懂哈維的心，直接了當告訴他：莎莉擁有一種天賦，能夠選擇性地抺去人們的記憶。

哈維的記憶真的被抹掉了嗎？即使如此，蜘蛛咬定哈維是唯一能引出莎莉的關鍵人物，因此不斷威脅利誘他協助找出莎莉。另一方面，當哈維的記憶被敲醒後，潛藏在記憶深處的情感慢慢浮現在哈維的腦中：一些模糊的印象、一名跳舞的女人、公園的棧道，還有那些與莎莉有關的感覺。哈維不知自己有多愛她，也不知她是好人還是壞人，但他壓根不希望莎莉落入蜘蛛的手裡。他必須在蜘蛛找她莎莉之前，設法先找到她。但是他如何尋找一名僅有模糊記憶的女人？又如何對抗邪惡的蜘蛛？

一個揉合腐敗、被操控的政治、一個連環殺手的黑暗秘密、一個絕望可怕的慾望，串起一個超自然的驚悚故事。

 

Rio Youers，加拿大作家，憑藉短篇小說《End Times》 和《Point Hollow》入圍「英國奇幻獎」（British Fantasy Award），同時，他的短篇作品收錄在多本著名文集裡。他的第一本小說《Westlake Soul》獲提名加拿大著名的圖書奬「Sunburst Award」。

 

“Sometimes it’s the story that thrills us. Sometimes it’s the writer. Whether we know it or not, we always want both. The Forgotten Girl gives us both....halfway through...you think, ‘I’d be glued to absolutely anything Youers is spinning.’”──Josh Malerman, author of Bird Box and Black Mad Wheel

“An absolute rocket—The Forgotten Girl is a supernatural thriller that thunders along at Mach 5 from the first page to the last. Written with a brutal lyricism, a savage wit, and a killer instinct for suspense, it’s a work that marks out Rio Youers as a big star.”──Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author of The Fireman and Heart-Shaped Box

“A page-turner of a novel with concepts that twist your mind, characters that tug at your heartstrings, and a narrative that leaves you breathless. The Forgotten Girl is a supernatural thriller that will ensure you never forget Rio Youers.”──Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

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“The Forgotten Girl has everything going for it. Rio Youers has seasoned an original plot with engaging, unpredictable characters, and a totally badass villain, concocting a heady thrill-fest that will keep you turning pages into the wee hours.”──F. Paul Wilson, New York Times bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series

“Rio Youers is one of the most vital, most exciting young talents to come along in this decade . . . [He] writes beautiful phrases and sentences, and he has an instinctive feel for horror’s flash points, those moments in a novel when its author must demonstrate that he can keep his head while his readers are cheerfully losing theirs.”──Peter Straub, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story and Shadowland

“How Youers manages to skillfully weave character development into a book filled with edge-of-your-seat action is a testament to his writing skills. This is a smart thriller that also explores the power of love and memory. Highly recommended.”──Booklist