Overview
""[A] riveting tale . . ."" -Library Journal, on Her Sister's Death One War. Two Loves. A Lifetime to Remember. July 4, 1918, Nashville, Tennessee. Even as the war in Germany drones on, patriotism swells at home. There are celebrations, music, and dancing. But for five men-one train engineer, one porter, one salesman, one farmer, and one thief-the world will soon take a terrible and tragic turn. Summer, 1988. Ginny Campbell is a young woman unsure of her marriage and her future. Moving into a new house, she finds an old, abandoned trunk filled with carefully wrapped memorabilia, photos, and a woman's name. Intrigued, she sets out to uncover the mystery of the steamer trunk, leading her on a sweeping journey of love and loss that stretches back to 1918. Inspired by a true event. The great train wreck near Nashville on July 9, 1918, when two passenger trains collided due to human error, was a horrific disaster that killed over 100 people and injured hundreds more. The Great Forgottenis a gripping tale of five men whose lives were intertwined that fateful day and the ripple effect of this little-known American tragedy on the woman who knew them all.
Full Product Details
Author: K. L. Murphy
Publisher: CamCat Publishing, LLC
Imprint: CamCat Publishing, LLC
Dimensions:
Width: 21.50cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 13.90cm
Weight: 0.663kg
ISBN: 9780744311907
ISBN 10: 074431190
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 11 November 2025
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
""The Great Forgotten is a uniquely crafted work that keeps the reader wanting to know more. K. L. Murphy intertwines the present and the past in a skillful manner. A must read for lovers of historical fiction and readers all."" --Award-winning NYT and USA Today bestselling author Charles Todd ""Murphy (Her Sister's Death, 2022) gracefully memorializes this tragedy . . . emphasizing the importance of respect, dignity, and love."" --Booklist ""This moving narrative not only revisits a forgotten tragedy but also offers a compelling glimpse into the societal and economic forces shaping the Great War-era United States."" --Library Journal --Booklist The Great Forgotten is a uniquely crafted work that keeps the reader wanting to know more. K. L. Murphy intertwines the present and the past in a skillful manner. A must read for lovers of historical fiction and readers all.--Award-winning NYT and USA Today bestselling author Charles Todd
The Great Forgotten is a uniquely crafted work that keeps the reader wanting to know more. K. L. Murphy intertwines the present and the past in a skillful manner. A must read for lovers of historical fiction and readers all.--Award-winning NYT and USA Today bestselling author Charles Todd Murphy (Her Sister's Death, 2022) gracefully memorializes this tragedy . . . emphasizing the importance of respect, dignity, and love.--Booklist
Author Information
K. L. Murphy is the award-nominated author of Her Sister's Death, a 2023 Silver Falchion Finalist for Best Mystery and the January 2023 Once Upon a Book Club Pick. She is also the author of the Detective Callie Forde Mystery Series including Last Girl Missing and the forthcoming The Murderer's Girl as well as the Detective Cancini Mystery Series. Her short stories are featured in Deadly Southern Charm, Murder by the Glass, First Comes Murder, Friend of the Devil: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of the Grateful Dead, and Crime in the Old Dominion which she also co-edited.
