A Flicker in The Dark – review (AD)

I was kindly given an electronic copy of A Flicker in The Dark by Stacy Willingham in exchange for an honest review*.

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A Flicker in The Dark book blurb

When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town.

By the end of the summer, Chloe’s father had been arrested as a serial killer and promptly put in prison.

Chloe and the rest of her family were left to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.

Now 20 years later, Chloe is a psychologist in private practice in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding.

She finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to get. Sometimes, though, she feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients.

And then a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, and that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, and seeing parallels that aren’t really there, or for the second time in her life, is she about to unmask a killer?

In a debut novel that has already been optioned for a limited series by actress Emma Stone and sold to a dozen countries around the world, Stacy Willingham has created an unforgettable character in a spellbinding thriller that will appeal equally to fans of Gillian Flynn and Karin Slaughter.

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My overall thoughts on A Flicker in the Dark

I thoroughly enjoyed A Flicker in The Dark – it had me gripped right from the start.

When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing from her small town in Louisiana and she was terrified she was going to be next.

The flashback chapters capture the intensity and fear really well.

By the end of that fateful summer, Chloe’s own father was arrested and imprisoned for being a serial killer and she hasn’t spoken to him since his arrest.

Fast forward 20 years later and Chloe is still dealing with the trauma of her childhood, except now she is psychologist living in a different small town, helping teenagers deal with their own trauma.

Chloe is engaged to be married and although has issues with drugs seems to be happy but still troubled.

She’s working hard and planning her wedding when the rug gets pulled from under her – a local teenage girl has gone missing, and then another and it feels like that terrifying summer 20 years ago all over again!

Is she paranoid, and seeing parallels that aren’t really there, or for the second time in her life, is she about to unmask a killer?

Chloe starts to question her own fiancé and teams up with a New York Times journalist in the hunt for this killer.

Her grip on reality is completely tested while on this dangerous path where she faces demons from her childhood, puts her own life in danger and misplaces her trust.

There’s lots of twists and turns, and the reader is kept guessing to who is really behind these heinous crimes.

When reading the acknowledgements at the end of the book I was really pleased to learn that A Flicker in The Dark has already been optioned for a limited series by actress Emma Stone and sold to a dozen countries around the world. I think it will make great viewing! ,

If you’re a fan of Gillian Flynn, as I am, then definitely read A Flicker in The Dark.

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*Disclaimer

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