A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel

· Minotaur Books
4.2
58 reviews
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368
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A New York Times Bestseller

“A smart, edge-of-your-seat story with plot twists you’ll never see coming. Stacy Willingham’s debut will keep you turning pages long past your bedtime.” —Karin Slaughter

When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.

Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer?

From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.

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4.2
58 reviews
Kristin Keele
September 29, 2023
Thrilling, intense, mysterious. Chloe's father was arrested when she was 12 for murdering 6 teenage girls, now 20 years later her father is still in prison but more girls go missing with the same mo. This book had me glued, the twist and turns had me second guessing all the things I thought I knew. I really enjoyed this book and its characters.
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DJ Sakata
January 20, 2022
This was an intense and brilliantly nuanced tale with an exceptionally evocative style and held a well-crafted and distinctive aura of tautness from the first word to the last period. I fell right into the character’s troubled gray matter and itched, sweat, and hyperventilated right along with her. My cuticles are a ragged mess! The writing style was lyrical, emotive, and vividly detailed to taunt the senses. The storylines were fiendishly paced and kept me on edge and guessing. The little pea in my brain was shuddering. I was wrecked, then hopeful, then wrecked yet again while spinning and discarding numerous theories only to come back around to them again while working my way through this intricate web. Everything about this book was extraordinary and I was flabbergasted to note it was the author’s debut. Stacy Willingham's word voodoo is strong! She is a phenom, definitely one to watch, and is now residing at the top of my favorites list.
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Brian Johns
January 30, 2022
The the most fun I've had reading in years! a perfectly written, suspenseful, and emotional story. I found myself caring for the characters, like we had become friends and confidants. I will buy and read every future book by this talented author! read "A Flicker in the Dark" now!
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About the author

STACY WILLINGHAM worked as a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies before deciding to write fiction full time. She earned her BA in Magazine Journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in Writing from the Savannah College of Art & Design. She currently lives in Charleston, SC with her husband, Britt, and Labradoodle, Mako. A Flicker in the Dark is her first novel.

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