Sharp Objects: A major HBO & Sky Atlantic Limited Series starring Amy Adams, from the director of BIG LITTLE LIES, Jean-Marc Vallée

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From the author of the No.1 bestseller and international phenomenon GONE GIRL. Now a major HBO/SKY ATLANTIC TV series starring Amy Adams, with the director of BIG LITTLE LIES, Jean-Marc Vallee.

When two girls are abducted and killed in Missouri, journalist Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the crimes. Long-haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from her mother for years, Camille suddenly finds herself installed once again in her family's mansion, reacquainting herself with her distant mother and the half-sister she barely knows - a precocious 13-year-old who holds a disquieting grip on the town.

As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, she finds herself identifying with the young victims - a bit too strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story. Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what happened to her years before if she wants to survive this homecoming.

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4.1
368 reviews
piyumi jayasekera
February 1, 2015
The plot could have been structured better considering that it was easy to guess who was responsible for the killings and why. For the most part, you're left wondering and hoping for Camille to discover something ground breaking, but she only arrives it at the end. The style of narration is quite similar to Gone Girl where you're still left to imagine the rest of the story, which is great. But I would've have liked the story to have married the facts better to keep the reader more enticed and intrigued.
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Liana Harrison
January 12, 2024
relatively obvious ending. a lot of the plot left unanswered questions and not in a good way. could have created a deeper backstory for the main protagonist which is what was missed. not a huge page turner.
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Shamaal Sh
February 11, 2015
A beautifully crafted novel extremely well written and keeps you hooked she created extremely interesting characters with fantastic development and uncommonly interesting description, the only thing I wish was that it was a little less obvious, though it had some very well paced twists.
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About the author

GILLIAN FLYNN is the author of the #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller GONE GIRL, for which she wrote the Golden Globe-nominated screenplay, and the SUNDAY TIMES bestsellers DARK PLACES and SHARP OBJECTS. A former critic for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.

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