A Flicker in the Dark

By Stacy Willingham

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250803845
• ISBN13: 9781250803849
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Possibly the best book I’ve ever read

I loved the plot of the book and all of the surprises that are inside. Highly recommend anything by Stacy Willingham

Keeps you on your toes!

This book was great. It was hard to put down. Everytime I think I had it figured out I would second guess myself. Definitely will be reading again!

So good..Page-turner!

I devoured this book! Lots of twists and turns.

Thriller

This is a Psychological Thriller that will keep you guessing. I cannot believe this is a debut book because it was so good. I was pulled it to this story right for the beginning, and I did not want to put it down. This book kept me guessing, and it kept having me changing mine mind on who did it. The main character of this book was not lovable, but she made me root for her by the end. The ending of this book was so great, but I also loved the beginning of this book. If you love a book with a ton of suspense and keeps you on your toes then this is the book for you. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

Only got through chapter 8

My librarian used to tell me, “you have to read through at least chapter 3 to give a book a shot.” Sorry Mrs. Ruud, I only made it through 8. Maybe this is fantastic and it’s just me. Maybe it seemed predictable or like a story I’ve read before. Maybe it wasn’t great. I’m no expert and I certainly have never written a book. I’ll try it again someday. Maybe.