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A Flicker in the Dark

By: Stacy Willingham
Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
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Publisher's Summary

Best Thrillers of 2022

She thought the murders had stopped. She was wrong.

The instant New York Times bestseller, soon to be a major TV series, developed by Emma Stone

Chloe Davis’ father is a serial killer.

He was convicted and jailed when she was 12, but the bodies of the girls were never found, seemingly lost in the surrounding Louisiana swamps. The case became notorious, and Chloe’s family was destroyed.

His crimes stalk her like a shadow.

Now Chloe has rebuilt her life. She’s a respected psychologist in Baton Rouge and has a loving fiancé. But she just can’t shake a tick-tick-tick of paranoia that, at any moment, it might all come crashing down.

As does something darker.

It is the anniversary of her father’s crimes, and Chloe is about to see her worst fears come true—a girl she knows goes missing.

The nightmare has started again....

©2022 Stacy Willingham (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic Reviews

"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, Sunday Times best-selling author)

"An impressive debut - full of switchback twists." (Cara Hunter, author of the Sunday Times best-selling DI Fawley series)

"Haunting, lyrical and utterly compelling! These are just a few of the words of praise one could use to describe A Flicker in the Dark. Author Willingham takes us on an unstoppable journey through the psychology of evil, and of courage (in many senses), all told in a pitch-perfect literary style. Once you start reading, you will not put it down." (Jeffery Deaver, author of the Sunday Times best-selling Lincoln Rhyme and Colter Shaw series)

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Great crime novel

Had my suspicions throughout. Love how it all came together in the end. Great voice actor too. Would recommend

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Crime, drama and tangents!

The author goes off on annoying tangents. Telling the reader things they have already read several times. The story is good, but the main character is a bit annoying.

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Page Turner!

The perfect combination of suspense, mystery and chilling intrigue with beautifully constructed twists that will keep you turning the page right til the end.

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This book was excellent!

I read this as I saw it recommended a lot and it did not disappoint!!! Brilliant narration, as always by Karissa. The story was great, enough detail and twists to keep you going the whole way. Great read!

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Soo disappointed

The audiobook was a slow burn. It would jump to different storylines throughout the book. More investigation and twist needed.
Wasn't much of a twist, I easily caught on before it even finished.
Can't believe they're making a tv show based on this !!
Super disappointed with it.

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You will never know who did it

I usually can pick who the killer is but in this book I couldn’t. I was suspecting from everyone. Everyone had a motif. Amazing book. Cant wait how the tv series are adapted but I doubt as any other book it be as good as the real one

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Worth the listen

Not the best but far from the worst. If you like thriller books I recommend

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Kept me guessing

Main character was a little annoying but really loved the unexpected twist at the end

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Good premise annoying character

Loved the the idea of the story. Liked the mystery the suspense and the twist. But the main character was infuriating. So many instances where I almost didn’t finish because I just didn’t like the main character. But I stuck it out just to see if I was correct in guessing the twist.

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Eh

I found this hard to get into.
The psychological decision made by the main character didn’t make sense.

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