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Dark Places

The New York Times bestselling phenomenon from the author of Gone Girl

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Dark Places

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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 Your brother murdered your family. Your evidence put him away . . . the gripping second novel from the author of GONE GIRL and SHARP OBJECTS

Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she has been drifting, surviving for over 20 years on the proceeds of the 'Libby Day fund'. But now the money is running out and Libby is desperate. When she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept. But this is no ordinary gathering. The Kill Club is a group of true-crime obsessives who share information on notorious murders, and they think her brother Ben is innocent.

Ben was a social misfit, ground down by the small-town farming community in which he lived. But he did have a girlfriend - a brooding heavy metal fan called Diondra. Through her, Ben became involved with drugs and the dark arts. When the town suddenly turned against him, his thoughts turned black. But was he capable of murder? Libby must delve into her family's past to uncover the truth - no matter how painful...©2009 Gillian Flynn Action & Adventure Amateur Sleuths Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Thriller & Suspense Suspense Exciting Scary Fiction Crime Murder

Critic Reviews

A NEW YORKER 'REVIEWERS' FAVORITE'
A WEEKEND TODAY 'TOP SUMMER READ'
CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR'
Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre
Gillian Flynn's writing is compulsively good. I would rather read her than just about any other crime writer
With her blistering debut Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn hit the ground running. Dark Places demonstrates that was no fluke
Dark Places grips you from the first page and doesn't let go
Flynn's second novel is a wonderful evocation of drab small-town life. The time-split narrative works superbly and the atmosphere is eerily macabre-Dark Places is even better than the author's award-winning Sharp Objects.
This is only Flynn's second crime novel . . . and demonstrates even more forcibly her precocious writing ability and talent for the macabre
Dark Places, Flynn's second novel, confirms her exceptional talent
Gutsy, atmospheric and suspense-loaded
Flynn's well-paced story deftly shows the fallibility of memory and the lies a child tells herself to get through a trauma.
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i listened to this book within two days. i couldnt take the ear phones out of my ears. i fell in love with unlovable characters.. get through the introduction and start to get to know the characters and you are hooked! haunted! and on your knees begging for more.

OMG DARK PLACES!!!

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I was really intrigued by the story and the mystery of this book, but found it a little boring in places with no enough action towards the end. I disagree with the reviews saying the narrator was too flat, I thought the narration was fantastic. overall definitely worth a listen and wasn't expecting the ending at all!

Interesting story

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loved it.kept me intrigued and wanting to know what happened. well certainly look up more from Gillian Flynn

Gripping

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A great listen. Well read. A bit scary but I had to keep listening to find out what happened. Not real good if kids are listening though as the violence is often graphic and there are some explicit sex episodes. Good though.

Dark Places

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Evocative, lyrical writing. Brings the life of a poor farming family blighted by bad luck and tragedy vividly to life.

Better than Gone Girl

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