A Flicker in the Dark: A Novel
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- Author：Stacy Willingham
- ISBN：1250838843
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Reviews
Diane
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Stacy Willingham's " A Flicker in the Dark " seizes the readers' attention in a way rarely achieved by a debut novel。 Chloe Davis was only 12 when， one by one， the girls went missing in her small Louisiana town。 The town was terrorized as the killer took his victims。 The killer ，who turned out to be Chloe's beloved father， Convicted and sentenced to life， Chloe was left with a brother， who tried his best to protect her， and a mother who retreated from reality under the stress。 Twenty years later Stacy Willingham's " A Flicker in the Dark " seizes the readers' attention in a way rarely achieved by a debut novel。 Chloe Davis was only 12 when， one by one， the girls went missing in her small Louisiana town。 The town was terrorized as the killer took his victims。 The killer ，who turned out to be Chloe's beloved father， Convicted and sentenced to life， Chloe was left with a brother， who tried his best to protect her， and a mother who retreated from reality under the stress。 Twenty years later， Dr。 Chloe Davis is now a therapist with an amazing fiancee and wedding fast approaching。 Her brother， Cooper， still her rock， and her mother， uncommunicative in a home。 The damage that Chloe suffered from those early years cannot be concealed or mended through self medication。 A reporter reaches out to her to wanting an interview on the 20th anniversary of the murders。 She wants nothing to do with this， Then a teenage girl is found dead in the alley behind her office building right after her first session with Chloe。 Horrifying coincidence or the beginning of a copycat serial killer？Willingham's writing is evocative of the hot Louisiana days - you feel the humidity as you read。 The anxiety of the main character is transferred to the reader。 Although she is an unsound narrator， you feel for her。 Suspicions change as more information is discovered。 Will she be able to put the pieces together before it is too late for her？I would definitely add " A Flicker in the Dark " to your reading list。 I will be waiting to see what Stacy Willingham serves us next。 My thanks to NetGalley， Minotaur Books and HarperCollins UK for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Megan Anderson
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3。5 ⭐️I didn’t guess the ending。 Great twists。 Interesting story。 Not quite as fast paced as I prefer in thrillers but not bad。
Cheri
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that， in the process， he does not become a monster。 If you gaze long enough into the abyss， the abyss will gaze back into you。” - Friedrich NietzscheThis book is a roller coaster ride up， down， and all around the mountain！ You will think you know， and you might know， what happened to six teenage girls who went missing one summer 20 years ago， but with all of the twists， turns， and red herrings dropped throughout this book you won’t be sure until the end。 “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that， in the process， he does not become a monster。 If you gaze long enough into the abyss， the abyss will gaze back into you。” - Friedrich NietzscheThis book is a roller coaster ride up， down， and all around the mountain！ You will think you know， and you might know， what happened to six teenage girls who went missing one summer 20 years ago， but with all of the twists， turns， and red herrings dropped throughout this book you won’t be sure until the end。 And in the end， you will still be left with your mouth hanging open and asking yourself， “What just happened here？” A great read that I highly enjoyed。 。。。more
Kasandra Tinajero
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I really enjoyed this story， reading it over three days。 I predicted most of the ending around the halfway mark。 Overall， highly recommend。
Heather Hazleton
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I love thrillers and heard quite a bit of buzz around this one。。。 well deserved。 To me a good thriller is one steeped in juicy twists， unreliable narrators， suspicious characters， and cliff-hanger chapters。 This one checks off all the boxes。 Definitely add this one to your list， and don't forget to buckle up！ I love thrillers and heard quite a bit of buzz around this one。。。 well deserved。 To me a good thriller is one steeped in juicy twists， unreliable narrators， suspicious characters， and cliff-hanger chapters。 This one checks off all the boxes。 Definitely add this one to your list， and don't forget to buckle up！ 。。。more
Emily
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This was a fast paced thriller about serial killers。 I absolutely could not put this book down until I figured out who was the killer。 I loved how every time I thought that I had it all figured out。。。I was wrong！ I loved it！
3ewhitley
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A well-written story， and while the ending wasn’t really surprising， it was an interesting ride to get there。 I saw it might get picked up for a tv show， which I can totally see happening， and will happily watch！
Jennifer
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Thank you netgally and Macmillan for the ARC of this book！Wow！ WOW。 Serial killer。 Families torn apart。 Paranoia and doubts at every turn。 What a debut。 It was so captivating， I finished it all in one sitting。 There were so many times I felt sure I knew what was going to happen， and I’d be proven wrong again and again。 The plot was heart wrenching as much as it was suspenseful， and the twist at the end left me clutching my chest。 I can’t wait to read future books by this author！
Nikki Cerone
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Average psychological thriller for me - twists and turns were a bit predictable， writing was solid， but took me a while to get through this。 I would re read this author as this was a debut novel for her， but would like to see more from a female lead。
Katie Reget
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Really great book to start the new year！ Awesome work by a debut author。 Book has tons a twist and turns。 The main character is flawed and I love the way the author was able to humanize her。 You will read it super fast！
Ally
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Incredible。 I felt so many emotions through out the book！！
Melissa
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I was hooked through this whole book！ I went cover to cover in one day， I could barely put it down！ I knew this thriller would have some twists and turns， but they were even better than I expected！ Definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good thriller！
Wendy
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As long as I've been reading I've never been able to figure out who did it early in the book。 This time I was so proud， I figured it out halfway through！ Uhhhh。。。。no。 Not this time either 🤣 I had no idea at the twists and turns this book would take。 🤯 I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I would very highly recommend it for your TBR pile！ As long as I've been reading I've never been able to figure out who did it early in the book。 This time I was so proud， I figured it out halfway through！ Uhhhh。。。。no。 Not this time either 🤣 I had no idea at the twists and turns this book would take。 🤯 I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and I would very highly recommend it for your TBR pile！ 。。。more
Kolbie
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Amazing from start to finish！！！ The words were so beautifully written and the plot as thick and twisty as any reader could ever ask for。 As an avid thriller reader， the ending isn’t one I saw coming， and loved it for that。 5/5 a book I’m still thinking about weeks later
Crystal
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There are some pacing issues here - the middle of the book really dragged at times - but it's worth it for the payoff at the end。 I thought I had it all figured out， changed my mind several times， and still got it wrong， which made the ending highly satisfying。 Trying to figure out whodunnit is part of the fun， sure， but I really don't want it to be that easy。 Hard to believe this is a debut。。。some of the metaphors were a little overwrought and didn't land well， but I loved the writing overall。 There are some pacing issues here - the middle of the book really dragged at times - but it's worth it for the payoff at the end。 I thought I had it all figured out， changed my mind several times， and still got it wrong， which made the ending highly satisfying。 Trying to figure out whodunnit is part of the fun， sure， but I really don't want it to be that easy。 Hard to believe this is a debut。。。some of the metaphors were a little overwrought and didn't land well， but I loved the writing overall。 。。。more
Stephanie
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I was really excited to read this book， since I have murder/crime documentaries as background noise in the house。 It was a good book， I liked it， and will recommend it， but I wont be rereading it。
Mya
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Rating a 4。5/5 ⭐️ Really great read。 I liked that at the end of each chapter it made you keep wanting to read the next！ I thought I knew who the killer was about 150 pages in， but the author tricked me！ Great for a debut novel！ Definitely excited to read the authors next releases。
McBreakneck
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Twenty years ago Chloe Davis' father was convicted for multiple murders。She has lived her life in the shadow of these crimes and when a similar murder occurs it looks like a copycat killer is on the prowl。Set in the surroundings of the Louisiana swamps it is very atmospheric， the humid heat， the sweat， the alligators and the fireflies are vividly captured。The first half is largely setting the scene， we get to know the characters and the environment well， it's fair to say it takes a while to get Twenty years ago Chloe Davis' father was convicted for multiple murders。She has lived her life in the shadow of these crimes and when a similar murder occurs it looks like a copycat killer is on the prowl。Set in the surroundings of the Louisiana swamps it is very atmospheric， the humid heat， the sweat， the alligators and the fireflies are vividly captured。The first half is largely setting the scene， we get to know the characters and the environment well， it's fair to say it takes a while to get moving。The plot and the pace really kicks in in the second half， there are some excellent original twists and the depth of character is maintained very well。 The tension keeps building and it ends strongly。Very good overall， a very impressive debut， and if it had started a little faster it could easily have been a solid five stars。Thanks to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK 。。。more
Cassandra Shappy
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“Welcome to Breaux Bridge: Crawfish Capital of the World。”This was insanely good！ One of the best psychological thrillers I have read in a long time。 What a debut novel！ I look forward to many more books from this author。 It kept me guessing， and 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 “Welcome to Breaux Bridge: Crawfish Capital of the World。”This was insanely good！ One of the best psychological thrillers I have read in a long time。 What a debut novel！ I look forward to many more books from this author。 It kept me guessing， and 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 it is safe to say I recommend this one！ After several thrillers have fallen short for me， this one gave me hope for this genre again。 。。。more
Kristie
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Really looking forward to this debut by Stacy Willingham。 I've heard good things about it and have high expectations。 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a complimentary electronic audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 Really looking forward to this debut by Stacy Willingham。 I've heard good things about it and have high expectations。 Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for providing me with a complimentary electronic audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Kylie Ferreira
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I liked the story！ It took about 100 pages to get going， but the end was really fast paced and filled with twists and turns。
Deanna
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I enjoyed this book a lot。 The plot kept me reading and engaged。 I thought I had it all figured out but I was completely wrong。
Brent Burch
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Another book that was mostly a swing and a miss for me。 Don't get me wrong， I really like the author's writing style and the location it's set in makes for atmospheric storytelling。 It's just I could see where this was heading about halfway in， and seeing it play out that way was a tad disappointing。 One thing I will say is kudos to whoever designed the cover， because it's beautiful; otherwise it's a pass from me。 Another book that was mostly a swing and a miss for me。 Don't get me wrong， I really like the author's writing style and the location it's set in makes for atmospheric storytelling。 It's just I could see where this was heading about halfway in， and seeing it play out that way was a tad disappointing。 One thing I will say is kudos to whoever designed the cover， because it's beautiful; otherwise it's a pass from me。 。。。more
Julie Schiro
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It was ok。 It was very predictable， even though I spent two-thirds of the book hoping I was wrong。 I found myself skimming a lot of her inner monologue and pill use descriptions to stop myself from rolling my eyes。 Maybe I should lay off the thrillers this year and take up a new genre。
Cheyne Nomura
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An excellent， compelling， page-turning debut！
Alishia
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The book was very well written and I enjoyed the story。 It just wasn't as suspenseful as I had been lead to believe。 The book was very well written and I enjoyed the story。 It just wasn't as suspenseful as I had been lead to believe。 。。。more
Daria Fiorentino
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Solid book。 Definitely a little slow to start but once you get past the first 100 pages it really picks up。 You think you know what’s going to happen but you really don’t until the very end。 It left me with more questions than answers but overall is is a good read！
Jessica
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What a fabulous debut novel from Stacy Willingham！ A Flicker in the Dark was a solid 4。5 stars for me， so im rounding up to a 5！I was right to be excited about this one because it was very good！ The writing was excellent - lyrical， beautiful and flowed nicely， while also being so action packed that it kept me turning the pages。 The story never felt slow to me。 It was deceptive， addicting and exciting and I loved the twists that kept coming。 Every time a theory formed in my head， something would What a fabulous debut novel from Stacy Willingham！ A Flicker in the Dark was a solid 4。5 stars for me， so im rounding up to a 5！I was right to be excited about this one because it was very good！ The writing was excellent - lyrical， beautiful and flowed nicely， while also being so action packed that it kept me turning the pages。 The story never felt slow to me。 It was deceptive， addicting and exciting and I loved the twists that kept coming。 Every time a theory formed in my head， something would happen to make me question everything。 The story kept me excited right up until the last page！The story followed Chloe， who when she was twelve watched six girls go missing from her small town all later to be found dead at the hands of a serial killer。 Her father was arrested as the killer and spent her entire life in prison。 Now as an adult， Chloe is watching the same thing happen again。 Young girls are once again going missing and the cases seem to be related。 That horrible summer from her childhood comes crashing back。So many characters in this book were shady。 It was hard to trust anyone。 This book was smart and incredibly entertaining！ If you're a fan of a good thriller， you will probably love this one too， so check it out！ It is being released on January 11， 2022。 Huge thank you to Minotaur Books for my advanced copy！ 。。。more
Kenzi
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