Book Review: A Flicker in the Dark

A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham 🎧

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5/5 Star Rating

The Summary:

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?

😱 I… I just. 😱

To debut author Stacy Willingham, I just have to say: BRA-VO!

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This book was a beautifully crafted psychological thriller. The story is told to us from the point of view of a convicted serial killer’s daughter who self medicates for the post traumatic stress she still suffers from, 20 years after her father’s arrest.  Needless to say, Chloe was a hot mess even before we realize there’s a copycat killer on the prowl.

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There are many twists and turns as the mystery unfolds - my head is still spinning- and I loved every second of it.  I must confess that I had confidently sussed out the killer twice (so I thought) but Willingham spins such an intricate web that I was nowhere near to solving the puzzle.  With such an impressive debut, I will be watching this author closely, impatiently awaiting her next novel.

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Do yourself a favor and get your hands on a copy of this book right now!

Thank you 🙏🏻 to the author along with MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. 💜