A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Book Summary
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.
A Flicker in the Dark Book Details
Book Name | A Flicker in the Dark |
Genre | Mysteries & Thrillers |
Author | Stacy Willingham |
Published | 11 January 2022, Tuesday |
Price | $9.99 |
E-Book Size | 4.04 MB |
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham Book Reviews
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Pretty good. Good read! Could definitely see this being made into a movie or tv show. Lots of turns and twists but also a little predictable. Overall good book though!
Great Read. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. I picked it up as a recommendation and couldn’t put it down.
Hard to put down!. This one kept me interested from start to finish!
Couldn’t put it down!. Wow! This book is that and then some! The twists are well thought out and keep you on the edge of your seat! I literally couldn’t put this book down! I would recommend this book to anyone that loves suspense, drama, mystery, love! The author did an amazing job of making you feel as if you were there in the story! Worth every penny, highly recommend!!!!!!!!! 5 stars easily given!
Meh. I found the story to be a bit boring and repetitive. Slightly predictable. I found myself skimming heavily towards the end. Not my favorite.
Best Thriller!. Honestly had to review because I enjoyed the book so much. One of my favorites thrillers I have read yet! No stone unturned! Great twist! Looking out for this author!
A Flicker In The Dark. Very exciting from beginning to end
Great Book. A book that keeps you guessing until the very end!
Great read. Just read it.
Blah. After recollecting numerous times that she saw her father with a shovel, it turns out it wasn’t him ?? And Daniel came into her life, knowing by his own admission, who she was, for what reason ?? And Tyler pretends to be with a major newspaper and hounds Chloe for an interview …why ?? What for ? And he just gets ‘talked into’ murdering girls by someone else?? What did he need Chloe for ? A lot of the story makes no sense to me. At all. And it’s NOT 368 pages as advertised here, more like 237.
Download now!!!. Absolutely loved it!! Captured me right away and it was so hard to put down.
Great read!. An ending you won’t see coming! Very well written and keeps you intrigued.
Riveting. Excellent mystery until the very end!
Hard to put down. Definitely keeps you on your toes.
Great book. You won’t be sorry if you read it.
A Flicker in the Dark. I loved that it was not predictable!!! You never knew what was happening next!!!!
Too many errors. I noticed too many errors, I guess from working in healthcare. After all it is a fictional book, but come on! The way the character calls in a prescription, a real doctor does not say “I recommend…” when calling in a prescription to a pharmacy. Then the character jumps from undergrad straight to Ph.D then Masters. It’s undergrad, masters and Ph.D. The author needed to conduct more research. It just a bunch word salad to me, It took me forever to read it because of that. It jumps to one story line and another.
Too obvious. I knew very early who the real killer was. Spoiler Alert: I am a parent, and I would never even consider doing what these parents did. Why on earth would you?
A flicker in the dark. Couldn’t put it down. Kept me guessing until the end! Great read.
3 stars. Soo, I finally finished this book. However, the start, and literally up until somewhere between pages 230-250, I was just shocked at the similarities between the book “the Woman in the Window” (which was released a few years sooner) and a Flicker in the Dark. However, by the mid 200s - I felt that the book finally veered away from the former title mentioned and into its own, unique plot. I can honestly say that I was not expecting the two twists that happened at the end of the book, and because of that- and because it did finally switch to an original enough plot, though almost too far in the book- in my opinion, and so for that…. This book gets between an even 3 and 3.5 stars. If you HAVENT READ THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW, Then I think you would probably enjoy this book MUCH more than I did.
Fun read!. Had me changing killers right to the end! Enjoyed the book!
Wow. I’m not gonna lie it took months for me to finish this book, only because life got so hectic and crazy but after finishing this book I wish I had finished it sooner. Everything about this book is so good! The characters the character development the twists and turns not to mention the The imagery is immaculate, I felt like I can really picture every moment as if I was there. The author does a great job at telling this story and getting you to believe something until you find out it’s not true. I hope everyone gets a chance to Read this book ♥️✨
So good!. Such a good read! I couldn’t put it down, and finished this book in less than 48 hrs.
Good read. This was an easy read, which I always appreciate! I did see the ending coming, more or less, but still enjoyed it!
Good read. Thought I had it figured out & was pretty annoyed. I was wrong. Well written & kept me interested.
I read this book I’m one day.. I couldn’t put it down.
Plot twist up the wazoo. Definitely a page turner!
Predictable. I predicted who it was in I think chapter 3. By chapter 21 it was too repetitive and I found myself bored. Skipped to a random page at the end and confirmed I knew who did it and who was involved. Just gets too slow.
5 Stars. An incredible, inescapable spiderweb.
Louisiana Murder Mystery. Being that it was a Louisiana murder mystery with family drama, I had to check it out. It was great from beginning to end and had me guessing the entire time. Great twist at the end!!! Read it NOW
A Flicker in the Dark. A good read. A bit too much repetition of Chloe’s thoughts. Otherwise enjoyable.
Good, but left me with questions.. I liked this book, it’s helped me get out of a lull in my reading. But I have more questions about Daniel, how did he get the necklace… where did he put the jewelry box.. why did they break up? I understand the lying. Idk, wanted more answers. But sometimes you don’t get them, and honestly it’s okay. A good read.
Ehh. I read this book after many recommendations, but it just didn’t keep my attention and seemed predictable
3.5. 3.5
So twisty!. I really enjoyed this book! I had a hunch of the twist in the beginning, then I changed my mind, changed my mind again, and then once more was like “oohhh” I was right the whole time. It was a very interesting read!!!! A bit wordy at times, but none the less, extremely good.
MORE HOOKS THAN A TACKLEBOX. This story grabbed me from the first page and kept me on the hook until the end! Every time I thought I had figured it out, another road block or possibility arose.
You must read. Amazing book
Enjoyable. Good book
Good but predictable. Not a bad book but I guessed the ending correctly pretty quickly
Excellent Book. Loved it!
Great read. Great book with good twists. Once I was halfway through I couldn’t put it down, even at work.
Could not stop reading.. Most books start out kind of slow and boring, but nothing about this from start to finish was boring. Being the child of a serial killer is anything but boring. The ending totally took me by surprise and I loved Chloe! Great book!
Wow!! So many twists!!. I loved this book! It kept you on your toes and the twists at the end just kept coming! I really enjoyed this I couldn’t put it down I hope I get to read more from this author very impressed
Love This Book!. This book had me wanting to read and was super hard to put down! It kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. Just when you think you know, everything changes! I only wish this at least had a Book #2 just to end it a little better ♥️
What A Twist!!. I really enjoyed how the story was told and the background of the characters. Also a big twist I was shocked!!
Great story line. Kept you guessing
Loved. This was a great book! I really liked the pacing and the way the story was told from an unreliable perspective. It kept me guessing what was true and what wasn’t, and I definitely didn’t guess the ending, which is always a good thing! Would recommend to mystery/thriller fans.
SO GOOD!. Love the plot twist and edge of my seat feeling!
Amazing. This was so good. Couldn’t put this book down. Great twist. A must read.
Murder mystery twist!. I loved the story! Kept you on your feet and definitely interesting how it all ends.. loved it! Would highly recommend to people who love murder mysteries with a twist!
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You don’t wanna put it down.. Amazing debut. Very well written and she makes all the emotions so relatable..it’s so hard to put a feeling into words and she excelled at it over and over again. I can not wait for her next book to come out.
Trashy but riveting. I couldn’t put it down, but I wanted to. Well-drawn characters who are distinct from one another. Good selection of suspects. I guessed the real murderer halfway through the book, but then got skillfully led away.
Flicker in the dark. Too much rambling word salad. Unnecessarily convoluted
Really good!. Even though I figured out what was going on pretty early into the book, it was still really good. Will definitely ready their next book for sure!
Page Turner!. This book grabbed me by the shirt and pulled me into the mystery and had me working to solve the crimes like I was a character in the book. I couldn’t sleep until I finished the book. It’s that good!
Meh. The red herrings were to obviously red herrings, and that eliminated a lot of suspects. Then there were other glaring errors like, “I’m going to get my Ph.D., then hopefully my masters .” What??? Mistakes like that just makes what’s supposed to be a thriller, comedic. Overall the writing was often redundant, needed better editing, and certainly some fact checking, along with a more plausible plot. The entire Ethan college thing could have been/ should have been, edited out. I’ll take a hard pass on book #2 from this author. I don’t like to waste my time on careless writing.
Read in 24 hours it was so good!. Loved this character and while I had a hunch of what would happen it was still a great trip of twists and turns with a satisfying ending.
Great read!. An ending you won’t see coming! Very well written and keeps you intrigued.
Must read. Wow!
AMAZING!!!. I was literally on the edge of my seat thinking I had it figured out but was totally blindsided!! I can’t wait to see more from this author!
Fun read!. Had me changing killers right to the end! Enjoyed the book!
Incredible!!. I believe I’ve read every popular mystery/thriller of the last ten years, and this is one of, if not, the best. Too good to put down, but at the same time you need a few moments at the end of chapters to process everything going on. I’m very excited for her future work!!
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