A Flicker in the Dark book cover by Stacy Willingham

A Flicker in the Dark

Adult • Mystery • Thriller & Suspense • Psychological Thrillers • Thriller
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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.

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Book details

Publisher
Minotaur
Publication date
2022
Print length
384 pages
Language
English
ISBN
9781250803849

Mystery + Thriller & Suspense + Psychological Thrillers

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A psychological thriller about a woman haunted by her father's dark past who must face her worst fears when history begins to repeat itself.

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About the author

Stacy Willingham

Stacy Willingham

Stacy Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today and internationally-bestselling author of several novels, including A Flicker in the Dark, All The Dangerous Things and the upcoming Only If You're Lucky. Before turning to fiction, she was a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies. She earned her BA in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Design. Her work is currently being translated in over 30 languages. She lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, Britt, and Labradoodle, Mako, where she is always working on her next book.
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“Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there?”

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