Dark Places: The New York Times bestselling phenomenon from the author of Gone Girl - Softcover

Flynn, Gillian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0753827034 ISBN 13: 9780753827031

Publisher: W&N, 2010

Synopsis

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.(Quote may change on cover of book))...

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Review:

Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre (Stephen King)

Gillian Flynn's writing is compulsively good. I would rather read her than just about any other crime writer (Kate Atkinson)

With her blistering debut Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn hit the ground running. Dark Places demonstrates that was no fluke (Val McDermid)

Gutsy, atmospheric and suspense-loaded (Fanny Blake Woman & Home)

I don't think I'll read a better thriller this year (Alex Heminsley BBC 6 Music)

This is only Flynn's second crime novel . . . and demonstrates even more forcibly her precocious writing ability and talent for the macabre (Daily Mail)

Gripping (She)

Dark Places, Flynn's second novel, confirms her exceptional talent (Times Literary Supplement)

Dripping with ominous atmosphere, complex psychology and moral ambiguity (Big Issue)

This is a dark and intelligent crime thriller suffused with dread (Catholic Herald)

Book Description:

Your brother murdered your family. Your evidence put him away...the gripping second novel from the author of the mega-bestselling GONE GIRL.

About this edition

• Publisher: W&N
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0753827034
• ISBN 13: 9780753827031
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448