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Dark Places

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn (Author)

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    Hardcover 2009

    $4.33
Synopsis

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 twenty 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. It is 2 January 1985 - the day of the murders. Ben is a social misfit, ground down by the small-town farming community in which he lives. His family is extremely poor, and his father Runner is violent, gambles and disappears for months on end. But Ben does have a girlfriend - a brooding heavy metal fan called Diondra. Through her, Ben becomes involved with drugs and the dark arts. When the town suddenly turns against him, his thoughts turn black. But is he capable of murder?In a brilliantly interwoven plot, Gillian Flynn keeps the reader balanced on a knife-edge, as Libby delves into her family's past and Ben spirals towards destruction.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 368
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: W&N
Published: 14 May 2009
ISBN 10: 0297851578
ISBN 13: 9780297851578
Book Overview: Sharp Objects, a first novel, was the winner of two CWA daggers - the Ian Flemming Steel Dagger and the New Blood Dagger, as well as being shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger and an Edgar. 'To say this is a terrific debut novel is really too mild...after the lights were out, the story just stayed there in my head, coiled and hissing, like a snake in a cave' Stephen King 'A real winner' Harlan Coben 'Sharp Objects is creepy, claustrophobic and dark as all hell. With a gloriously twisted plot, a brooding atmosphere and a beautifully realised central character, this is easily the best debut novel I've read in a very long time.' Mark Billingham 'Sharp, clean exciting writing that grabs you from the first page' Kate Atkinson

Media Reviews
Truly gripping, with a real twist, this is a great second novel from Gillian Flynn -- Marie Jenkinson WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY 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 Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre. -- Stephen King Dark Places confirms her as one of the very brightest stars in the genre firmament -- Ben Hunt MATERIAL WITNESS I don't think I'll read a better thriller this year -- Alex Heminsley BBC 6 MUSIC Gutsy, atmospheric and suspense-loaded -- Fanny Blake Woman and Home Dark Places, Flynn's second novel, confirms her exceptional talent -- Nick Clee TLS Gripping stuff SHE I really liked it. it's the one to read -- Hepzibah Anderson UP ALL NIGHT, BBC RADIO FIVE LIVE Dark Places is even better than the author's award-winning Sharp Objects -- Laura Wilson THE GUARDIAN This is only Flynn's second crime novel - her debut was the award-winning Sharp Objects - and demonstrates even more forcibly her precocious writing ability and talent for the macabre -- Carla McKay DAILY MAIL Gillian Flynn's debut Sharp Objects was brilliant. Dark Places is even better. A stormer, even for those who don't usually 'do' thrillers -- Lottie Moggach THE LONDONPAPER Dripping with ominous atmosphere, complex psychology and moral ambiguity BIG ISSUE IN SCOTLAND This is a dark and intelligent crime thriller suffused with dread -- Stav Sherez CATHOLIC HERALD
Author Bio
Gillian Flynn was the chief TV critic for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY and now writes full-time. Her first novel SHARP OBJECTS was the winner of two CWA Daggers and was shortlisted for the Gold Dagger.