Dark Places

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn (Author)

Synopsis

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

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 448
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 10 Jun 2010

ISBN 10: 0753827034
ISBN 13: 9780753827031
Book Overview: Your brother murdered your family. Your evidence put him away...the gripping second novel from the author of the mega-bestselling GONE GIRL.
Prizes: Shortlisted for Crime Writers' Association Dagger of Daggers Award 2009.

Media Reviews
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 *
Dark Places grips you from the first page and doesn't let go -- Karin Slaughter
Gutsy thriller of one woman pitted against her murderous brother. * WOMAN & HOME *
In a brilliantly interwoven plot, Gillian Flynn keeps the reader balanced on a knife-edge * TANGLED WEB *
Gillian Flynn is a great writer, equally able to ratchet up the suspense as creaet memorable characters and pervasive moods. This is a great and original piece of rural noir. * CATHOLIC HERALD *
Author Bio
GILLIAN FLYNN is the author of the #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller GONE GIRL, for which she wrote the Golden Globe-nominated screenplay, and the SUNDAY TIMES bestsellers DARK PLACES and SHARP OBJECTS. A former critic for ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.