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Book Review of A Flicker in the Dark

A Flicker in the Dark
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Riveting! I didn't have much hope for this story in the beginning as I find it difficult to relate to people who drink wine and down prescription drugs.(It's just a personal aversion to this weakness that has always bothered me.) That said, the story picks up and by the middle of the book, I absolutely couldn't put it down; finished it in a rainy afternoon. I'm impressed that this was Stacy Willingham's first novel. Will look forward to her next!

Chloe is damaged goods. She is currently a psychologist in Baton Rouge, helping teen girls who have suffered trauma. Chloe gets it, she suffered at age twelve when she turned in her father for the murder of six teen girls in their town. Saw him on tv, confessing to these horrendous crimes. Seeing her mother withdraw into a shell of a woman Chloe no longer knew. But happiness has finally found a way into Chloe's life, she's getting married soon to a man she loves and trusts. Until a teen girl goes missing in Baton Rouge. And then another.

The twists and turns in this novel will keep you guessing and WOW, when the truth is revealed you will ask, "How did I not see it?"