A Flicker In The Dark Written by Stacy Willingham Book Review by Miranda Moses (Fraser) ISBN: 978-1-250-80382-5 My Ghouls and Ghosties, it is the best time of year. Halloween Book Review time that is! A Flicker in The Dark is Stacy Willingham's first novel, so I want to give her a round of applause! We love supporting new authors around here. Her first novel is a page-turning mystery involving a serial killer and a potential copycat killer 20 years later! I want to start off by stating that I LOVE a murder mystery. But also, with that in mind... I grew up on: "Murder She Wrote", "Diagnosis Murder", "Matlock", "Law and Order" and "CSI". So, when it comes to murder mysteries, I feel like my brain is just trained to look for certain plot twist possibilities. I actually predicted the ending early on. And while I didn't have all the details right, I wasn't completely shocked by who had done it. But I still had three potential endings I was going back and forth between the whole time. I was still thinking about the book even when I had to put it down. I still found myself turning the pages eagerly awaiting the ending. So, what exactly am I getting at here? Despite my guess and the feeling of predictability I had while reading it, I still loved reading it. I was still excited by it, still neeeeded to know how it ended, and most importantly, was still happy I bought this novel. For someone else, the ending may completely blindside them, and don't we love it when that happens? And that is why I do recommend this story to anyone else who is into mysteries. (Especially if you're looking for a simple mystery that isn't overly complicated.) The main character in this novel is Chloe Davis. When she was 12 years old a string of girls went missing from her tiny hometown. Their killer turned out to be her father and this sent Chloe's entire life into a tailspin. 20 years later she owns her own practice as a therapist, is getting married, and feels like her life might finally be on track. Until more teenage girls start turning up dead... each one having some connection to Chloe. With her father behind bars, it is clear a copycat killer has entered the scene. But who? And what is their purpose? In typical mystery cliche, Chloe interjects herself into the investigation trying to figure out who is killing these girls and how she can prove it without a shadow of a doubt. Now, I truly do hope mystery lovers everywhere will take the time to check out this book. Despite everything, I did enjoy the story. And I happily recounted it to my husband when he gave me the chance to spill all the details. It is also a story I am not likely to forget. I'd also like to state that Willingham has another novel coming out in January of next year, but I may put that off for a while. It is about a baby going missing from his crib... and truly my mom-heart cannot stand that right now. Read on my fellow bookworms! May we one day have Belle's library. And as always, links to the author's pages can be found down below.
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