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Flicker in the Dark
Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham
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From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath. Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she's worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer?
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monkeygirlsmama
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So good! Kept me guessing and second guessing. Will for sure read more by this author. #audioread #audiobook

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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MizzGraham
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This was a great book!!📚

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Eggs
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The top 2 were amazing 🤩 I love Willingham‘s #GreatPlotTwists! Her newest is Only if You‘re Lucky, and I can‘t wait to read it. Stacked!

#NewYearNewBooks

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved flicker!! 🖤🖤 3mo
SilversReviews I liked ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS, but did not like ONLY IF YOU‘RE LUCKY. I never read A FLICKER IN THE DARK. (edited) 3mo
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lilpumpkin2.0
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January 21, 2024 My new TBR that I have had in a pile since like the first week of the year! Trying to decide which genre to read: romance of thriller. I like both BUT the romance is calling my name. Let me know which one you would read. Comment below 😁

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SanjanaGhosh
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This is the perfect serial killer book to start your weekend night with. The twists kept coming and I was not able to decipher it until the very end.

Chloe, a fully functioning adult has her own practice and is also set to marry soon. But her past keeps catching up with her. Her father was arrested after he murdered a bunch of local teenage girls and now on the twentieth anniversary of the same, history seems to be repeating itself again.

5feet.of.fury I loved this one, it was so fun 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one! 3mo
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MissyD
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I loved this book. At first I was doubtful. I‘m from Louisiana and a couple of things the author says just wasn‘t quite accurate (we never say “the crawfish boil was on the table”. It‘s just “the crawfish was on the table”. So minor details). But I was soon caught up in the story. I THOUGHT I knew who the killer was 3 times. But the more I read the more my mind was changed. Then BAM I was right. The 3rd time. And the 1st. 5 out of 5

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one! 3mo
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OriginalCyn620
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Favorite read from September!

#12booksof2023

BarkingMadRead This was so good! 4mo
Andrew65 An excellent read. 4mo
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Lauranahe
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I feel like I‘m in the minority with this one. I dnf‘d at about 80 pages in. I felt like I was reading a book I‘ve read 100 times before, and that I knew exactly how it would end. So I flipped to last several chapters, and it was. So I guess I saved myself 270 pages.

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deeannloso
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This was a good book. I loved the story line and all the twists and turns. The author makes you think you know who the killer is, but it‘s just too obvious an answer. The problems I had with the book are that it could have been a lot shorter. There was just too much narrative that wasn‘t necessary. Another issue is I figured out who the killer was halfway through the book. Finally, I was disappointed in the unresolved ending.

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deeannloso
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“When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life. Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. But when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back.”

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Eggs
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MissyD That‘s on my night stand. Waiting TBR 6mo
Eggs @MissyD Hope you enjoy! 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It‘s so good!! 6mo
Eggs I think Willingham has a new one coming out 6mo
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Kris10H
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Book #82
4.5/5
I was completely convinced for the first half of the book that I knew exactly who dunnit. I wasn't entirely wrong, but there was a LOT more to it than what I thought. This book kept me guessing, and I was suspicious of several people before the pieces all cam together in the end. Definitely worth a read for fans of the thriller/mystery genres.

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Smlambert725
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“And for one single moment, like a flicker in the dark, it felt good.”
#October2023

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Sleepswithbooks
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Another kill-pleting for #TeamMischiefandMayhem 🔪 Next up: “The Year of Witching” (compliments of @AmyG ) #Readathonsalldaynotsleepathons #31by31 #ReadySetRead #Spookoween #Scarathlon2023

PuddleJumper Wahoo! 🔪🖤🔪 6mo
TheSpineView Well done! 6mo
AmyG Enjoy! 😘 6mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼👻🖤 6mo
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BarkingMadRead
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Read4life 🍁👻🎃 6mo
Clwojick I love this author! 6mo
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Kristy_K
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3.5 Stars

Kept me entertained and guessing.

#botm #mystery #thriller

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BarkingMadRead
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I have some time to kill before the #nancydrewcon starts tonight, and my neighborhood book club meets on Tuesday, so I should probably get this one read! #scarathlon

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Nessavamusic
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A solid mystery thriller about the family of a serial killer and what secrets are discovered when very similar kidnappings occur to what their father went away for. There is a solid twist, which was a guess of who did it for me, but it was fun to see how the author got there. Not completely original, but a good time. 3.75⭐️
#Scarathlon #HHC
#bookspinbingo #falling4booksbingo #bookwormbingo
#Afterdarkbingo ⬇️

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Lin3han
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Dr. Chloe Davis…absolutely delulu. I kept laughing that the narration made her unreliable because of “drug addiction” when it was one xanny and a glass of wine. Like my brother in Christ, of COURSE she needs it? She‘s a walking ball of PTSD.

This book is a serial killer thriller with a pretty predictable ending. I enjoyed the writing style. The characters are wack and I hated all the men (nothing new really). Overall, I liked it. 3.25/5!

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OriginalCyn620
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I devoured this! I was hooked from the beginning and couldn‘t wait to see how it played out. I‘m kinda mad at myself for waiting so long to read it!

#bookspinbingo
#RushAThon

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7mo
Andrew65 A good read 👏👏👏 7mo
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Steph.Titus
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#Book.10.2023

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BirdLaVie
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This one never got its hooks into me! The writing wasn‘t bad, but I ended up skimming through to read the ending. I didn‘t feel emotionally invested. 2 ⭐️

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Its_Amanda_Plz
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Do you really know anyone fully?

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jamield1911
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This was SO addictive!
2 twists in this one, I guessed one of them early on, but one of them was a surprise. A very good thriller. I'll look out for more by this author!
4 ⭐️

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Just.Linds
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A pull you in allll the way until the end novel!

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AmyG
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I think this is the first thriller where I figured out the killer from the beginning. It was still good. I am oddly very proud of myself. 🤣

IndoorDame Ooh, go you! I never figure it out 🤣 9mo
Soubhiville Lol, let‘s find you a badge. 🙂 I never figure it out either. 9mo
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KateTheGr8
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This book was so addictive! I loved it! Anyone have recommendations for books that are similar to this one?

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Bec_lectic
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This book stated out strong, sort of lagged in the middle, then finished out pretty decent. Although easy to figure out there were a few good twists that kept you wondering. In all a pretty good debut from the author. I definitely like her writing style and look forward to her next book 😊

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CBee
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Once again, a thriller with a twist I totally didn‘t see coming 😅 Thought I knew who did it and was irritated for a minute because I was only halfway through the book 😂 THEN, the twist. Solid thriller, I enjoyed it!

MatchlessMarie I admittedly added this one to my TBR solely because author Adam Kay made a joke post about thinking the title was A F**er in the Dark because of the way the font is arranged but I am glad it‘s a good read 😝 10mo
CBee @MatchlessMarie and now I can‘t un-see it 😂😂😂 I love Adam Kay, this book was awesome 10mo
MatchlessMarie @CBee I know! have you seen the miniseries? He has a brief cameo in it that is quite funny 😄 10mo
CBee @MatchlessMarie I haven‘t! I totally forgot there was a series! 10mo
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Laughterhp
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I finished this book last week. This was interesting. I don‘t really read a lot of thrillers anymore. The twist I wasn‘t expecting and I‘m confused as to a part of the ending. It felt like I had missed something.

It kind of wanted you to think you had an unreliable narrator where the people around her doubted her a lot and you didn‘t know who to trust.

#botmbacklog

MyNamesParadise I‘ve been meaning to start this one! My sister read it recently and felt the same way as you did. 10mo
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Rachiiebookdragon
A Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham
Mehso-so

I listened to this one via BorrowBox,

I found it ok.

Read for reading challenges.

3.75/5

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papascott33
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#18 of 2023! Great book! Couldn‘t put it down for the last 150 pages! Great twist and turns.
Started: 6/11/23 in Mallorca, Spain 🇪🇸
Finished: 6/18/23
8 Days

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ElizaMarie
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I really enjoyed this one. Another quick read because I had to see if I was “right”. I wasn‘t 🤪

#LMPBC
@5feet.of.fury @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookwormjillk

Babies are cuddling ❤️🦞❤️🐶

5feet.of.fury I was right but then I was wrong again very quickly 😂 glad you liked it! 10mo
Bookwormjillk @5feet.of.fury yeah I went between two main “suspects” (edited) 10mo
dabbe Look at da cutest babies! 💙🐾🐾💚 10mo
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ElizaMarie
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Starting this one today :)

#LMPBC
@5feet.of.fury @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @BookWormJillK

ShyBookOwl Loved this one!! 10mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Fun but very predictable. #LMPBC

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ChelseaM6010
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#MayMontage
Day 25. Dark
#Dark

Eggs Loved this book 💙💛💙 11mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved this one 🖤 11mo
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Bookwormjillk
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I shouldn‘t have started this tonight knowing I have to get up at 4 tomorrow. I think I know who “did it” and I don‘t want to stop reading. #LMPBC

bthegood sometimes it is worth being tired to read “just one more page“😂 (edited) 11mo
Bookwormjillk @bthegood 😴😴😴 11mo
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lilpumpkin2.0
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May 4, 2023 If you like thrillers, read this one. I promise you will not want to read anything else. She kept me predicting it was "someone" but it was actually "someone else" who was much closer to her. I can tell you one thing for sure: The killer is NOT the father or her fiance. Hope you read the book for yourself

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lilpumpkin2.0
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May 4, 2023 Happy May 4th. As they say from Star Wars, "May the fourth be with you". I am officially done with the book. I would, with bo regrets, give the book 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️??. Stacy Willingham keeps the reader on their toes and progresses the book at just the right speed. I like how she leads up to the climax but keeps her readers guessing and wanting more. Imo, I could not stop flipping the pages. I found myself flipping page after page

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rambiepaige
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WHEW what a wild ride! I picked this up for a beach read, for the vacation I leave for tomorrow. It‘s finished 😂 oops!

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lilpumpkin2.0
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May 3, 2023 For reference, I am on page 246

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lilpumpkin2.0
A Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham

May 3, 2023 Last night, I read for 1.5 hours!!!! The book was so goood that I could not put it down. I could not stop reading because the way the author writes is invigorating. I feel like I know who killed the girls but I want to hold my opinion for later when i finish the book.

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Mehso-so

Willingham enters the genre with more of a whimper than a bang with her debut about a woman grappling with her traumatic past and increasingly distressing present. I found Chloe to be a frustrating main character - a lot of her choices were illogical and her misuse of prescription medications was unnecessary. And I guessed a major plot point 25 pages in. Overall, underwhelming, but something to get you through a vacation or plane ride. 2.5⭐️

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lilpumpkin2.0
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April 30, 2023 Over the course of the past three days, I slowly began to re-read this book. It always helps to re-read books because sometimes one can collect more information compared to of they just read it once. I am currently on page 152, about to start Chapter 20. So much has happened. I am not going to be sharing a lot in case some have not read this book yet... But things are happening fast!

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BookLineNSinker
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So, this is definitely a pick for me! I was able to figure out who to be worried about right away but there were many twists and turns that kept me guessing for a while. Overall, very well done. I liked it better than her newer novel. ⭐⭐⭐✨

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BookLineNSinker
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This one has me on the edge of my seat! So, I waited a long time to read this one and I'm glad I finally picked it up because I'm swept up in the mystery right now! Perfect for a relaxing Friday night!!

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EadieB
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#MarchMadness2023 #BookSpinBingo

Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, Chloe‘s father had been arrested as a serial killer and promptly put in prison. Chloe is a psychologist in private practice in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. Then a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, and that terrifying summer comes crashing back.

EadieB Is she paranoid, and seeing parallels that aren't really there, or for the second time in her life, is she about to unmask a killer? This debut novel was an interesting book and had me guessing all the way through. I thought I knew who the killer was but had to finish the book in order to find out if I was right. I kept changing my mind but in the end it turned out to be who I thought it was. 13mo
EadieB With lots of twists and turns I felt confused at first but really knew who it was. I like the way the author kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the book. Well done, Stacy! If you like twisty thrillers then you would love this book. 13mo
darklydreaming Cool! Added. I just read “All the Dangerous Things” by her - also a good read 😊 13mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 13mo
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JenReadsAlot
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I devoured this book, but with all the twists not sure how much I really liked it 🤷‍♀️

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Chelsea.Poole
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A bit of a palate cleanser that I didn‘t have to try too hard to engage with while settling back into work, laundry, and snack provider to the kids 😆
Your classic “woman is 20 years removed from the trauma (murders) of her past when suspicious events start happening again” with multiple suspects, hometown/rural setting, and red herrings. A nice distraction and better than some in this genre, but a low pick. (Photo of Chinatown-totally unrelated!)

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I loved this one 🖤 13mo
Sargar114 A palate cleanser is the perfect description of this one! 13mo
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