Dark Places - Gillian Flynn

Dark Places

By Gillian Flynn

  • Release Date: 2009-05-05
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
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From 4,943 Ratings

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • NOW IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN HBO LIMITED SERIES

From the acclaimed author of Gone Girl, “a riveting tale of true horror by a writer who has all the gifts to pull it off” (Chicago Tribune)
 
“Sensuous and chilling . . . a propulsive and twisty mystery.”—Entertainment Weekly

Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben.

Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She’ll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club—for a fee. As Libby’s search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started—on the run from a killer.

Reviews

  • Great book

    5
    By Kitkat783010
    Amazing! Had me on my toes the whole time wondering who was the murderer. Really enjoyed this one!
  • Awful

    1
    By Pattybaird
    This book was so disappointing. It started out so depressing & just awful. A friend read the entire book & she said it did get better but I wasn't interested. To many good books to read something you don't like.
  • BEST BOOK EVER !!!

    5
    By tayrawrbish
    This book was undoubtedly a doozy. Flynn is an intoxicating author. The entire plot just made sense in a way you wouldn’t expect. I was a wreck after finishing this. With the character growth from Libby and the many twists and turns this book takes you on is incredible. Love this book. Love all the hard to swallow descriptions. Love it all.
  • Kept me guessing..

    4
    By SRVLVR
    Not a great book but some good writing. I enjoyed this book. It really kept me guessing.
  • Dark Places

    4
    By KenziTheRagin
    Wow. Now I know how a to-yo feels. The slow revelation of who-done-it would reel me in, then a visceral emotional reaction would send me spinning away. Definitely recommend this for anyone interested in an intense murder mystery.
  • Just OK

    3
    By Ozcrome
    This book kept me interested and engaged. However, I found the final chapters to be disappointing in that I had to suspend my sense of reality in order to accept the big reveal. If you are new to this author, I prefer Sharp Objects and Gone Girl.
  • Didn’t even finish the book

    3
    By ShadowD793
    There’s a weird part with a guy in high school and a fifth grade girl and honestly nothing really happened but it was weird enough that I just didn’t feel comfortable finishing the book.
  • Page turner

    5
    By cass):
    Just as you think you’ve got the whole plot figured out there’s a new twist that throws everything off. I love how it can jump from character and time setting throughout the chapters but never get confused by that. Overall great book!
  • A must read

    5
    By lexireads
    I found this book to be slow at first, but once the author gets warmed up, this book is far from that. Flynn has this amazing ability to piece together small details and turn them into something huge. An absolute must read for mystery lovers.
  • Good for a quick read

    3
    By laurenmariko
    Super easily digestible. Not as page-turning of a read as Flynn’s other material but still gripping. Heroines across Flynn’s novels definitely feel like just slightly different versions of each other. Sadly, twist is predictable. Not the shook moment I wanted but still nice. Overall a great read for a domestic flight, but not something I would be into enough to come back to over a longer period of time.

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