This review is written with thanks to the publisher for my copy of A Flicker In The Dark via Netgalley.

Blurb:

Chloe Davis’ father is a serial killer.
He was convicted and jailed when she was twelve but the bodies of the girls were never found, seemingly lost in the surrounding Louisiana swamps. The case became notorious and Chloe’s family was destroyed.

His crimes stalk her like a shadow.
Now Chloe has rebuilt her life. She’s a respected psychologist in Baton Rouge and has a loving fiancé.
But she just can’t shake a tick-tick-tick of paranoia that, at any moment, it might all come crashing down.

As does something darker.
It is the anniversary of her father’s crimes, and Chloe is about to see her worst fears come true –
a girl she knows goes missing.

The nightmare has started again…

Review:

There was a big buzz around A Flicker In The Dark when it was first released, and I’m only sorry it’s taken me two and a half years to get round to reading it. It’s Stacy Willingham’s’s debut novel and it really shows off what a talented author she is. A Flicker In The Dark looks at the serial killer novel from a unique angle and it’s full of atmospheric scenes, tension and intrigue.

A Flicker In The Dark is written in first person from the perspective of Chloe, the daughter of a convicted serial killer. It’s clear fairly early on that Chloe has experienced a lot of trauma and mental health struggles, and this did make me wonder if her narrative was reliable, particularly as the story gathered pace. Stacy Willingham has created some really interesting characters in this novel, and I really enjoyed getting to know what made them tick. I wasn’t always sure which characters I could trust, which made the story fascinating to read as the different elements came together.

I can’t really write about the plot in detail for the risk of spoilers, but it’s fair to say that Stacy Willingham’s plotting is magnificent. I owe her a massive apology, because at the halfway point, this review was set to be very different, as I thought I had everything wrapped up and worked out – but I’m very pleased to have egg on my face!

I’m looking forward to reading more of this author’s work!

A Flicker In The Dark is available from Amazon.