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A review by mweis
A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
fast-paced
2.5
*I received an audio ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Twenty years ago, Chloe Davis's father was arrested for the murder of six teenage girls who went missing from her small Louisiana town. Now she's living in Baton Rouge and it seems like the same killer is back, except her father is still in prison.
As soon a I heard the premise of this book, I knew I had to read it as I love the idea of questioning if there is a copy cat serial killer or if they got the wrong person the first time. Unfortunately the execution of this one really failed in my opinion. It was pretty clear from the start who the culprit was, and while I don't usually mind figuring out the twist early on, aspects of the how/why didn't really make sense. I'm also incredibly tired of pill popping/alcoholic protagonists.
That being said the pacing was well executed and the writing was nice, if a little flowery, so I would be interested to see what Willingham does next. And I seem to be in the minority on this one, so if the do think the premise sounds interesting to you definitely pick it up.
Twenty years ago, Chloe Davis's father was arrested for the murder of six teenage girls who went missing from her small Louisiana town. Now she's living in Baton Rouge and it seems like the same killer is back, except her father is still in prison.
As soon a I heard the premise of this book, I knew I had to read it as I love the idea of questioning if there is a copy cat serial killer or if they got the wrong person the first time. Unfortunately the execution of this one really failed in my opinion. It was pretty clear from the start who the culprit was, and while I don't usually mind figuring out the twist early on, aspects of the how/why didn't really make sense. I'm also incredibly tired of pill popping/alcoholic protagonists.
That being said the pacing was well executed and the writing was nice, if a little flowery, so I would be interested to see what Willingham does next. And I seem to be in the minority on this one, so if the do think the premise sounds interesting to you definitely pick it up.