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Dark Places

The New York Times bestselling phenomenon from the author of Gone Girl

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Dark Places

By: Gillian Flynn
Narrated by: Lorelei King
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Summary

 Your brother murdered your family. Your evidence put him away . . . the gripping second novel from the author of GONE GIRL and SHARP OBJECTS

Libby Day was just seven years old when her older brother massacred her family while she hid in a cupboard. Her evidence helped put him away. Ever since then she has been drifting, surviving for over 20 years on the proceeds of the 'Libby Day fund'. But now the money is running out and Libby is desperate. When she is offered $500 to do a guest appearance, she feels she has to accept. But this is no ordinary gathering. The Kill Club is a group of true-crime obsessives who share information on notorious murders, and they think her brother Ben is innocent.

Ben was a social misfit, ground down by the small-town farming community in which he lived. But he did have a girlfriend - a brooding heavy metal fan called Diondra. Through her, Ben became involved with drugs and the dark arts. When the town suddenly turned against him, his thoughts turned black. But was he capable of murder? Libby must delve into her family's past to uncover the truth - no matter how painful...©2009 Gillian Flynn Action & Adventure Amateur Sleuths Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Thriller & Suspense Suspense Crime Exciting Scary Fiction Emotionally Gripping Murder
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Critic reviews

A NEW YORKER 'REVIEWERS' FAVORITE'
A WEEKEND TODAY 'TOP SUMMER READ'
CHICAGO TRIBUNE 'BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR'
Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre
Gillian Flynn's writing is compulsively good. I would rather read her than just about any other crime writer
With her blistering debut Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn hit the ground running. Dark Places demonstrates that was no fluke
Dark Places grips you from the first page and doesn't let go
Flynn's second novel is a wonderful evocation of drab small-town life. The time-split narrative works superbly and the atmosphere is eerily macabre-Dark Places is even better than the author's award-winning Sharp Objects.
This is only Flynn's second crime novel . . . and demonstrates even more forcibly her precocious writing ability and talent for the macabre
Dark Places, Flynn's second novel, confirms her exceptional talent
Gutsy, atmospheric and suspense-loaded
Flynn's well-paced story deftly shows the fallibility of memory and the lies a child tells herself to get through a trauma.
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Like in Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn specialises in despicable people, humans that are vile and reprehensible, with few redeemable qualities that have an interesting story, a twisted tale.
This are visions of a bruised, abused Americana, where dog eat dog is the norm, a society where no one is happy, a bleak world where no amount of money is enough, to stop the decomposition of the society. but against your better judgement you stay a bit longer just to see what the appeal could possibly be, why would you spend time with this monsters? And before you know it you are in for the ride to the bitter satisfying end.
She is a good writer and understands lost souls like few,but I wonder how far will we follow her twisted tales into Gillian's Amerika.
Well read and acted.

Meet all the people you never want to meet.

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Would you listen to Dark Places again? Why?

I don't think this is a story I would listen to again and it builds up to who did it and once you know I'm not sure it would be the same again

What did you like best about this story?

The characters and the flashbacks to the night of the massacre

Have you listened to any of Lorelei King’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I haven;t listened to any other books she has read but thoroughly enjoyed this

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was so sad really, the way the story turned out made you realise the harsh choices people have to make when under pressure

Gripping but sad

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Would you listen to Dark Places again? Why?

I might listen to it again in a few years.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I liked the protagonist, she is a bit of an anti-hero.

What does Lorelei King bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

She puts her own stamp on all the characters. I think she does a good job.

Any additional comments?

This book is quite violent, much more so than Gone Girl. But I would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed Sharp Objects (Flynn's first book).

A violent mystery thriller

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Brilliant narration. Gripping story but very 'dark'. I enjoyed it more than Gone Girl. x

Better than Gone Girl

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I loved this book. Had me gripped right from the start. The read from this author again

Brilliant

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