A Flicker in the Dark
by Stacy Willingham
Blurb:
When 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 and the rest of her family were left to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.Now 20 years later, Chloe is a psychologist in private practice in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. She finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to get. Sometimes, though, she feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. And then a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, and that terrifying summer comes crashing back. 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?
My Reaction:
I'm having difficulty rating this one, because I enjoyed reading most of it, but at the same time, there is room for improvement. Some of the twists are predictable, though you're kept in enough doubt that it's still very readable in that respect—plus I'm always curious about how the finer details will work out.
One of my main annoyances with this book is the way characters sometimes behave so illogically. I know, real people do that, too, but... Eh, it frustrates me. It can also be irritatingly repetitive, some of the metaphors really don't work for me, and at times the science and police procedures are questionable at best. However, I still found it an interesting enough read.
I'd certainly consider reading more by this author.
