A Flicker in the Dark
A Novel

Even though A Flicker in the Dark has an interesting premise, its reliance on the confused and drugged-up female narrator trope prevented this story from being as great as it could've been. Chloe Davis has lived in the shadow of fear for a long time. When she was twelve years ago, six teenage girls d......more

Whoa! This is so impressive, spine tingling and deliciously twisty and intelligent! Let’s make some noise and clap till our hands hurt: we have a brilliant author at smart psychological thriller town : welcome dear Stacy Willingham! I have to admit: sometimes reading about the family’s traumatic li......more

When Chloe was 12 there was a serial killer on the loose, targeting young teenage girls. Her father was arrested for the murders, pleaded guilty and was sent to prison. Now, 20 years later, Chloe is a psychologist and although suffering from her childhood trauma, she is trying to move forward in her......more

Sometimes when I’m reading a thriller I’ll get a little flicker of how things are going to play out. Then other times, as with A Flicker in the Dark, it’s like someone turned on a megawatt spotlight. So the prevailing question left in my mind after finishing this debut novel is this: Can you still e......more

Intense A Flicker in the Dark is a dark psychological thriller about the daughter of a serial killer and the copycat killer who has emerged 20 years later. On the outside, Chloe Davis has her life together: she is a successful psychologist with a picturesque house in an upscale Baton Rouge neighborh......more