āVery few debuts are as insightful, cunningly plotted and well written as this.ā The Sunday Times Best Thrillers of 2022
āI couldnāt put this one downā Prima
āThis was dark! Edge of your seen stuff... incredibly atmospheric and tricky.āPlatinum
āA smart, edge-of-your-seat story with plot twists youāll never see coming.ā Karin Slaughter, Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling Author
Chloe Davisā 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 Chloeās family was destroyed.
His crimes stalk her like a shadow.
Now Chloe has rebuilt her life. Sheās a respected psychologist in Baton Rouge and has a loving fiancĆ©.
But she just canāt 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 fatherās crimes, and Chloe is about to see her worst fears come true ā
a girl she knows goes missing.
The nightmare has started again...
Stacy Willingham worked as a copywriter and brand strategist for various marketing agencies before deciding to write fiction full time. She earned her BA in Magazine Journalism from the University of Georgia and MFA in Writing from the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Her debut novel, A Flicker in the Dark, is optioned for film and television by Oscar-winning actor Emma Stone and entertainment company A24.
She currently lives in Charleston, South Carolina, with her husband, Britt, and her Labradoodle, Mako.