Susan (on hiatus)'s Reviews > A Flicker in the Dark

Where’s My Lighter?

Have you ever been to a concert where everyone has their lighters raised but you?

Do they even do that anymore? I digress, but the book title brings back memories of a different kind.

This one is receiving rave reviews but I’m so sure...

I was a little bored in the beginning before the book picked up at around the fifty percent mark. And while others loved the prose, there was a little too much inner hand wringing by the main character for my taste.

However, I loved the premise and overall idea.

Chloe as the daughter of a convicted serial killer has her life on track (sort of) and is a practicing psychologist engaged to a handsome professional. She’s grown up since her father landed in prison twenty years ago.

But, as we know, there’s no Happily Ever After in thrillers without hurdles to jump. Chloe’s past returns to haunt her as copycat disappearances and murders begin plaguing her small hometown again.

I thought this was an intriguing Who is Doing it, and as mentioned, the pace accelerated somewhere around the middle keeping me flipping the pages.

One of my favorite things in thrillers are scandalous characters. The more lurid the better if they’re written with humor or tongue in cheek.

When they’re not, and I’m asked to take them seriously without a realistic approach being adopted, the book loses panache for me. I feel that happened here which is partly why I didn’t rate it higher.

3.5 Stars rounded up.

Many readers loved this and I think I may be in the minority so I hope it’s a hit for you.

Thank you to Macmillan and Minotaur Books, the author, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this!