barbara fister reviewed A Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham
Review of 'A Flicker in the Dark' on 'LibraryThing'
This is a capably written thriller that follows a very familiar trope. A troubled woman with a past - her long-estranged father is in prison after being convicted of murdering a series of girls - becomes involved in present cases of girls going missing, as if the past is repeating itself. (It's always girls. Usually white girls.) She's an emotional basket case whose job as a psychologist gives her an opportunity to abuse prescriptions. She's jumpy, often terrified, and is engaged to someone who seems too good to be true but also oblivious to her problems. returnreturnIf you're looking for a familiar kind of thriller, it will probably work for you. I found it certainly readable but without any distinctive flavor or originality. I would give it two stars but it's exactly what a lot of readers want - just not very interesting to me personally.