Slit me at my belly and it might slide out, meaty and dark, drop on the floor so you could stomp on it.” “I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ. 'Gillian Flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre.' She graduated at the University of Kansas, and qualified for a Master's degree from Northwestern University. In 2007 the novel was shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar for Best First Novel by an American Writer, Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie, CWA New Blood and Ian Fleming Steel Daggers, winning in the last two categories.įlynn, who lives in Chicago, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. Themes include dysfunctional families,violence and self-harm. The dark plot revolves around a serial killer in a Missouri town, and the reporter who has returned from Chicago to cover the event. Her book has received wide praise, including from authors such as Stephen King. She has so far written three novels, Sharp Objects, for which she won the 2007 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller Dark Places and her best-selling third novel Gone Girl.

When the truth emerges, it’s so twisted that even the most astute readers won’t have predicted it.Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. Flynn fluidly moves between cynical present-day Libby and the hours leading up to the murders through the eyes of her family members. Though initially interested only in making a quick buck hocking family memorabilia, Libby is soon drawn into the club’s pseudo-investigation, and begins to question what exactly she saw-or didn’t see-the night of the tragedy. She’s shocked to learn most of them believe Ben is innocent and the real killer is still on the loose. Desperate for cash 24 years later, Libby reluctantly agrees to meet members of the Kill Club, true crime enthusiasts who bicker over famous cases. When Libby Day’s mother and two older sisters were slaughtered in the family’s Kansas farmhouse, it was seven-year-old Libby’s testimony that sent her 15-year-old brother, Ben, to prison for life. Edgar-finalist Flynn’s second crime thriller tops her impressive debut, Sharp Objects

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