Few people know thrilling crime stories like Sheryl McCollum, founder and director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute and author of Cold Case: Pathways to Justice.
After reading Stacy Willingham’s New York Times best-selling page-turner A Flicker in the Dark, McCollum said, “The twists, turns and small detours will keep you engaged in this riveting story. You follow Chloe, a 30-something therapist, on her journey to find peace and happiness after it is revealed that her father is a serial killer. You quickly become engulfed in the cases of the girls who went missing and were later discovered murdered. Some were Chloe’s friends and neighbors.
“Stacy Willingham gives us what we want – a thriller that revisits the dread of past evil deeds and the mystery of a whodunit as Chloe, now an engaged woman about to be happy, experiences the saga of horror that starts all over when a girl goes missing,” McCollum continued.
“Then another, just at the 20th anniversary of her father’s crimes. Is there a copycat? Does the killer know Chloe, because the killer seems to know a lot about her? Old wounds get ripped open as each suspect is brought to light. Hold on tight as you go on this wild ride! It’s a straight-up thriller you will not be able to put down.”
Likewise, Publishers Weekly raved, “Willingham skillfully intercuts Chloe’s anxious first-person narration in the present with flashbacks to her childhood, ratcheting up the tension. Atmospheric prose and abundant red herrings amplify the tale’s intensity.”
And Library Journal wrote, “A great addition to any mystery/psychological thriller collection, with an unforgettable character haunted by her past in an authentic Louisiana setting, which ups the creep factor.”
Georgia Writers Museum (GWM) Program Chair Janet Kelhoffer suggested, “In the ways that Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle kept me engaged to the very end, Stacy Willingham has managed that in A Flicker in the Dark. Even the title has a double meaning. Join us and see how easy it is not to question your past assumptions.”
Willingham will be GWM’s featured “Meet the Author” presenter at 7 p.m., Dec. 6 (doors open at 6:30), at Georgia Writers Museum (109 S. Jefferson Ave., Eatonton).
Tickets are $45 (or $40 each for two or more), with the event also featuring delicious Cajan hors d’oeuvres and specialty drinks. Visit Georgia Writers Museum online at georgiawritersmuseum.org to register and pre-order a copy of A Flicker in the Dark. Willingham will be signing books immediately following her presentation.