Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

Being a trauma survivor is one of the hardest things a person can endure. Imagine being the sole survivor after your older brother slaughtered your two sisters as well as your mother for some sort of satanic sacrifice. Meet Libby Day, Kinnakee Farm House Massacre survivor, who is selfish and cynical, as well as running low on money from not having worked a day in her life. That’s when she gets a call from Lyle Wirth, the head of the Kill Club.

The Kill Club is a place for people fascinated with serial killers to go and talk about them without the judgement of society. Libby was the sole testimony that locked her brother Ben away with a life sentenced and her certainty of him being guilty begins to wither away as she and Lyle travel across Kansas to do their own investigation. Ben Day was going to go down for the murders, whether he actually committed them or not, because on that dreaded day in 1985, a rumor started that Ben was molesting a 5th grader named Krissi. If he wasn’t going to go down for the murders, the town itself would’ve lynched him. While diving deep into the past, Libby has to face her own demons, and all she wants is to get out of the Dark Place she calls her mind.

I personally would recommend this book for anyone who is interested in a murder mystery. The characters are believable and Gillian Flynn constantly keeps you on your toes guessing as to who actually committed the murders. Each chapter reveals new information and before you know it, you’re so invested that you’re making up your own theories as to who had done it. It’s interesting to see how past actions can very easily cause a ripple effect that you cannot get out of.