This, eventually, leads to the truth coming out about what really happened that day. Libby needs the money and starts looking at the case again, chasing down all the people who were involved. This changes once she gets commissioned by the members of a “Kill Club” looking into the murders, who are convinced that Ben is innocent. Libby was quite close to Ben when she was a kid, but she severed ties with him when he was arrested and is no longer in touch. Her brother, Ben, who was 15 at that time, was arrested for the murders, partially based on Libby’s testimony - even though she was only 7 years old then and very suggestible – and partly because of the lack of any other suspects or any other evidence pointing to anyone else. Her family grew up dirt poor in Kansas, and one night, her mother and her two older sisters were massacred. The plot in brief - The protagonist is a woman called Libby Day, who suffered a brutal tragedy when she was a kid. Because what I do remember about Dark Places when I read it the first time is that I really liked it. So re-reading it would be almost like reading a new book by Gillian Flynn, with an assurance that I would enjoy it. While I have already read that book - I bought it shortly after I was mesmerized by Gone Girl - it’s been a while and I had little to no recollection of the plot. Which is why when I was unable to find something compelling to read for a few months, I turned to one of her earlier books, Dark Places, which was published in 2009. I loved that book when it came out in 2012 and also enjoyed it thoroughly when I re-read it a few years ago.

Gillian Flynn is best known for her best-selling novel, Gone Girl, which was subsequently made into a very successful movie with top-of-the-line stars including Rosamund Pike, Ben Affleck, and Neil Patrick Harris.

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