Dark Places/Gillian Flynn/349 pgs.

This is Gillian Flynn's second novel, following Sharp Objects, and before Gone Girl, and it's a doozey! Libby Day was 7 years old when her mother and two sisters were murdered in Kinnakee, Kansas. The murders took place at the Day farmhouse, and Libby escaped the massacre by leaving the house through a window. Because of Libby's testimony, Ben Day (Libby's 15 year old brother, at the time) was accused of the murders and sent to prison. Fast forward 25 years, and Ben is still in prison, but a group known as "The Kill Club" has contacted Libby about the murder. The Kill Club researches old murders that they think may not have been tried accurately, or whose outcome wasn't consistent with the evidence or testimony provided. Libby is short on funds, and agrees to make contact with key players in the murder for the Kill Club members--for a price, of course. The discoveries Libby makes along the way makes her start to doubt the testimony she gave years ago. So, if Ben didn't kill her mom and sisters, who did? It's a suspenseful read, and keeps the reader wondering where it will all lead. I have to give it to the "Jayhawk" author, she knows how to keep the reader guessing!