smart in a tux, and whistles better than Bing? To a man who’s as old-school cool as Nick Charles, for crying out loud! What do I say about us? Two words.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GILLIAN FLYNN’s debut novel,
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
Copyright © 2009 by Gillian Flynn
All rights reserved.
Published in the United States by Shaye Areheart Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.
www.crownpublishing.com
Shaye Areheart Books with colophon is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Flynn, Gillian, 1971–
Dark places / Gillian Flynn.—1st ed.
p. cm.
1. Children of murder victims—Fiction. 2. Family—Crimes against—
Fiction. 3. Juvenile homicide—Fiction. 4. Brothers and sisters—Fiction.
5. Kansas City (Mo.)—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3606.L935D37 2009
813?.6—dc22 2008040244
eISBN: 978-0-307-45992-3
v3.0
Table of Contents
Cover
Other Books By This Author
Title Page
Dedication
Chapter 1 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 2 - Patty Day: January 2, 1985 8:02 A.M.
Chapter 3 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 4 - Ben Day: January 2, 1985 9:13 A.M.
Chapter 5 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 6 - Patty Day: January 2, 1985 9:42 A.M.
Chapter 7 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 8 - Ben Day: January 2, 1985 10:18 A.M.
Chapter 9 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 10 - Patty Day: January 2, 1985 11:31 A.M.
Chapter 11 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 12 - Ben Day: January 2, 1985 12:51 P.M.
Chapter 13 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 14 - Patty Day: January 2, 1985 1:50 P.M.
Chapter 15 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 16 - Ben Day: January 2, 1985 3:10 P.M.
Chapter 17 - Libby Day: Now
Chapter 18 - Patty Day: January 2, 1985 3:10 P.M.
Chapter 19 - Libby Day: Now