Author: Gillian Flynn
Genre: Fiction/Mystery
Age Category: Adult
Summary: Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims - a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story - and survive this homecoming.
My Review: 5/5
Gillian Flynn is the female version of Stephen King. Her writing is very detailed and straight forward. The characters are different than the average hero. Sharp Objects is one of the best psychological thrillers I have ever read. With an explosive climax, it will leave you guessing until the end.