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Gillian Flynn's encore performance to Gone Girl, Sharp Objects puts the spotlight on Camille, a reporter with an assignment that is way too close to home. As she grapples with the darkness of her mind, as well as her sinister teenage half-sister, the unrelenting tension builds to a twisting climax that must be read to be fully appreciated.
THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING FIRST NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL
“Riveting.”—PEOPLE
“A terrific debut . . . elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.”—STEPHEN KING
“Keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.”—CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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, hyp...
“Riveting.”—PEOPLE
“A terrific debut . . . elevated by sharp writing and sharper insights.”—STEPHEN KING
“Keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.”—CHICAGO TRIBUNE
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, hyp...
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