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Sharp Objects

A Novel
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Fresh from a brief stay in a psychiatric hospital, reporter Camille Preaker returns to her small hometown to report on the murders of two preteen girls. Reconnecting with her distant, neurotic mother and her enigmatic thirteen-year-old half-sister, Camille is haunted by her own troubled past. As she inhabits her childhood bedroom in the family’s Victorian mansion, the line between victim and investigator blurs. To survive and uncover the truth, Camille must confront her personal demons and untangle the dark psychological puzzle that lurks beneath the town’s surface.
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Readers who enjoy gripping psychological thrillers and complex character-driven narratives will find this a compelling choice. Fans of Gillian Flynn’s previous work, especially Gone Girl, and those intrigued by dark, suspenseful mysteries set in unsettling small towns will be particularly captivated.

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After eight years, the murders of two preteen girls--timed nearly a year apart--bring reporter Camille Preaker back to her hometown. As she works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes, Camille finds herself forced to unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past.

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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GONE GIRL

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.

Praise for Sharp Objects

“Nasty, addictive reading.” Chicago Tribune

“Skillful and disturbing.” Washington Post

“Darkly original . . . [a] riveting tale.” People

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Chicago Tribune praises it as “nasty, addictive reading,” while the Washington Post calls it “skillful and disturbing.” People magazine describes it as “darkly original” and a “riveting tale.”

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780307341556

Publisher: Random House USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2007

Country: United States

Imprint: Random House Inc

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 202.0mm

Weight: 198g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Gillian Flynn is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Gone Girl, for which she wrote the Golden Globe–nominated screenplay; the New York Times bestsellers Dark Places and Sharp Objects; and a novella, The Grownup. A former critic for Entertainment Weekly, she lives in Chicago with her husband and children.

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