Sharp Objects

Flynn, Gillian. Sharp Objects. New York: Broadway Books, 2006. Print. (393 pages)

First sentence: “My sweater was new, stinging red and ugly.”

Plot/ Premise: 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 thoughts: Wow! Does this book have a lot of twists and turns and people in the town that seem a little off? I could not put this book down, partly because I wanted to know who did it and the other part is because I heard the HBO miniseries is really good so I wanted to read the book before watching the show. I cannot wait to see how Amy Adams plays Camille. It definitely plays with your mind too because you think you know who did it and then more information surfaces that makes you rethink your theroy altogether. I recommend this book if you like a dark murder mystery.