Sharp Objects : A major

HBO & Sky Atlantic

Limited Series starring
Amy Adams, from the
director of BIG LITTLE
LIES, Jean-Marc Vallee
 By
Gillian Flynn
Orion Publishing Co
 From the author of the No.1 bestseller and international
phenomenon GONE GIRL. Now a major HBO/SKY ATLANTIC
TV series starring Amy Adams, with the director of BIG LITTLE
LIES, Jean-Marc Vallee.

When two girls are abducted and killed in Missouri, journalist

Camille Preaker is sent back to her home town to report on the
crimes. Long-haunted by a childhood tragedy and estranged from
her mother for years, Camille suddenly finds herself installed once
again in her family's mansion, reacquainting herself with her distant
mother and the half-sister she barely knows - a precocious 13-year-
old who holds a disquieting grip on the town.

As Camille works to uncover the truth about these violent crimes,

she finds herself identifying with the young victims - a bit too
strongly. Clues keep leading to dead ends, forcing Camille to
unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past to get at the story.
Dogged by her own demons, Camille will have to confront what
happened to her years before if she wants to survive this
homecoming.

'To say this is a terrific debut novel is really too mild. I haven't read
such a relentlessly creepy family saga since John Farris's ALL
HEADS TURN AS THE HUNT GOES BY, and that was thirty
years ago, give or take. SHARP OBJECTS isn't one of those scare-
and-retreat books; its effect is cumulative. I found myself dreading
the last thirty pages or so, but was helpless to stop turning them.
Then, after the lights were out, the story just stayed there in my
head, coiled and hissing, like a snake in a cave' STEPHEN KING
'SHARP OBJECTS is a witty, stylish, and compelling debut. A real
winner' HARLAN COBEN

'Sharp, clean exciting writing that grabs you from the first page. A
real pleasure' KATE ATKINSON

'Sharp Objects is one of the freshest debut thrillers to come around

in a long while. It's a gripping, substantive story, stripped of cliche,
and crafted with great style. The characters are refreshingly real,
burdened with psychological issues that enrich the story'
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS

'With her blistering debut Sharp Objects, Gillian Flynn hit the
ground running.' VAL McDERMID

'Sharp Objects is creepy, claustrophobic and dark as all hell. With a

gloriously twisted plot, a brooding atmosphere and a beautifully
realised central character, this is easily the best debut novel I've read
in a very long time.' MARK BILLINGHAM

Orion Publishing Co

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