DARK PLACES

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn - Best Gillian Flynn book so far.  I could say ever, but she's only written three books, and I think there are going to be many more.  Dark Places is about a family mystery and there's something smooth about the way this story moves the reader through all the events that lead to finally, an answer.  It takes place from three different viewpoints and in two different time frames.  The characters have a humbleness and innocence that is revealed in their thoughts and actions, even when their thoughts and actions lead to bad results.  They are doing their best against all sorts of odds, just getting up every day and slogging through.   Finally, I have to mention that in searching for the cover art just now, there are not only a few different covers for this Dark Places, but there are many many books entitled Dark Places.  And they all look much darker than this was!  This wasn't all that dark a book for me.  I was too engrossed to be horrified by the horrifying stuff and dark themes.....just passed right over the bad stuff to get to the parts about the people and the story of what happened.