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13-454: Dark Places may refer to: Dark Places (novel) , a mystery novel by Gillian Flynn Dark Places (1973 film) , a 1973 British horror film Dark Places (2015 film) , a 2015 mystery film, based on the Flynn novel "Dark Places" (song) , a 2019 song by Beck from his album Hyperspace "Dark Places", a song by Hollywood Undead from Day of

26-446: A Satanic cult ritual . Libby escapes through a window, experiences severe frostbite that leaves her with missing fingers and toes, and later testifies in court against her teenage brother, Ben. Twenty-four years after the massacre, Libby, in need of money, meets with a group of amateur investigators led by a man named Lyle Wirth who believe that her brother is innocent of the crime. At their coaxing, she meets her brother, Ben for

39-437: A bad crowd. These viewpoints paint a picture of a grim life of desperate poverty , marital abuse , and abandonment that characterize life on the farm prior to the murders. Dark Places was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction on May 29, 2009, where it was ranked #15 for the week ending May 23. It was included in an expanded listing of the top 35 best sellers that appeared only online (Only

52-542: A particular genre, are published less frequently. The Indie Bestseller Lists are released by IndieBound as XML feeds. The Indie Next List (published monthly) and the Kids' Indie Next List (published every other month) feature new releases nominated by booksellers across the country. The ABA collects these bookseller nominations and compiles the Indie Next Lists. Each year, owners and employees of ABA stores have

65-577: Is a marketing movement for independent bookstores launched in 2008 by the American Booksellers Association . With resources designed to encourage readers to shop at independent bookstores, it promotes fiscal localism . IndieBound is home to the Indie Bookstore Finder, an interactive map that allows visitors to find independent bookstores across the country. IndieBound also hosts curated reading lists like

78-498: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dark Places (novel) Libby Day, the novel's narrator and protagonist , is the sole survivor of a massacre in Kinnakee, Kansas , a fictional rural town. On January 3, 1985, somewhere around 2 A.M., Libby overhears the murders of her 10-year-old sister Michelle, 9-year-old sister Debby, and mother, Patty, in what appears to be

91-513: The Dead Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Dark Places . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dark_Places&oldid=927393543 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

104-839: The Indie Next List and Kids' Indie Next Lists as well as Indie Bestseller Lists. IndieBound was launched in June 2008 to replace a prior marketing program for independents called Book Sense. IndieBound does not sell books directly, instead it directs customers to nearby independent bookstores who sell online through their own e-commerce sites. The Indie Bestseller Lists show the top selling titles in independent bookstores nationwide. Indie Bestseller Lists are published weekly for hardcover fiction, hardcover nonfiction, trade paperback fiction, trade paperback nonfiction, mass market paperback, "children's interest," children's illustrated, and children's fiction series. Category lists, which focus on

117-457: The first time in jail. She also meets with her father Runner, who is now homeless and is constantly asking for money; a girl named Krissi Cates, a stripper who accused Ben of molesting her as a child; Trey Teepano, a former acquaintance of Ben's who was accused of being a Satanist as a teenager; and Diondra Wertzner, Ben's former girlfriend who may have had a hand in the massacre. Through her investigation, Libby learns of her brother's secrets and how

130-414: The murders unfolded that evening. Interspersed with the modern day investigation are flashbacks to the day of the massacre. These flashbacks are told from the points of view of Libby's mother, Patty, and her convicted brother, Ben. Patty's viewpoints discuss the difficulties of trying to keep the family farm while raising four children alone; Ben tells the story of a troubled teenager as he falls in with

143-421: The top ten best sellers are included in the print edition). It remained on the best seller list for two weeks; the June 5 listing of Hardcover Best Sellers ranked Dark Places #25 for the week ending May 30. IndieBound , an independent booksellers section of the American Booksellers Association , included Dark Places in their May 2009 "Indie Next List" of recommendations by independent sellers. The novel

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156-438: Was adapted into a film directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner . The cast includes Charlize Theron , Nicholas Hoult , Christina Hendricks , Drea de Matteo , Chloë Grace Moretz , and Sean Bridgers . The film was released on August 7, 2015. In January 2024, it was announced that Flynn would serve as co-creator, writer, and co-showrunner on a new limited series based on Dark Places for HBO . IndieBound IndieBound

169-510: Was nominated for Dark Scribe Magazine's Black Quill Award in the category of Dark Genre Novel of the Year on November 29, 2009. The award, which recognizes a "novel-length work of horror, suspense, or thriller from [a] mainstream publisher," was awarded to Gillian Flynn on February 7, 2010. Dark Places was the Editor's Pick for the category, where it was one of six nominees. In 2015, the novel

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