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In Dark Places by Gillian Flynn, 31-year-old Libby Day, the sole survivor of her family's brutal murder in 1985, revisits the past to uncover the truth as she is contacted by a true-crime group that suspects her convicted brother, Ben, is innocent. Set against the backdrop of the 1980s Satanic Panic and the aftermath of the 1970s Farm Boom, the narrative oscillates between 1985 and 2009, revealing dark family secrets and community impacts. The book includes graphic murder, violence against children, Satanic worship, and references to addiction, death by suicide, and child molestation.