Probably not, but the blurb from crime writer Karin Slaughter clinched it: Stacy Willingham's debut novel, "A Flicker in the Dark," will "keep you turning pages long past your bedtime." ...

Willingham was working a 9-to-5 when she wrote "A Flicker in the Dark," primarily on her lunch breaks. Published in January of 2022, it was an instant hit, but Willingham worried she might be a ...