Wicked Sharp: A Serial Killer’s Daughter Thriller (Born Bad # 1)

Meghan O'Flynn

Apr 2022 · Born Bad Book 1 · Pygmalion Publishing

About this ebook

Fast-paced, electric, and barbed with nerve-shredding thrills, Wicked Sharp is exquisitely addictive—every page drags you deeper into the hidden world of serial killers. A thriller for fans of Caroline Kepnes, Gillian Flynn, and Lucinda Berry.

A mountain hike with your serial killer father. Good Samaritans who aren’t as innocent as they appear. What could go wrong?

Poppy Pratt is the perfect daughter. Agreeable. Highly intelligent. Most importantly, she’s excellent at keeping secrets—the kind of secrets that give other eleven-year-olds nightmares. 

Her father’s perfect too…on the outside. He smiles for the preacher, attends neighborhood barbecues, even bought textbooks for the entire school. In their little town, everyone sees a hero—not a serial killer. But Poppy still feels like the lies are thick enough to choke on. 

So when her father surprises her with a trip to the Tennessee mountains, she’s happy to escape the charade. But it isn’t long before the trip goes awry. Between the incoming thunderheads and a climbing accident, the woods feel less like a vacation and more like prison. Luckily, a pair of friendly strangers offers shelter from the storm. 

 

But the couple, with their secluded mountain home, aren’t as innocent as they first appear—it seems they know her father. And if they know him, really know him, they might relish the sight of blood as much as he does. And no killer wants to risk leaving a witness alive, no matter how perfect she might seem. 

But there’s always hope for a girl as smart as Poppy. 

She just has to be as sharp as her father.  

"Full of complex, engaging characters and evocative detail, Wicked Sharp is a white-knuckle thrill ride. O'Flynn is a master storyteller." ~Paul Austin Ardoin, USA Today Bestselling Author

Born Bad is an addictive serial killer thriller series. If you like Rachel Abbott, Sue Watson, or Freida McFadden, you'll love Born Bad.

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Ratings and reviews

I couldn't get into the book at first. I thought the language was too sophisticated for a 9-year-old. all the way to the end I was thinking 'what 9-year-old uses these kind of words?' otherwise it was a good book.

The way that Meghan O'Flynn writes just paints the scenes so well that it feels like I'm there & my mind actually pictures it all instead of just seeing the words! And there's always a twist that surprises me but then I think back & notice the subtle hints she dropped without being obvious! I loved it & cannot wait for the next one!

Writing about the (mis)adventures of a psychopath from a child’s perspective is challenging, to say the least, but Meghan O’Flynn pulls it off. It makes the true horror of the story that much more intriguing/gut wrenching, having information filtered through the mind of a semi-innocent narrator. The real genius of this story is what the reader has to infer about Poppy’s relationship with her dad, that creeping sense of dread and anxiety lingers.

About the author

With books deemed “visceral, haunting, and fully immersive” (New York Times bestseller, Andra Watkins), Meghan O’Flynn has made her mark on the thriller genre. Meghan is a clinical therapist who draws her character inspiration from her knowledge of the human psyche. She is the bestselling author of gritty crime novels and serial killer thrillers, all of which take readers on the dark, gripping, and unputdownable journey for which Meghan is notorious. Learn more at https://meghanoflynn.com! While you’re there, join Meghan’s reader group, and get a FREE SHORT STORY just for signing up.