A few weeks back, I got an email telling me that a new book from Gillian Flynn was about to be released.  After initial confusion and excitement, I learned the truth: a reprinting of a short story she wrote last year for an anthology edited by George R. R. Martin was being released.  Still, a small amount of Gillian Flynn is better than no Gillian Flynn, so I put in the order and, last weekend, sat down to enjoy the 62-page tome.

The tale concerns a scam artist, who goes from providing hand manipulation to reading auras in order to make a living.  She meets a woman seemingly haunted, but things may not be all that they seem.  Flynn sets up an interesting premise in very little time, but the limitations of the short story forum means that the story ends just as it is getting interesting.

It’s been 3 years since the release of Gone Girl and I’m ready for the next work from Flynn.  This is a nice little holdover, but I hope we get something more substantial sooner rather than later.