Dark Places
Dark PlacesGillian Flynn
Characters in Dark Places
8 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Libby Day
The sole survivor of a family massacre, digging back into the case decades later for money.
Supporting characters
Ben Day
Libby's brother, imprisoned for the murders on the strength of her childhood testimony.
Patty Day
Libby's overwhelmed mother, whose final day is traced in the 1985 timeline.
Lyle Wirth
A member of the Kill Club who pays Libby to reopen the case.
Michelle Day
One of Libby's two younger sisters, killed in the 1985 massacre.
Debby Day
Libby's youngest sister, nine years old when she was killed in the 1985 massacre.
Runner Day
Libby and Ben's absent, gambling-addicted father, who Libby investigates as a possible suspect in the present-day timeline.