

She lives a double life as a perfect Southern daughter to Adora and also the mean girl to the rest of the town. Amma Crellin: Camille's 13-year-old half-sister, who is the "it girl" in the town of Wind Gap, Missouri.

Camille spent time in a psychiatric hospital near Chicago after years of self-harm. She has suffered for years after the death of her sister Marian at a very young age.

The novel follows Camille Preaker, a newspaper journalist who must return to her hometown to report on a series of brutal murders. The book was first published through Shaye Areheart Books on September 26, 2006, and has subsequently been re-printed through Broadway Books. Sharp Objects is the 2006 debut novel by American author Gillian Flynn. Southern Gothic, Psychological Thriller, Mystery For the television adaptation, see Sharp Objects (miniseries).
