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Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?

Amy Adams plays Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery novel Sharp Objects. Anne Marie Fox/HBO hide caption

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Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?

Amy Adams stars as Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of the mystery novel. Flynn helped adapt the book for the screen, and says the story is a murder mystery wrapped around a character study.

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Officials Race To Meet Deadline To Re-Unite Migrant Children With Parents

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Officials Race To Meet Deadline To Re-Unite Migrant Children With Parents

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EPA Administrator Pruitt Cites 'Unrelenting Attacks' For His Departure

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EPA Administrator Pruitt Cites 'Unrelenting Attacks' For His Departure

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Thai Diver Dies While On Cave Rescue Mission

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Amy Adams plays Camille Preaker in the HBO adaptation of Gillian Flynn's mystery novel Sharp Objects. Anne Marie Fox/HBO hide caption

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Gillian Flynn's 'Sharp Objects' Is A Whodunit ... And A Who Is She?

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Congress Calls On VA To Study Medical Marijuana To Treat PTSD

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Congress Calls On VA To Study Medical Marijuana To Treat PTSD

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Army Discharges Immigrants Promised A Path To Citizenship, AP Reports

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A Student Remembers Her School's 'Lunch Man,' Philando Castile

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A Student Remembers Her School's 'Lunch Man,' Philando Castile

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A Student Remembers Her School's 'Lunch Man,' Philando Castile

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Pompeo Visits North Korea Amid Doubts Pyongyang Will Denuclearize

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Trade Dispute Grows Between The U.S. And China

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Trade Dispute Grows Between The U.S. And China

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Next Justice Could Change Supreme Court Views Of Same-Sex Marriage

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Good Riddance To Departing EPA Chief Pruitt, Sen. Carper Says

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A Trade War Between The U.S. And China Has Begun

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A Trade War Between The U.S. And China Has Begun

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Supreme Court's Religious Makeup Evolves As Members Change

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Supreme Court's Religious Makeup Evolves As Members Change

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American Companies In China Are Concerned About Tariffs, Zarit Says

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