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Marriage can be a real killer.
One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of
our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that
statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable
masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong.
The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work "draws you
in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty
addiction." Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and
deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that
confounds you at every turn.
On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it
is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary.
Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being
made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears
from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River.
Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors
with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape
of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal
the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone
dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the
police and the media-as well as Amy’s fiercely doting
parents-the town golden boy parades an endless series of
lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly
evasive, and he’s definitely bitter-but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon
wondering how well they know the one that they love. With
his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his
innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that
beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden
in the back of her bedroom closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological
insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark,
and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as
one of the hottest writers around.
Ice-pick-sharp... Spectacularly sneaky... Impressively
cagey... Gone Girl is Ms. Flynn’s dazzling breakthrough.
It is wily, mercurial, subtly layered and populated by
characters so well imagined that they’re hard to part
with - even if, as in Amy’s case, they are already
departed. And if you have any doubts about whether
Ms. Flynn measures up to Patricia Highsmith’s level of
discreet malice, go back and look at the small details.
Whatever you raced past on a first reading will look
completely different the second time around.
--Janet Maslin, New York Times
Gillian Flynn’s third novel is both breakneck-paced
thriller and masterful dissection of marital
breakdown... Wickedly plotted and surprisingly
thoughtful, this is a terrifically good read.
--Boston Globe
Ms. Flynn writes dark suspense novels that anatomize
violence without splashing barrels of blood around
the pages... But as in her other books, Ms. Flynn has
much more up her sleeve than a simple missing-
person case. As Nick and Amy's alternately tell their
stories, marriage has never looked so menacing,
narrators so unreliable.
--Wall Street Journal
Readers who prefer more virulent strains of unreality
will appreciate the sneaky mind games of Gillian
Flynn’s Gone Girl, a thriller rooted in the portrait of a
tricky and troubled marriage.
--New York Times
Gillian Flynn is the author of the New York Times
bestseller Dark Places, which was a New Yorker Reviewers’
Favorite, Weekend TODAY Top Summer Read, Publishers
Weekly Best Book of 2009, and Chicago Tribune Favorite
Fiction choice; and the Dagger Award winner Sharp Objects ,
which was an Edgar nominee for Best First novel, a
BookSense pick, and a Barnes & Noble Discover selection.
Her work has been published in twenty-eight countries. She
lives in Chicago with her husband and son.
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