Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group

Publish Date: June 2012

Pages: - 

Format: Kobo

ISBN: 978-0307588388

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 favours 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 behaviour.  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 the beautiful wife?  And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back bedroom closet?

My Thoughts

What can I say other than wow!! I don't think I've ever encountered a novel with such brilliantly written characters that you love to hate and hate that you love them.  I'm pretty sure throughout the entire book I changed my theory of the outcome 10 times...it was literally one of those novels that "kept you guessing until the very last page."  Gillian Flynn dished out just enough info to keep you strung alone and then you have the outcome figured out and the BAM! It really is a gripping story that I couldn't put down (many hours of sleep were sacrificed) I just loved the twistedness of the whole thing.    

The only downfall, I want more!  I haven't fell in love with a character (Amy) like this is such a long time and I just want their story to continue.  This truly is a novel that will be stuck in my head for a long time.  Rumor has it that it's becoming a movie, I hope it does the book justice!

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