Gone Girl
by Gillian Flynn
With her third novel (after the acclaimed Sharp Objects and
Dark Places), Flynn cements her place among that elite group of
mystery/thriller writers who unfailingly deliver the goods. On the day of her
fifth wedding anniversary, Amy Dunne vanishes from her home under suspicious
circumstances. Through a narrative that alternates between Amy’s diary entries
and her husband Nick’s real-time experiences in the aftermath of her
disappearance, the complicated relationship that was their marriage unfolds,
leaving the reader with a growing list of scenarios, suspects, and motives to
consider. Meanwhile, the police, the press, and the public focus intently on Nick,
the journalist‚ turned‚ bar owner who uprooted Amy from her comfortable New York life to return to his Missouri hometown. VERDICT Once again Flynn
has written an intelligent, gripping tour de force, mixing a riveting plot and
psychological intrigue with a compelling prose style that unobtrusively yet
forcefully carries the reader from page to page. (Library Journal Review by Nancy McNicol, Hamden P.L., CT)
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