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On the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick's wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy's friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn't true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren't his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?
Media reviews
The Toronto Star
Flynn writes bright, clever, cynical sentences. Maybe too many of them in Gone Girl. The same facts and ideas seem to repeat themselves. But that’s a minor gripe in a book that never slacks in tightening the suspense.
The basic questions the mystery asks are these: did the journalist husband
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murder his well-to-do missing wife or is she setting him up to pay a creepy price? On Flynn’s slick way to reaching the answer, she pulls the rug from under us readers three times. Or was it four? Show Less
This American author shook up the thriller scene in 2007 with her debut Sharp Objects, nasty and utterly memorable. Gone Girl, her third novel, is even better – an early contender for thriller of the year and an absolute must read.
Awards
Women's Prize for Fiction (Longlist — 2013)
Dublin Literary Award (Longlist — 2014)
Shirley Jackson Award (Nominee — Novel — 2012)
Edgar Award (Nominee — Novel — 2013)
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (Winner — 2012)
Anthony Award (Nominee — Novel — 2013)
The Morning News Tournament of Books (Quarterfinalist — 2013)
Macavity Award (Nominee — Novel — 2013)
Barry Award (Nominee — Novel — 2013)
RUSA CODES Reading List (Winner — 2013)
British Book Award (Winner — 2013)
Maine Readers' Choice Award (Finalist — 2013)
Spinetingler Award (Winner — New Voice — 2013)
Exclusive Books Boeke Prize (Winner — 2012)
Bästa översatta kriminalroman (Nominee — 2012)
Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (Mystery/Thriller — 2012)
San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year (Fiction/Poetry — 2012)
Christian Science Monitor Best Book (Fiction — 2012)
Village Voice Favorite Books (2012)
The A.V. Club best books (2012)
This Mystery is Amazing! (#9 — 2014)
Indie Next List (Jun 2012)
Illinois Reads (Adult — 2013)
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Original publication date
2012-06-05