#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “mercilessly entertaining” (Vanity Fair) instant classic “about the nature of identity and the terrible secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time).NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST FICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST … BOOKS OF THE DECADE AND ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY’S BEST BOOKS OF THE DECADE
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Entertainment Weekly • O: The Oprah Magazine • Slate • Kansas City Star • USA Today • Christian Science Monitor
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. 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?
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY San Francisco Chronicle • St. Louis Post Dispatch • Chicago Tribune • HuffPost • Newsday
“Absorbing . . . In masterly fashion, Flynn depicts the unraveling of a marriage—and of a recession-hit Midwest—by interweaving the wife’s diary entries with the husband’s first-person account.”—New Yorker
“Ms. Flynn writes dark suspense novels that anatomize violence without splashing barrels of blood around the pages . . . Ms. Flynn has much more up her sleeve than a simple missing-person case. As Nick and Amy alternately tell their stories, marriage has never looked so menacing, narrators so unreliable.”—The Wall Street Journal
“The story unfolds in precise and riveting prose . . . even while you know you’re being manipulated, searching for the missing pieces is half the thrill of this wickedly absorbing tale.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
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I started this book with great anticipation–there was so much buzz about it. I’d heard that the writing was superb and I totally agree. Ms. Flynn has a flair for creating tension, intrigue, mystery and I was totally hooked on the story. No one’s marriage is perfect and Amy and Nick fall into the trap of complacency when they move back to Nick’s …
The author of this book has an incredible immaginatio . So many twists and turns that it was impossible to know who was “ the bad guy” through the whole book
Very entertaining read….
This book kept me going!
Hard to like a book when there are no redeeming characters.
I generally like thrillers and mysteries. This book had so much hype that I think I was disappointed that I wasn’t as much a fan as most.
Holy forking shirtballs! This book was way more twisted than I was expecting. I’m finding it hard to put into words my thoughts on this book without giving away definite spoilers, so for this review I’m just going to say that if you like thrillers with a really twisted and shocking plot line, you will love this book. When I first started it, I …
Gritty portrayal of disturbed family life.
They deserve each other!!!!
This is one of my all time favorite books. It is so dark & twisted. The first time I read it, I started it pretty late at night & before I knew it, it was 4:30 AM. It literally took all the willpower I had to put it down & go to sleep. The next day all I did was sit in my book nook & read. Amazing book if you’re into dark & twisted psychological …
A new classic for it’s category
Really enjoyed this book.
IMG ! So good! Love, love, love this book!
Great book! Could not put it down!
Not realistic
No redeeming value. Horrible story. Horrible characters. Mediocre writing.
I watched the movie before reading the book. It was a rather interesting ride. The book was different than the movie and in some ways both could stand on their own. Neither gave a lot away and left you guessing.
The language was a little much. That actually lowers my rating and keeps me from enjoying a book as much as I can. The mystery and the …
Read it!
You will never see the end coming.
Very intriguing and kept you guessing.