Gone Girl

Review Flynn, an extraordinarily good writer, plays her readers with the finesse and delicacy of an expert angler. She wields her unreliable narrators to stunning effect, baffling, disturbing and delighting in turn, practically guaranteeing an immediate reread once her terrifying, wonderful conclusion is reached... an early contender for thriller of the year, and an absolute must-read. -- Alison Flood ― THE OBSERVER These voices are wonderfully authentic, to the point where the reader becomes a gawker at the full-spectrum of marital dysfunction. Excellent. -- John O'Connor ― THE GUARDIAN Gone Girl is superbly constructed, ingeniously paced and absolutely terrifying... a Five-star suspense mystery. -- AN Wilson ― READERS' DIGEST in this riveting noirish thriller and intense dissection of a marriage, nothing is as it seems. ― WOMAN AND HOME Flynn keeps the accelerator firmly to the floor, ratcheting up the tension with wildly unexpected plot twists, contradictory stories and the tantalising feeling that nothing is as it seems. Deviously good. ― MARIE CLAIRE Read it and stay single. ― FINANCIAL TIMES funny, cunning thriller... the tale takes some stomach-churning turns, right to its chilling conclusion ― PSYCHOLOGIES A chilling, stylish read about another unknowable woman ― ELLE Flynn has created a gripping tale and a page-turner. ― LITERARY REVIEW Immensely dark and deeply intelligent, Gone Girl is a book about how well one person can truly know another ― METRO Flynn is a brilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer and this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind -- Carla McKay ― DAILY MAIL You think you're reading a good, conventional thriller and then it grows into a fascinating portrait of one averagely mismatched relationship...Nothing's as it seems - Flynn is a fabulous plotter, and a very sharp observer of modern life in the aftermath of the credit crunch -- Kate Saunders ― THE TIMES Flynn's portrait of a woman trying to please an impossible husband is subtly drawn, but there are hints that all is not as it seems. One version of events hides another in a novel that cleverly manipulates the reader -- Joan Smith ― SUNDAY TIMES definitely a contender for thriller of the year... Flynn is, without a doubt, at the front of the pack of American thriller writers. -- Doug Johnstone ― THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY In what is so much more than a straightforward crime novel (with a mid-story twist so shocking you'll drop the book), Flynn unpicks the minutiae of the couple's personalities and relationship ― EASY LIVING A chilling tale of a hip, New York couple's failing marriage: smart, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Gone Girl is a class act ― THE INDEPENDENT a terrifically intelligent thriller with a gasp-inducing twist ― GOOD HOUSEKEEPING she skillfully manages to sustain tension and uncertainty to the end, as well as presenting a beautiful portrait of marriage disintegration -- Marcel Berlins ― THE TIMES This is Flynn's third novel and she's more than found her voice, creating taut, thrilling, deeply intense narratives about characters very much on the edge -- Henry Sutton ― DAILY MIRROR a near-masterpiece. Flynn is an extraordinary writer who, with every sentence, makes words do things that other writers merely dream of" -- Sophie Hannah ― SUNDAY EXPRESS Ms Flynn's latest novel of psychological suspense will confound anyone trying to keep up with her quicksilver mind and diabolical rules of play ― INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Just about everyone I meet, and everyone on Twitter, is telling me it's brilliant, so I can't wait to see what the fuss is all about. -- S.J Watson ― SUNDAY EXPRESS Gripping thriller: Nick's wife, Amy, is missing and he's a suspect. The story is told by Nick, then Amy, but who's telling the truth? ― ESSENTIALS A brilliant switchback ride, you'll beg others to read it so you can discuss it with them -- John Williams ―