Gone Girl

I'm not usually into suspense or psychological thrillers, but I just could not put this book down! Thanks to Rita for the recommendation - and it's been on the best seller list for awhile, too.

On the morning of Amy and Nick Dunne's five-year wedding anniversary, Amy disappears. Nick's called home from work to find the front door open, and signs of a struggle in the living room. The first section of the novel - told by turns from Nick's point-of-view and from pages in Amy's journal - gradually points everyone - including the cops - toward thinking that Nick killed his wife and dumped her body somewhere. But there's no body.... and then we get to the second part of the novel.

I don't want to give anything away, so I won't say anymore about the plot. The story is very cunning - usually I'm good at figuring stories like this out, but the author, Gillian Flynn, really had me going. And her characters are so clever - imperfect yet likeable, charismatic, quirky, and unsettling. And this is a psychological thriller in the truest sense, a real study in what makes people who they are and how their minds work.

My only disappointment was the ending. I wanted vengeance, and I didn't get it. But I still highly recommend this book, it's just fabulous.

Gone Girl