Marriage can be a real killer.
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 from their rented McMansion on the
Mississippi River. 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 form 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
and endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely
bitter—but is he really a killer?
As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering
how well they know the one they love.
With is twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his
innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t
do it, where is that beautiful wife?
And what was in that silvery gift boxy hidden in the back of her bedroom
closet?
With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological
insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously
plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.
3/5 stars (liked it)
The book started off a bit slow and I guessed whether Amy
was really dead or not and whether Nick killed her or not. I don’t want to give it away but I knew
right away what was going on. So I
thought how can I be surprised when I basically know how this book is going to
end. Well it did surprise me. This book is filled with a mentally screwed
up husband and just if not more mentally screwed up wife. Both have terrible faults and I really
didn’t know whom I wanted to root for.
They are both so screwed up that they deserve each other. The author did a great job at sucking me in
and having me want to know how things would play out in the end. The ending really did surprise me.
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