Warning! Mind Bend Ahead

From the book jacket: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 

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 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?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his 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 box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?


Cara's comments:
The book jacket synopsis is so much better than any description I could write. The story grabbed me from page one and I read this in a day. If I had started it in the morning, it would have been done by bedtime. This book is a psychological thriller, and some of the twists had me literally talking to the book. It is filled with beautiful dysfunction, and Flynn's writing style invites you to discover the secrets that lurk in the pages.