Cover of Gone Girl

Thriller · Crime

Gone Girl

Bestseller: about 20 million copies (estimate)

On their fifth anniversary, Nick Dunne comes home to find his wife Amy missing and signs of a struggle. As police and the press close in, diary entries and his own account give conflicting pictures of the marriage.

First published
2012
Pace
fast
Length
medium
Format
Standalone

Read this if you like a sharp, nasty, twist-heavy thriller about a marriage and the stories people tell.

Skip this if you want sympathetic characters; almost everyone is unpleasant.

The feel

Content warnings

  • Manipulation
  • Domestic violence
  • Sexual assault
  • Infidelity
  • Violence
  • Death

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