Gone Girl Gillian Flynn

Gillian Flynn is the critically acclaimed author of Gone Girl, Dark Places, and Sharp Objects. Flynn attended the University of Kansas and received undergrad degrees in English and journalism. She also earned a Master’s degree in journalism at Northwestern University. Flynn wrote for Entertainment Weekly magazine for over ten years about movies and television shows. In 2006, Flynn released Sharp Objects which was an Edgar Award finalist, winner of two Britain’s Dagger Awards, and the movie rights have been sold. Dark Places, which was released in 2009, was a New York Times bestseller, weekend TODAY top summer read, Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2009, and the movie rights have also been sold. Flynn’s most recent novel, Gone Girl, released in 2012 was a New York Times bestseller, People Magazine Best books of the year, Macavity Award nominee for best mystery novel, and Anthony Award nominee for best novel. The movie for Gone Girl was released in October 2014.

Gillian Flynn writes about a marriage gone terribly wrong in her bestselling novel Gone Girl. The Washington Post says her work, “draws you in and keeps you reading with a force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Flynn’s combination of wit and her chilling words create an edgy thriller that leaves you hanging on every word.

Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary is coming up in North Carthage, Missouri on a warm summer morning. Everything seems to be going smoothly as Nick prepares for their anniversary with gifts and reservations, when the smart and beautiful Amy goes missing from their home on the Mississippi River. Nick doesn’t do himself any favors when he is daydreaming about his life without Amy, but Amy’s diaries show that her happy perfectionist self could have left anybody on edge. The longer Amy is missing, the guiltier Nick makes himself look by evading the police, keeping secrets, and lying to everyone, including his twin sister, Margo. As the police and media close in, Amy’s devoted parents and everyone in town begin to question their golden boy Nick’s innocence. But Nick holds tightly to his innocence and along with the help of Margo, he desperately tries to prove he is not guilty. But if Nick doesn’t know what happened to Amy, then where is she? And what could be in the mysterious gift box that was not so discretely hidden in Amy’s closet?

Flynn’s publishers say, “Employing her trademark razor-sharp writing and assured 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.”