Gone Girl is a page turner with well developed
characters. The story is told from
alternating his/her points of view. Nick
and Amy Dunn are a couple downsized from
big New York City jobs and they return to Nick’s down at the heels hometown for
a new lease on life. Nick and Amy are
about to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary when Amy goes missing. Amy has left behind an extensive diary
and clues to her disappearance. Also, Amy is the child of famous authors, and as the
star of their books, the national media is interested in her
disappearance. As the diary is read and
the clues followed, Nick realizes it is all an elaborate hoax and that Amy is
setting him up for her murder while everyone else including Amy’s parents are
thinking he killed her. We soon find out
that Nick was not the ideal husband and Amy far from a good wife. Amy is not only a bad wife but a diabolical
person. I hope I have not given away too
much. I do not want to ruin an excellent read for you. There are no draggy parts and one
changes sides from Nick to Amy---as to who was the wronged party. This is a great read and a suspense novel a bit different from usual fare-----loved it.
~Maggie
Request Gone Girl from the Bangor Public Library
