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Thursday, April 24, 2014

STAFF PICKS--GONE GIRL

Diana's pick is Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn.

About the book: 

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.  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?

Diana says:  What a roller coaster ride this book was!  You really didn't know which of the main characters to like or dislike.  This is one of those books you can't put down.  Great read.