The new books like gone girl

You ran out and bought sharp objects and dark places and read them in two sleepless nights. There are so many books like girl on the train on amazon but no one can ever replace the magic of gone girl. Its in the number four spot, just beneath the fifty shades trilogy. Following the success of gillian flynns bestselling novel and the recent acclaimed david fincherdirected film adaptation, fiction in 2015 is set to be. This particular posting is more of a working posting that definitely needs on going updates as we discover new possibilities. They feature twisty, unpredictable plots, unreliable narrators, and complicated relationships. You could imagine the skull quite easily is just the kind of sentiment you wish serial killers would keep to themselves. While obvious to some, the novels the girl on the train and gone girl are both appropriate comparisons, but since that comparison has been made to death ill stick to ten other comparisons for my list.

The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. There are so many alternative books like gone girl on amazon available right now and one such book is the good widow sharing the similar theme and genre. Mar 09, 2018 the titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. Mar 16, 2015 3 new books to read if you loved the girl on the train. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. During that time his former drillsergeant grandfather moves.

If youre a fan of gillian flynns blockbuster bestselling novel gone girl, we have a list for you. In 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. I am sure the list of suspense and psychological thrillers can never get completed without mentioning the star novel of 2012, gone girl. Books that perform well based on their reader engagement are published by inkitt in different formats and channels. I think gone girl and girl on the train are great because theyre not that similar books at all, but theyre both dealing with the sort of perils of being a woman today, of marriages. Just two years after becoming a massive literary sensation, the film which ended up being quite good was catapulted into theaters with a screenplay penned by original author gillian flynn. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. Weve selected some of the best new books like gone girl 2018 has to offer. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.

Sep 16, 2015 check out our list of books like gone girl. It seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. Our list of books like gone girl contain solely new releases. The gone girl effect sparks year of flawed women behaving. You probably know gillian flynn from her massively successful thriller gone girl. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. Recent psychological thrillers that may or may not include some. Gone girl is a 2014 american psychological thriller film directed by david fincher and with a screenplay by gillian flynn based on her 2012 novel of the same title.

Luckily, 2015 has been kind to those of us who love gillian flynn books and are always looking for books to read with a similar appeal. Superficially, this privileged gotham golden girl, inspiration for her psychologistparents bestselling series of childrens books, couldnt be further from the disturbingly damaged women of edgarfinalist flynns first two books, sharp objects and dark places. We compiled a list of recommendations for the best new books to read if you like. The new york times gave it a rave, while the daily news wrote that disclaimer forms a trinity alongside gone girl and the the girl on. Apr 21, 2015 the girl on the train has had a dizzying rise, and among all the socalled domestic noir books that are now excitedly talked about as the new gone girls, it may be the closest thing. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. Coming home from his uncles burial at arlington national cemetery, wayne and his single mother are in a terrible plane crash. A former critic for entertainment weekly, she lives in chicago with her husband and children. Its also one of the first things nick dunnethe handsome, smarmy, admittedly dishonest narrator of the opening chapter of gillian flynns gone girltells us about the finely shaped head of his wife, amy. Jul 17, 2012 gone girl by gillian flynn, released just last month, has enjoyed its secure spot on the new york times best seller list for four weeks now. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the trainand vice versa. Apr 17, 2018 from topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl.

Mar 01, 2018 in addition to gone girl, flynns listography includes sharp objects 2006, which will hit small screens this summer as an hbo series starring amy adams im so freakin excited, dark places. Six years after its meteoric debut, gillian flynns gone girl is still setting the standard by which all other domestic thrillers are judged. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Sep 24, 2015 it seems like every new thriller with a strong female protagonist is the next gone girl, but can they all live up to the hype. Theres the evil you can see coming and then theres amy elliott. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. The books own thriller elements pushed to the brink by yet another cool girl, their new coach mirror gone girl in some pretty satisfying ways, and dare me is a suitable pageturner to. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. For years, camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the halfsister she barely knows. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Its full of new books to read that have come out in 2015 for people who love gillian flynns books. Psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. The book is a marvel by the collaboration of bestselling authors liz fenton and lisa steinke and the good widow is their debut novel in the genre of mystery and suspense.

If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. This brand new debut novel by felicity mclean has all of the ingredients of a perfect summer beach read and is one of the most anticipated books to read in 2019. Both survive, but wayne sustains an injury that leaves him unable to speak for several months. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter camille preaker faces a troubling assignment. When the russells move in next door, anna befriends the mother, jane, and her son ethan, a connection to the outside world she does not. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl. Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn bookand could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower never fear. Heres some readalikes to keep you on the edge of your seat. So, here are six books like the woman in the window. From sandie jones, the author of the reese witherspoon x hello sunshine book club pick and new york times bestseller the other woman.

Now your sleepless nights are spent yearning for another gillian flynn bookand could the days until the gone girl movie comes out be going by any slower. This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian. If youve already read all the books by gillian flynn dark places, sharp objects, and of course gone girl there are a number of new positively thrilling books to read that will satisfy your craving for the psychologically suspenseful. That makes it sound like a postmodern exercise in the deconstruction of subjectivity or.

A phenomenon like gone girl comes along rarely in the book world. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. Oct 08, 2014 gone girl is a fantasy, of course, and it takes place in a dream world, not reality. Ive been on the hunt for books like gone girl ever since i finished gillian flynns bestselling book. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. Leaving the theatre, you have to ask yourself how connected these ideas are in real life. If you love psychological thrillers, these are the books like gone girl 2018 will deliver. The buzz over this new novel is reaching fever pitch. Buy gone girl by gillian flynn, in like new condition. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. Catherines story went from rags to riches in just a few months after being engaged to nick, the most eligible bachelor.

Featuring twisty, unpredictable novels that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. Good books for year olds that they will want to read. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. With his wifes disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when its suspected that he may not be innocent. The following authors have achieved a masterful balance of action, horror, suspense, and mystery, rounding it all off with great. The book about nick and amy dunne, with its larger than life twist, took the book world by storm. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. Stories similar to gone girl books, stories, and novels like gone girl by gillian flynn.

While this bestseller was adapted into a film starring nicole kidman, the movie failed to generate the same type of boxoffice power as blockbusters like gone girl and the girl on. These ten gripping pageturners locked and loaded with lies, sex. Jul 11, 2012 gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. Jan 17, 2018 psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. Gillian flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre. Gone girl by gillian flynn if youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. Set in missouri, the story begins as a mystery that follows the events surrounding nick dunne affleck, who becomes the prime suspect in the sudden. Yes, it sounds like a marriage, and in fact for min, just twentyone, thats just how it felt till death do us part. This brandnew debut novel by felicity mclean has all of the ingredients of a perfect summer beach read and is one of the most anticipated books to read in 2019. Dec 05, 20 the novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart.