Im very intrigued in a few of his books 112263 and it but wanted to know how scary his books are, especially for someone who doesnt watch horror movies and has never read a horror book. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Had already read the other two books written by flynn, which in my personal opinion were. Apr 17, 2018 if you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. The novel became quite popular and soon made the new york times best seller list. Sep 24, 2015 heralded as the next gone girl by critics and readers alike, the girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. Sep 14, 2018 a simple favor is a oneofakind story with shocking twists you wont see coming and inevitably, after you see it or read it, youre going to want to read more stories like it. Written by gillian flynn, gone girl, an awardwinning psychological thriller, intoxicated our minds with its. Aug 14, 2019 when i was looking for the recommendations for books like gone girl, ruth ware was one of the highly recommended authors everywhere, especially in the psychological thriller genre. Mar 09, 2018 the titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. A simple favor is a oneofakind story with shocking twists you wont see coming and inevitably, after you see it or read it, youre going to want to read more stories like it. In short, the movie is a tabloid case with a homicidal bend.
A novel the girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. 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. One of mosleys most recent works, down the river unto the sea, is a good place to jump in if youre looking for a shocking tale. I think i liked this one more, but it was pretty close. But once youve read flynns gone girl, and her other books. Gone girl by gillian flynn was one of the big suspense novels of 2012. Gone girl by gillian flynn will go on to confirm the nasty feeling you have always had in your tummy, dreamt about but never believed it could happen to you in your marriage. The four main players in this tale martin and his wife, and ben and his wife weave together a suspense thriller that reads like gone girl. With a gone girl adaptation in theaters this friday, now seems like a good time to either reread gone girl, or immerse yourself in a new set of satisfying psychological thrillers.
But far from just being a mindless thriller, gone girl is a literary pageturner that is smart and witty. I parets villa finns tydliga spar efter en kamp pa liv och dod. Dec 19, 2019 from gone girl to youwhich is now a popular netflix series weve found some of the best thriller books out there to send the ultimate chill down your spine. Gone girl is superbly constructed, ingeniously paced and absolutely terrifying.
Adapted from gillian flynns bestseller, the film took a seemingly normal couple and imploded them before a plunge of media madness. 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. Jan 30, 2015 what the majority of the books on this list have in common, aside from being page turning thrillers, is a comparison to gone girl. An wilson, readers digest in this riveting noirish thriller and intense dissection of a marriage. May 31, 2019 the following books are very similar to gone girl but bring a life of their own to the psychological thriller genre. Released in 2014, gone girl is brash, starstudded, and stuffed to the brim with doublecrosses and deadly matrimony. For fans of the amityville horror story comes a similar story. If you liked gone girl, youll love these suspense thrillers. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female. Claire is convinced the events are linked and sets out.
Theres the evil you can see coming and then theres amy elliott. Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audiences perceptions in a dramatic work. Heralded as the next gone girl by critics and readers alike, the girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. The plot initially seems to concern an unhappily married couple, nick and amy, but twists into something quite. If i enjoyed thrillersuspense books like gone girldark.
Apr 29, 2014 gone girl will only get bigger once the david fincher film adaptation is released in october. Gone girl by gillian flynn since its publication, gone girl has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Six years after its meteoric debut, gillian flynns gone girl is still setting the standard by which all other domestic thrillers are judged. 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. Mosley is a prolific writer who has mastered the craft of mystery and suspense over a long career. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. Theres no better way to recreate the gone girl suspense than to go back and reread books by the author who. The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. It is somewhat a thriller, similarly to gone girl, although the protagonist is not so much a villain, as a woman who made a terrible mistake and paid.
Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. 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. 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. I am sure the list of suspense and psychological thrillers can never get completed without mentioning the star novel of 2012, gone girl. The 50 best suspense books of all time reedsy discovery. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are. The following books are very similar to gone girl but bring a life of their own to the psychological thriller genre. Having been immersed in so many mystery books and television plots you usually go with the strategy of who is the least likely suspect as a mystery unfolds. Gone girl is also the title of a lew archer story, in the 1955 collection the name is archer, by ross macdonald, who flynn has also cited as a favorite author. Fans of gone girl will find similar themes in the good neighbor, a new psychological suspense book from a. A novel of suspense that explores the complexities of marriage and.
If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. When i was looking for the recommendations for books like gone girl, ruth ware was one of the highly recommended authors everywhere, especially in the psychological thriller genre. Gone girl will only get bigger once the david fincher film adaptation is released in october. These hairraising psychological thriller books are perfect for those of us in the second category. Its got an excellent twisty plot, and was a really good read. Blog posted on wednesday, may 08 the 50 best suspense books of all time whether you need a beach read, an airplane read, or just something to peruse before bed if you dare, theres one category you can always count on. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. This example of psychological suspense deals with what rich and powerful men can get away with. 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.
Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until. So if youre headed out on a vacation or just need a new favorite book to read before bed, try some amazing books that are just like gone girl. In publishing terms that means its a monster, gigantic hit, but that. From gone girl to youwhich is now a popular netflix series weve found some of the best thriller books out there to send the ultimate chill down your spine. These tales full of enigmatic intrigue and shocking twists have always enthralled readers, and theyve become more popular than ever over the past few.
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. If youre looking for books like gone girl and love liane moriartys books, pick up the good neighbor. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. Now that i have read this book, i can conclude that the woman in cabin 10 is a mustread for the gillian flynns fans and soon to be ruth wares fans. 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. 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. If you love psychological thrillers, these are the books like gone girl 2018 will deliver. These book club discussion questions will help your reading group explore the plot, themes, and ideas raised in the novel. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. Elizabeth littles dear daughter is no different, being called. I used that strategy in the first part of this book as the author withholds vital information as to what is really going on.
Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion felt as. The sense of suspense in the novel comes from whether or not nick dunne is involved in the disappearance of his wife amy. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Aug 21, 20 nick och amy dunne har varit gifta i fem ar. 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. Its no surprise that the girl and the crimes tie back to delawares past as well, since this is a suspense novel. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. A noise downstairs, by linwood barclay is similar, but the man is the victim. 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 07, 2020 these hairraising psychological thriller books are perfect for those of us in the second category. Many of his works are wrapped into series, from the leonid mcgill mysteries to easy rawlins series. There really couldnt be a list of top suspense books without including gone girl, gillian flynns international bestseller. 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. A dark, powerful, twisted and nasty piece of fiction will keep you guessing till the very end. A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly. What the majority of the books on this list have in common, aside from being page turning thrillers, is a comparison to gone girl. Director david fincher, the modern day master of suspense, managed to rattle off a.
Gillian flynn this book is for you if you love reading a good writing and real characters, as the suspense environment looks real with the story of the disappearance of protagonist nicks wife, and the suspense that ensues. Oct 03, 2019 claires sister julia went missing without a trace 20 years ago, and now another girl has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. If anything, books like gone girl would be greatly appreciated as well. Five irresistable thrillers by bella wright on february 4, 2015 in best thriller book lists, mystery books, new book releases, suspense thriller books a phenomenon like gone girl comes along rarely in the book world. From a chilling debut by angie kim to the newest title by bestselling thriller author ruth ware, check out our list of books like gone girl. Gone girl is a dark, satisfying, psychological thriller gone girl is at times brilliant, compelling, surprising, diabolical, and its definitely dark and twisted it ranks as one of the best books ive read in the past yearid highly recommend it if youre a fan of psychological thrillers or just plain great fiction. Though the good doctor is pretty mellow, the early pages of the book let you know that the crimes he uncovered are anything but mellow. Dead girl running by christina dodd kellen adams just wants to escape her former life and the year she cant remember so when she gets the chance to start a new life at a remote resort in the pacific northwest, she takes it. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train north vancouver. Featuring twisty, unpredictable novels that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. So, here are six books like the woman in the window.
With unreliable narrators, unresolved mysteries, and. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Filled with suspense, each book will be hard to put down. Paris books there are just three will put you in that mindset. There are so many books like girl on the train on amazon but no one can ever replace the magic of gone girl. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. I actually like this the best of frenchs novels, but its kinder than a gillian flynn novel. Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with covid19 donate. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative. Behold yourself, because there is a writer so profound in this genre that you will thank god for her existence. Gillian flynns gone girl was released in paperback last week nearly two years after its initial release. Claires sister julia went missing without a trace 20 years ago, and now another girl has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances.
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