Create or manage registry Show About this itemSpecificationsSuggested Age: 22 Years and Up Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres Publisher: Bloodhound Books Street Date: December 7, 2021 Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-0955 Origin: Made in the USA or Imported DescriptionBook Synopsis She's killed her husband--and now she must convince the police that she is not the villain but the victim . . . Caron Rivers appeared to have it all. Lovely home. Loving spouse. Happy marriage. But behind closed doors, things were not what they seemed. Why did Caron snap and kill Bill? Now she finds herself at the police station, facing questions about exactly what happened and what led to the shocking event. With Bill dead, she is free to tell her story. But the police may not believe it, in this gripping novel of emotional and psychological suspense from the author of Abduction and The Accident. If the item details above aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it. Additional product information and recommendationsYour viewsMore to considerSimilar itemsFeatured ProductsGuest Ratings & ReviewsDisclaimer
Gillian Flynn, the author of the thriller Gone Girl, the biggest literary phenomenon of 2012, worked as a journalist and film critic for years, before turning to fiction. Her earlier books include Sharp Objects, which was shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar for Best First Novel by an American
Writer, and Dark Places, which was adapted into a 2015 feature film. Flynn wrote the screenplay for the 2014 adaptation of Gone Girl, which was directed by David Fincher. More From This AuthorTop reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014 Gone Girl: It's truly hard to share my opinions on this book, on the characters, and where my head is at without revealing what I feel is left unknown to those who have not read. But one thing I can say is I thoroughly enjoyed this read even though I needed it to give me more. Dark Places: This is the second Gillian Flynn book I’ve read (the first one being Gone Girl) and am happy to report it is yet another page turner. Dark Places takes you through the days leading up to and of a grousome butchering of a mother and her daughters in 1985 while at the same time you’re spending time with the one surviving daughter, Libby Day, in present time as she looks back on that horrific day and to discover what really happened. If you love a good ‘whodunit’ mystery and you’re not at all squeamish, this IS your next read. The deeper I got into the book the more my mind was consumed by gritty and raw thoughts, especially when I was reading late at night. As I fell asleep with the characters, their actions, their thoughts, and what they were going to do next my psyche jumbled everything together and allowed these characters to leave their fictional existence and enter mine… I’ve always found this a sign of a good book, when you get so engrossed the lines between fictional and reality blur you’re forced to step back and remind yourself the characters do not exists. I immediately started reading Flynn’s novel Sharp Objects after finishing Dark Places and as I was drifting asleep reading the pages I kept inserting Diondra (a character from Dark Places) into the pages… At that point I knew (1) Flynn had a done an amazing job at hooking her reader and (2) I was yearning for more out of Dark Places. As with Gone Girl Flynn had taking her ending and set it right next to a beautiful gift box and ribbon… Not quite nice enough to put in the box and tie the bow… leaving me feeling cheated of that ‘good ending’ (with no lose ends) I desired. Sharp
Objects: In Sharp Objects we take a journey with journalist Camille Preaker back to her home town to unveil the mystery of recent murders of two preteen girls. Along with Camille we unravel secrets that the Wind Gap locals never thought would see light. In guessing who committed such heinous acts to these young girls I am particularly disappointed with myself. I feel I had my finger on the pulse of the mystery and ending up taking the worm Flynn dangled in front of me, leaving me to ignore the bread crumbs Flynn so carefully laid out for me. Nonetheless, I found my self transfixed with the novel, the characters, the grittiness, the imperfection… If you pick up this novel you will not be disappointed. Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2022 I AM JUST going to talk about gone girl. I loved this book the suspense the man and wife Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2015 This is a real page-turner. I read the books in chronological order, not as arranged on the Kindle, although they are all independent of each other and stand on their own. Gillian is a great story teller and uses everyday language with a little salt thrown in. I love her style. She's able to write from both female and male perspective, and not afraid to get in the heads of somewhat damaged people, making us understand that no one is all good nor all bad, but a combination. Some vary by greater degrees of out-there-ness, but there's still enough humanity in the characters to like some things about them, even though they seem to be monstrous from an outside point of view. I love her descriptive visualizations, like this from Sharp Objects, " Migrant clouds floated in packs across the sky like buffalo." Or this describing a diner booth we've all been in, "...a red leather booth sprouting yellow stuffing from its cracks. The broken slits scraped the backs of my legs as I slid in. A whoof of cigarette stink burped out of the cushions." Or this wine cellar metaphor, "In my belly-basement are hundreds of bottles of rage, despair, fear, but you'd never guess from looking at me." And from Gone Girl, "Sleep is like a cat: it only comes to you if you ignore it." And more wisdom, "People do what they're supposed to do and then wait for you to pile on the appreciation - they're like frozen-yogurt employees who put out cups for tips." Not only does the plot thicken, but Flynn takes us on an amusement park ride describing how we get there. I'd heard about these books for awhile, but never read them. My usual MO is to wait until several books are available, then gorge on them if they happen to be good. It helps to be patient. It also helps to read a few pages on Amazon before buying to get the flavor of the writer's style, because no matter how important the thoughts are, I love being entertained along the way. This set of 3 books is the perfect way to read very good writing. Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2022 All three of these books are so well written and so good. I devoured them and now that I'm done I'm sad. I need more. Gillian is my new favorite author and I can't wait for something else from her. Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2014 First, I have to say I tried to read Gone Girl several months ago and could not get into it even though all my friends raved about it. So I decided to try again. Rather than spend the money for it I saw this trilogy and decided on it. So surprisingly, I loved Dark Places and Sharp Objects. Both of them a little different in stories and the type of books out today. I really thought all the characters
were interesting, well thought out and a bit bizarre as well but they all had histories that made them into real, damaged and dysfunctional becomes what the reader is presented with. Top reviews from other countries5.0 out of 5 stars best buy in books Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2013 I loved each one of the 3 books of the set. In each own way , each books is drawing you in a world of darkness and mystery. I definitely wouldn't recommend it to the faint
hearted as it dips into the psych or people more or less disturbed and also there are some quite gruelling descriptions of murder scenes. 5.0 out of 5 stars Chilling! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2013 I stumbled upon Gone Girl and was hooked. Gillian Flynn weaves compelling tales full of twists and turns. She captures both the best and worst of human nature in a way that stuns, in a goose-bump inducing, breath-catching, blood stopping way. Real page turners, all of them! Don't start these books if you won't have time to read them through because you won't be able to put them down. 3.0 out of 5 stars Okay Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 30, 2020 Not really for me, quite punchy supposedly hip narrative from an American writer 5.0 out of 5 stars Great Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2022 Love these books. Gifted them to FIL 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent author and stories Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2021 Excellent author - all three books are gripping and unique. |
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