Super Short Summary

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is a psychological thriller about a deteriorating marriage between Nick and Amy Dunne, told through alternating, unreliable narrators that keep the reader guessing as to who is telling the truth. On their fifth anniversary, Amy vanishes, and Nick becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance, leading to a series of twists that reveal the dark, manipulative sides of both characters. The novel includes depictions of intimate partner violence, emotional abuse, and murder.