Just in 2017, weve had a wealth of psychological thrillers released by female authors on all sorts of topics, from internal literary meditations on marriage to a gang run by a brilliant. Dec 17, 2017 december 17, 2017 most of the hundreds of first novels published each year sink like stones into a vast, cold ocean of indifference. Gillian attended the university of kansas, where she received her undergraduate degrees in english and journalism. Another one for the category of alternative books like gone girl is the couple next door which is a novel by shari lapena and published in 2017 only. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are five books like gone girl to feed your addiction. Set in the 1970s, it follows the fbis behavioral science team through the early steps of. Our list of books like gone girl contain solely new releases. Ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl.
Share 15 books to read if youre obsessed with big little lies. A novel the girl before by jp delaney is one of the most masterful psychological thrillers since gone girl by gillian flynn. One of the films executive producers, leslie dixon, read the manuscript of the novel in 2011 and brought it to the attention of reese witherspoon who was originally slated to play amy in december of that year. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. The novel soon made the new york times best seller list. Nov 30, 2017 best books of 2017 best books of the year. The survivor of a famous childabduction case joins a special task force dedicated to solving abductions and missing person cases. Its exactly the kind of thriller i like, where all the tension is in conversation and character, rather than gore and action. 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. After 12 books, not only was dexter at the top of his game as a writer, we are also so invested in morse character that he has become like family that cranky bachelor uncle who every female in the family wants to fix, and every male envies. 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. Dec 18, 2015 to start here are nine books to read if you like outlander. There is something so compelling about a good book featuring family secrets, messy friendships, and the dark underbellies of suburbia.
To find a next movie for watching, enter the title of the film you like in the form below and similar movies will be displayed. Donate to help vulnerable communities cope with covid19 donate. It might help to know what aspects of gwtw you are wanting to get from other books. 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. The tale of a disappearance and the web of suspicion it casts over a small town and its apparently orderly citizenry, flynns novel has met with both. Jan 23, 2018 praise for final girls the first great thriller of 2017 is here. The lists are generated automatically, taking into consideration different parameters of. In darcey bells 2017 novel a simple favor the book was adapted for film by paul feig. The film stars ben affleck, rosamund pike, neil patrick harris, and tyler perry. A suspenseful book emphasizes the psychology of its characters rather than the plot.
While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. 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. Both books are full of shocking twists, unreliable narrators, and manipulative. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. If gone girl was the last book you breezed through, here are ten books with great plot. If you are still longing for twisted endings and dark themes, here are. Theres no overarching trend, no genre eclipsing all other genres, no theme so prevalent as to even call it. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. 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. The ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale.
Mar 14, 2017 more than 360m books were sold in 2016 a 2% jump in a year that saw uk consumers spend an extra 6%, or. 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. Inside the fbis elite serial crime unit by john douglas and mark olshaker. 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. Sep 24, 2015 the ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. The best crime books and thrillers of 2017 best books of. Book recommendations for people who like gone girl by gillian flynn. Immensely dark and deeply intelligent, gone girl is a book about how well one person can truly know another metro 20120601 flynn is a brilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer and this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind carla mckay daily mail 20120609. I expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it.
If youre a fan of twisty psychological thrillers, youre going to love this list of the best psychological. Thus she spent an inordinate amount of her youth nosing through books and watching movies. Jan 17, 2018 24 psychological thrillers for fans of gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies ann foster 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. The impulse to retreat into downloadable radio shows appears to be more appealing than ever, and stown, the muchanticipated new series from. I enjoyed the novel and was keen to discover the oftmentioned twists myself, but i suspect the hype led me to believe the book was going to be. Elizabeth littles dear daughter is no different, being called.
Jessica knolls luckiest girl alive is perfect for fans of liane moriartys novel big little lies and the golden globe nominated show. Gillian flynn reflects on gone girl legacy, rise of anti. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Being so new and refreshing it is hard to say anything about its critical acclaim but as far as the essence of mystery is concerned, the book really tops it. In 2012, gillian flynns third novel, gone girl, was published. That makes it sound like a postmodern exercise in the deconstruction of subjectivity or. Gillian flynn succeeds at creating a psychological thriller with her third novel, gone girl. Two years after the rest of the world started raving about gone girl which even has its own wikipedia page. From a chilling debut by angie kim to the newest title by ruth ware, this list of books like gone girl will give you the psychological thrills you.
Theres no overarching trend, no genre eclipsing all other genres, no theme so prevalent as to even call it a theme and thats a good thing. Praise for final girls the first great thriller of 2017 is here. Including new releases from ruth ware, paula hawkins, fiona barton, and more. I recently binge watched the new netflix series mindhunter. What are some mindblowing movies and psychological thrillers.
Though gone girl didnt create the idea of an antiheroine readers can find similar complex female. December 17, 2017 most of the hundreds of first novels published each year sink like stones into a vast, cold ocean of indifference. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. With leven rambin, chris noth, danny pino, andy mientus. Mar 30, 2017 the podcast renaissance shows no signs of letting up. But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2. Karin slaughter, new york times and international bestselling author sager does an excellent job throughout of keeping the audience guessing until the final twist. If you liked gone girl by gillian flynn, here are some books like this. Gillian flynn was born in kansas city, missouri to two communitycollege professorsher mother taught reading. With unreliable narrators, unresolved mysteries, and.
Gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. Welcome to our recommendation service of finding similar movies, which will help you in choosing the next movie or tv show. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to gone girl. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. The psychological thriller tells the story of nick dunne, a man who is suspected of murdering his wife, amy, after she goes missing. It was published by crown publishing group in june 2012. The survivor of a famous childabduction case joins a special task force dedicated to. Psychological thriller books to read read it forward.
Gone girl is deserving of all the praise and trill. Here are five british detective mysteries to fill the void. Dark places, is the thrilling equal of her later book, gone girl it might be even better. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. On a warm summer morning in north carthage, missouri, it is nick and amy dunnes fifth wedding anniversary. If you love psychological thrillers, these are the books like gone girl 2018 will deliver. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made whe.
Special agent john douglas describes his work interviewing and studying such notorious killers as charles manson, john wayne gacy, and richard speck. Gillian flynn is the real deal, a sharp, acerbic, and compelling storyteller with a knack for the macabre. 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. If several similar results are shown, click the highest one. Gillian flynns gone girl first a novel, now a buzzy movie starring ben affleck, in theaters oct. I loved liane moraritys big little lies, and ive been on the hunt for books like it for a while now. Apr 17, 2018 prisoners 20 i dont want to reveal plot details, as i would like other people to get into this movie with the same perspective i did on this movie. The best books to read if you liked gone girl purewow.
But its not out until may, which can be frustrating if youre notsopatiently waiting to read it. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. Dec 05, 20 i expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it. Jul 11, 2012 gone girl is a hall of mirrors where everything is an empty reflection, including the people who live there. Like gone girl, the girl before features manipulative and deliberate characters who move through their lives and follow plans with intention. The testaments margaret atwood becoming michelle obama the starless sea erin morgenstern girl, stop apologizing rachel hollis educated tara westover. Hester is an escaped slave, and she now works the underground railroad in michigan helping other slaves. Oct 03, 2019 claires sister julia went missing without a trace 20 years ago, and now another girl has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. May 30, 2012 gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories. Claires sister julia went missing without a trace 20 years ago, and now another girl has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Gone girl, by gillian flynn, is a twosided contest in which nick and amy dunne tell conflicting stories.
Adam thorpe delivers an upmarket take on the gone girl mystery with missing fay. Gone girl is a film adaptation of flynns 2012 novel of the same name. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. But the good news is that new books are constantly being released that have a similar psychological thriller feelafter all, they are incredibly popular. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano. Female psychological thrillerssuspense written by women only add psychological thrillersuspense books that feature female protagonists written by women. What the majority of the books on this list have in common, aside from being page turning thrillers, is a comparison to gone girl. Into the water by paula hawkins, author of the megahit thriller girl on the train, might be the most anticipated book of 2017, period. Ive been on the hunt for books like gone girl ever since i finished gillian flynns bestselling book. So opens gillian flynns novel gone girl, creepily enough. This exclusive ebook collection brings together the three novels from bestselling author gillian. The nonfiction book that inspired the series is an obvious choice. 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. Shaun evans stars in endeavour, as the cerebral detective endeavour morse.
The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. In rendons refreshing sequel to 2017 s murder on the red river, 19yearold renee cash blackbear is a freshman at minnesotas moorhead state college, thanks to her friend and mentor. The podcast renaissance shows no signs of letting up. Female psychological thrillerssuspense written by women 984. I categorized it as an airport read, fun and forgettable. Interview with gillian flynn when i think of my wife, i always think of her head. Image courtesy of itv and masterpiece 2017 sadly, the fourth season of endeavour, starring shaun evans as oxfords young sleuth has concluded.
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