GONE GIRL starts on the fifth wedding anniversary of Nick and Amy Dunne. As Amy cooks breakfast all seems to be fine until you hear the narrative from Nick's point of view.

Nick does not seem to be a happy man in a happy marriage. After arriving at work Nick receives a phone call from his neighbor informing him that the cat is outside and the front door is open. Nick immediately heads home to find that his wife Amy is missing. Nick calls the police and the ball start rolling looking for his missing wife. Nick has no alibi for his morning and the police soon focus in on him as being the prime suspect in her disappearance. Now Nick is forced to do what he must to find his wife and protect himself from the death penalty.

GONE GIRL is a suspense that keeps you going back and forth between Nick's telling of their life as he looks for Amy and trying to prove his innocence and the story of her life Amy has left behind in her diary. Who is telling the truth and who is making it up, Gillian Flynn keeps you guessing.

Nick starts out as a likable character you want to help, but by the end you're not sure whether to slap sense into him or kill him and make it all go away. I thought the best character in the story was his twin sister Go. She is a great sister and strong character.

Almost everyone in GONE GIRL has issues which keeps the suspense going. The characters and their issues leave a twisted trail throughout the book. Though it starts a little slow with the back and forth it picks up in the middle and keeps you glued to the book, turning the pages excitedly to find out what the next twist or turn will be.

I had a problem with the ending because it just seemed too unrealistic and not in line with human nature then again this group is so entirely messed up that anything could be possible. Gillian Flynn has written enough suspense into GONE GIRL that keeps you turning the pages hoping for an exciting finish.