Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 419 pages 980307990419

I will jump on the rather full bandwagon cheering this book. I listened to the audiobook version narrated by Julia Whelan and Kirby Heyborne. Hearing the two voices added an extra dimension to the experience, I believe. For those of you who perhaps missed hearing about this bestseller -- The book opens on the fifth wedding anniversary of a golden couple, Nick Dunne and Amy Elliott. Only Amy is missing and Nick appears to be the guilty husband. Nick's first person narration alternates with excerpts from Amy's diary.On the surface it looks like Amy was the perfect wife. She was the only child of a couple of doting authors who created the best selling Amazing Amy book series modeled on who else? Amy Elliot. After Nick loses his job, he drags her from New York to Carthage, Mo. and spends her trust fund on a bar. As perspectives change, the reader discovers Nick to be not such a cad and Amy, not so perfect.There are so many discoveries, twists and turns that this listener had to back up and re-listen to key episodes. I like to guess endings while I read or watch mysteries, but this tale had me totally confounded. But in a good way.