Gillian Flynn

Books by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn
- Hardcover, 349 pages
Gone Girl

by Gillian Flynn
- Hardcover, 416 pages

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NPR stories about Gillian Flynn

Best Books Of 2012

In 2012's Best Mysteries, Mean Girls Rule

December 19, 2012 7:00 AM

Femmes fatales and their crafty female creators dominate this year's mystery and thriller picks. Critic Maureen Corrigan wonders whether it takes a woman to capture the evil that can hide behind a lip-glossed smile and pair of shining eyes.

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

by Lynn Neary

June 17, 2012 5:46 AM

Lynn Neary talks to three critics about the books you absolutely shouldn't miss this summer. Critic Laura Miller of Salon.com, says it's a particularly rich literary summer because in election years, publishers release their juiciest books before the fall.

Three books with medals stand on a podium.

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Sail Into Summer With Novel Picks From Alan Cheuse

by Alan Cheuse

June 14, 2012 7:00 AM

Hang on tight. These five new works of fiction will take you on an exhilarating ride. Brace yourself for a noir he-said-she-said, an R-rated version of Marie Antoinette's life and death, a haunting tale from a back-to-nature commune and Toni Morrison's lush Home.

Author Interviews

The Marriage Is The Real Mystery In 'Gone Girl'

by NPR Staff

June 05, 2012 2:59 AM

Gillian Flynn's third novel begins on the morning of Nick and Amy Dunne's wedding anniversary, when Amy disappears and Nick becomes the No. 1 suspect. But the central question isn't what happened to Amy — it's what happened to her marriage.

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Literary Look Ahead: 13 Great Books On The Horizon

by Michael Schaub

May 24, 2012 7:00 AM

Critic Michael Schaub offers a sneak peek at some of the most hotly anticipated books of the summer: An Obama bio. A sparkling debut. Thrillers of both the fictional and body-science kind. Even Lincoln is reborn in this season of sun, sand, renewal — and reading.

Illustration: Flying books on the horizon as viewed through binoculars.

First Reads

Exclusive First Read: 'Gone Girl' By Gillian Flynn

May 14, 2012 8:22 AM

Darkly funny, suspenseful and cunningly plotted, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will be published June 5. In this exclusive selection from the book's opening, we meet Nick and Amy, the seemingly perfect couple whose alternating chapters soon reveal them to be unreliable narrators — and spouses.

Excerpts: Recommended Books

Excerpt: 'Dark Places'

by Gillian Flynn

May 26, 2009 4:58 PM

In Gillian Flynn's Dark Places, the only survivor of the "Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas" massacre that wiped out her family is forced to confront the lies she told that convicted her brother of the killings.

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Gillian Flynn

Books by Gillian Flynn

Dark Places

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn has written books about:

NPR stories about Gillian Flynn

Best Books Of 2012

In 2012's Best Mysteries, Mean Girls Rule

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Want A Winner? These Books Made The Critics' Cut

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Sail Into Summer With Novel Picks From Alan Cheuse

Author Interviews

The Marriage Is The Real Mystery In 'Gone Girl'

Critics' Lists: Summer 2012

Literary Look Ahead: 13 Great Books On The Horizon

First Reads

Exclusive First Read: 'Gone Girl' By Gillian Flynn

Excerpts: Recommended Books

Excerpt: 'Dark Places'

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