英國犯罪寫作協會「年度新人獎」得主Gillian Flynn驚悚力作
每次翻頁都讓人不寒而慄……
婚姻可以殺人?
這一天是Nick與Amy結婚五週年紀念日,精心包裝的禮物還在家中,但豪宅裡美麗大方的女主人卻不知去向! Nick向警方請求協尋,許多證據直指有偷吃嫌疑的的Nick可能就是殺妻兇手,使得這個案子成為全城矚目的焦點,人人對於枕邊的另一半都進行重新評估。
如果不是一臉無辜的先生殺害老婆,那麼Amy究竟去哪裡了?藏在主臥室的禮物會帶來什麼驚喜?你是真的了解你愛的人嗎?
故事行進間穿插著妻子Amy的日記內容,讓讀者從不同角度窺見她與Nick的婚姻生活,以及她秘而不宣的心事重重。
“What are you thinking, Amy? “ The question I’ve asked most often during our marriage, if not out loud, if not to the person who could answer. I suppose these questions stormcloud over every marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do? ”
Just how well can you ever know the person you love? This is the question that Nick Dunne must ask himself on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police immediately suspect Nick. Amy’s friends reveal that she was afraid of him, that she kept secrets from him. He swears it isn’t true. A police examination of his computer shows strange searches. He says they aren’t his. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick’s beautiful wife? And what was in that half-wrapped box left so casually on their marital bed? In this novel, marriage truly is the art of war ...
作者簡介
Gillian Flynn’s first novel SHARP OBJECTS was the winner of two CWA DAGGERS, and was shortlisted for the GOLD DAGGER and for an EDGAR. She lives in Chicago with her husband.