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10 books like Gone Girl

If you were captivated by the toxic dynamics and jaw-dropping reversals of Gone Girl, you're looking for more than just a mystery. These selections master the art of the unreliable narrator and the dark secrets hidden behind closed doors.

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The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

Why it's the perfect match

Much like Gone Girl, it utilizes a fractured timeline and deeply unreliable female perspectives to blur the line between victim and villain.

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The Woman in the Window
2

An agoraphobic woman witnesses a crime next door, but her blurred reality makes her an unreliable witness.

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The Silent Patient
3

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

A famous painter shoots her husband five times in the face and then never speaks another word.

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Sharp Objects
4

Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

A reporter returns to her hometown to cover a series of murders, confronting her own traumatic family history.

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Behind Closed Doors
5

Behind Closed Doors

by B.A. Paris

A chilling look at a marriage that appears perfect from the outside but is a psychological prison within.

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The Couple Next Door
6

The Couple Next Door

by Shari Lapena

When a baby disappears from a locked house, the investigation reveals a web of lies between two neighboring couples.

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The Wife Between Us
7

The Wife Between Us

by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen

A complex psychological game involving a woman, her ex-husband, and the new wife who has replaced her.

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Presumed Innocent
8

Presumed Innocent

by Scott Turow

A prosecutor finds himself as the prime suspect in the murder of a colleague he was having an affair with.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
9

A journalist and a hacker team up to solve a decades-old disappearance within a wealthy, dysfunctional family.

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Dark Places
10

Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn

A woman survives a childhood massacre that destroyed her family, only to be drawn back into the mystery years later.

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