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Featured Fiction AuthorFeatured Fiction Author: Gillian Flynn
Gillian Flynn is the author of the New York Times bestseller Gone Girl, as well as two earlier novels -- Dark Places, a New Yorker Reviewers’ Favorite, and the Dagger Award winner Sharp Objects, which was an Edgar nominee for Best First novel and also a B&N Discover Great New Writers selection. Flynn lives in Chicago with her husband and son. Below are some of the books she loves.
I read this book at least once a year. A plane crash. Millions discovered by two brothers and a sketchy friend. Shifting allegiances. A wife who whispers pragmatic evil. I think it’s one of the most ingeniously plotted thrillers around (this baby flies!), but it’s so much more than that. Smith has the keen ability to take his readers by the hand and lead them gently but firmly into hell. And yet this strange, nasty terrain is peopled with characters you absolutely know—needful, prideful, yearning, and doomed because of their own dark impulses. Buy Now
A glossy, gorgeous look inside the mind of my favorite sociopath. So in thrall will you be to charming Tom Ripley that you’ll find yourself a very willing accessory to his crimes. It’s the genius of Highsmith to coerce you into rooting for a serial killer. Buy Now
The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes
This is a brainy, thoughtful, and incredibly fun thriller—a wild ride told from the point of view of an amnesiac as he tries to unravel a past that may be quite tragic. Expect many twists in the road—you’ll gasp at each one. Buy Now
A hilarious, nasty, heartfelt satire about parenting, privilege, genius, resilience and life in Seattle. Buy Now
The Wycherly Woman (Lew Archer Series #9)
My home library has a shelf devoted entirely to Macdonald. You can pick up almost any book in his sun-dazzled Lew Archer series and enjoy mid-century California noir like no other—but this one has one hell of a femme fatale. Buy Now
A sleek, nuanced thriller about a doctor who goes to wild lengths to find his daughter’s murderer. The novel felt slightly futuristic in 2005; in 2012 it feels startlingly familiar. The shocks are the same no matter the year. Buy Now
A tale of grisly murder in Gilded Age Manhattan—it’s evocative, unsettling, fascinating, and brilliant, and one of my all-time favorites. Buy Now
Lord of the Flies set in a high-school cheerleading squad. When a glamorous, mysterious new coach upsets the team’s rigid pecking order, alpha girl Beth bristles. Tense, dark, and beautifully written, Dare Me is not a traditional thriller, but it’s a potent reminder that the mind of a girl can be a very scary place. Buy Now
Best true-crime book of the year: Parry's investigation into a Tokyo murder case is beautifully written, brilliantly researched, and incredibly thoughtful. Buy Now
A true gift for the introvert, Cain's well-researched book will make you proud to be quiet. Buy Now
