{"product_id":"crime-and-thriller-book-club-14-12-gone-girl","title":"Crime and Thriller Book Club 14\/12: Gone Girl","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Crime and Thriller Book Club is for readers who love the thrill of a good chase. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWhether you're a lifelong fan of golden-age whodunnits or looking to dive into the genre for the first time, our goal is to create a welcoming, lively space to share theories, analyse motives, and celebrate great storytelling. Each month, we'll gather in person to dissect everything from the atmospheric pacing of classic thrillers to the complex puzzles of modern murder mysteries. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn December, we will be discussing \u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e by Gillian Flynn: \u003cspan\u003ea dark psychological thriller about \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ea toxic marriage and a staged disappearance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMonday 14th of December\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVenue: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBookmarked, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDoors at 18:30. Discussion at 18:45. Finish at 19:45.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTickets: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAttendance for the book club is free, but if you could register your place through the website, it helps us to gauge numbers. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to buy a copy of the book, you can order it through us and show up on the night. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContentWrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWho are you?\u003cbr\u003eWhat have we done to each other?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the questions Nick Dunne finds himself asking on the morning of his fifth wedding anniversary, when his wife Amy suddenly disappears. The police 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 weren't made by him. And then there are the persistent calls on his mobile phone. So what really did happen to Nick's beautiful wife?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Flynn is a \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ebrilliantly accomplished psychological crime writer \u003c\/span\u003eand this latest book is so dark, so twisted and so utterly compelling that it actually messes with your mind' DAILY MAIL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A near-masterpiece\u003c\/span\u003e. Flynn is an extraordinary writer who, with every sentence, makes words do things that other writers merely dream of' SOPHIE HANNAH, Sunday Express\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You think you're reading a good, conventional \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethriller\u003c\/span\u003e and then it grows into a fascinating portrait of one averagely mismatched relationship...Nothing's as it seems - Flynn is a fabulous plotter, and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea very sharp observer of modern life\u003c\/span\u003e in the aftermath of the credit crunch' THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e most popular thrillers of the year\u003c\/span\u003e is also one of the smartest... Flynn's book cleverly outpaces its neo-noir trappings and consistently surprises the reader.' FINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmain id=\"main\" class=\"Page_main__2fhwn post-type-prhuk-authors\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_wrapper__Cy9FB\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"block-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"authors_sectiontopmargin__ylVEg\" id=\"about\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_wrapper__evVmd fullwidth-wrapper AuthorCard_black__fYK_c\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_container__5nf1J container_full__wdr7R\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-card__hvDWu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_author-info__Q_Frl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio-content__Q8B1X\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"AuthorCard_bio__B8C_j\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGillian Flynn\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the #1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e, for which she wrote the Golden Globe–nominated screenplay; the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e bestsellers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eDark Places\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eSharp Objects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e; and a novella, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003eThe Grownup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-color\"\u003e. 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