Psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train. The silent wife was not better than gillian flynns gone girl, as one critic writes on the back of the book. A download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Start typing the title or the author of a book you like, and click on the link underneath which matches best. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief.
While this bestseller was adapted into a film starring nicole kidman, the movie failed to generate the same type of boxoffice power as blockbusters like gone girl and the girl on the train. Told in alternating perspectives much like the girl on the train, the good girl will draw you in and wont let you go until you know the fate of mia and her captor. Mystery books to read if you like the girl on the train. Yes, it has psychological elements but it is no thriller. The titles are also suspensepsychological thrillers. The novel silent wife benefits from success of gone. Harrison, is, like gone girl, the story of a marriage told from alternating his and her perspectives. Soon to be a major motion picture starring nicole kidman, fans of the girl on the train and gone girl. Cynics will say its the gone girl effect, but it feels like more than that.
The silent wife is gone girl meets realism in the summer of 2012 the craze was for gillian flynns gone girl, just last month released in paperback, with a. Jan 17, 2018 psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies. It wont take too long to fly through the telling of the strange disappearance of amy dunne. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of gone girl and these things hidden, the silent wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go. She lived with her husband, visual artist john massey, in toronto, canada. Janie was convicted of murdering her mother, and after 10. Jun 24, 20 after this thought, the first two words that come to mind are gone girl. Featuring twisty, unpredictable novels that will keep you turning the pages late into the night.
A psychological thriller new hope series book 1 by britney king. From gone girl to youwhich is now a popular netflix series weve found some of the best thriller books out there to send the ultimate chill down your spine. The rapid story of a marriage hurtling toward disaster, the silent wife is. Gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. Gillian flynns thriller captivated readersand dominated book. This spare, slightly clinical novelpublished in 20has drawn dozen of comparisons to gillian flynns book, with vogue writing. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. It follows the tale of nick and amy, a married couple whose lives look ideal on the. Anne lamott, peoplejodi and todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Walk on the wild side, and take this book on your next plane trip.
Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist. So i was hoping if anyone on here knows any books like this one and has any good suggestions. The novel silent wife benefits from success of gone girl. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of gone girl and these things hidden, the silent wife ensnares the listener from page one and never lets go. Best psychological thrillers books like gone girl refinery29. Soon to be a major motion picture starring nicole kidman, fans of the girl on the train and gone girl will love the silent wife i gobbled it down in one sitting. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event. Earlier this year, many fans of gillian flynns 2012 thriller gone girl were dismayed to learn that the author had changed the storys ending for the film adaptation.
The gripping bestselling novel of betrayal, revenge and murder by s. Books to read if you liked the silent wife newinbooks. Harrisons the silent wife have riveted readers with their portraits of the relationships gone terribly. The silent wife is one of those books that is definitely hit and miss. In short, this book is overhyped and underwhelming.
In the tradition of the girl on the train, the silent wife, and gone girl comes an enthralling. A few paragraphs into the first chapter was all i needed to realize that this novel, like gone girl, is a psychological thriller. Instead, its more of a quiet meditation on what happens when two people. Like nick and amys tumultuous relationship in gone girl, these two have been over for a long time.
Read on, but question everythingespecially your own assumptions. Six years after its meteoric debut, gillian flynns gone girl is still setting the standard by which all other domestic thrillers are judged. If youre looking for more books like the girl on the train, we recommend these thrilling suspense novels about unhealthy obsessions, deceptive memory, and untrustworthy characters. But while flynns book almost redefined unreliable narrator, harrisons narrators come across as more. If you loved gone girl, try reading these 9 other books, too. If you liked gone girl, youll love these suspense thrillers. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked.
Harrison is the author of four books of nonfiction. Mar 14, 2018 make sure to check out my other book posts. Jun 25, 20 told in alternating voices, the silent wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that cant be made, and promises that wont be kept. Enthralling books like gone girl everyone should read at least. Dec 05, 20 this too, will remind you of gone girlparticularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her daughter. The silent wife a few short months are all it will take to make a killer out of her. Book cover for dear wife by kimberly belle dear wife. The ten books that just might rival flynns chilling tale. The silent wife has none of the delicious intricacies and flourishes of gone girl though admittedly it is the more believable.
The novel is full of mirrors and dead ends, just like gone girl, and it has a psychotic girl at its heart. Nicole kidman to star in adrian lynes the silent wife duration. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of gone girl, the silent wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go. Sep 02, 2014 told in alternating voices, the silent wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that cant be made, and promises that wont be kept. Kathryn court, the publisher of penguin books, said that an editor, tara singh, had acquired the silent wife in the spring of 2012, months before gone girl hurtled onto hardcover best. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. Released in 20 the book has essence of suspense, mystery and thrill which keeps it entertaining till the end. The book, narrated by the husband and wife in alternating chapters. Almost a year has passed since gone girl swept into theaters to dismantle the myth of sunny suburban marriage on the big screen, but our insatiable desire for the next big twist. Ever since i read it last year i have been on the hunt for similar books. Buy this book canadian author harrisons first novel is a smart, nuanced portrait of a dying marriage.
Like gone girl, the silent wife is told in alternating chapters from him and her. If you liked gone girl, youll find fresh thrills in the. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of gone girl and these things hidden, the silent wif e ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go. Not difficult, as gone girl is extremely farfetched. Harrison because it was suggested that i would like this book if i liked gone girl. Unlike gone girl, it is just another novel about a disintegrating relationship. In the theme of books like gone girl and girl on the train, the silent wife is a stunning psychological thriller that will leave you questioning who the killer is until the last moment. In the list of alternative books like girl on the train, the silent wife makes the next entry.
Sep 24, 2015 10 books that could be the next gone girl. Told in alternating voices, the silent wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that cant be made, and promises that wont be kept. Read the fivemillioncopy bestseller that scared the world silent. Find books like gone girl from the worlds largest community of readers. This too, will remind you of gone girl particularly of nick, as he transforms from bad guy, to good guy, to bad guy, ad infinitum. Like gone girl, it is the story of a woman who takes unreasonable steps to avenge her anger with her partner.
Dark places, is the thrilling equal of her later book, gone girl it might be even better. An exhilarating journey through the most creative and catastrophic fck ups in human history, from our very first ancestor falling out of that tree, to the most spectacular fails of the present day. The silent wife is told from alternating perspectives. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the silent wife. Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our huge database of real readers favorite books to provide book recommendations and suggestions for what to read next. You might also like 30 books you should read in 2019. This astounding book compels readers to exercise their minds, turning. A husband and wife are in a bad spot in their marriage, and unbeknownst to them, they are hurtling full speed toward a catastrophic event. A harrisons the silent wife is a clean, understated thriller npr. We have a cheating husband, a seemingly perfect wifemarriage with said seemingly perfect wife calculating her husbands demise.
Find books like the silent wife from the worlds largest community of readers. Ive been on a mission to find other books to read that are similar to gone girl. While obvious to some, the novels the girl on the train and gone girl are both appropriate comparisons, but since that comparison has been made to death ill stick to ten other comparisons for my list. This is such a psychological thriller which will surely send chills down your spine. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. The wife between us by greer hendricks and sarah pekkanen. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly. If you love psychological thrillers, these are the books like gone girl 2018 will deliver. Told from alternating his and her chapters, the silent wife offers a tragic. Aug 17, 2017 if you liked gone girl, youll love these suspense thrillers. Soon to be a major motion picture starring nicole kidman, fans of the girl on the train and gone girl will love the sile.
The silent wife is her debut novel and she was at work on a new psychological thriller when she died in 20. Told from alternating his and her chapters, the silent wife offers a tragic and suspenseful look at a terrible relationship and how far a scorned woman will go. Anne lamott, people jodi and todd are at a bad place in their marriage. If youre the rare person who has read the girl on the train but not gone girl, we need you to pull over immediately. I read it at the beach, i read it while eating a salad at work, i read it past my bedtime. Not only is the silent wife a deep and dark psychological thriller, but it features a similar story line. Nov 09, 2014 gone girl by gillian flynn is one of my favorite books. The silent wife is a boning knife of a novel, sharp and quick. For those who loved gone girl the silent wife is a. Jodi and todd are at a bad place in their marriage.
Harrison was married to the visual artist john massey and lived in toronto. The very thing that attracted me to this book was the same thing that deceived me, if that makes any sense at all. But unlike gone girl, it has the virtue of meticulous characterization and realitybased plot. Org you cant blame the publishers of the silent wife for hyping it as the new gone girl. If several similar results are shown, click the highest one. Goodreads members who liked the silent wife also liked. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of gone girl, the silent wife.
Jun 20, 2017 116 of 432 results for books like gone girl. Heres a look at some books like gone girl thatll hook you instantly. Although unlike gone girl, i found the silent wife to be like a silent gas leak that will slowly kill you. With a gone girl adaptation in theaters this friday, now seems like a good. From topping the new york times bestseller list to becoming a box office hit, it is clear that audiences everywhere were entranced by gillian flynns gone girl. Book overview soon to be a major motion picture starring nicole kidman, fans of the girl on the train and gone girl will love the silent wife i gobbled it down in one sitting. Books such as liane moriartys the husbands secret and a. Although these books can be a tad unsettling, its always fun to see if you can figure out the twist before the end of the book. You will assume the first wife was a disaster and that the husband was well rid of her.
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