Amy Tintera, Listen for the Lie

What would you do if you believed you murdered your best friend? That is the question Lucy Chase has been asking herself for the last five years. Before rebuilding her life in Los Angeles, Lucy Chase was labeled a murderer by the residents of her hometown for the slaying of her best friend, Savvy Harper, after wandering the town soaked in her blood. Only two people really know what happened that fateful night; one cannot remember the events, and the other is dead. Enter Ben Owens, the charming and handsome true crime podcast host who is trying to find the truth. Lucy returns to her small, Southern hometown to assist in getting justice for her best friend. Even if it means remembering things she doesn’t want to remember. Even if it means realizing she’s the killer.

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Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl

What are you thinking? How are you feeling? Who are you? What have we done to each other? What will we do?

On the surface, Nick and Amy appear to have the perfect marriage.

In the small town of North Carthage, Missouri during the summer of 2012, Amy Dunne disappears. Specifically, on the day of Nick and Amy’s fifth wedding anniversary. When Amy vanishes into what seems to be thin air, Nick is left as suspect number one.

Nick, a small town boy from Missouri making it as a writer in New York, meets Amy and the rest is history. They sweep each other into a dreamy whirlwind until reality strikes and they both lose their jobs, leading them to Nick’s hometown. Continue reading “Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl”