Gone Girl appears in 29 book lists

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Gone Girl appears in 29 book lists on Shepherd.

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The best thrillers with complicated female protagonists

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The best books for twisted, tension packed, psychological thrillers

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The best thrillers with twists

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The best books that are ripped from the headlines by a headline writing journalist

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The best thriller books if you like strong female protagonists as well as strong twists

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The best dysfunctional family drama novels to make you feel better about your own relatives

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The best books with characters you do not want for friends

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The best dark psychology in thriller fiction

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The best books to showcase why readers love psychological and domestic thrillers

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The best crime novels for all of you who say, "I don't read crime fiction": must reads before you die

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The best first "grown-up" books for teenagers to read

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The best books of riveting worlds

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The best thriller and mystery books that grab you and don’t let go

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The best crime novels with a cinematic sensibility

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The best crime novels with killer twists

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The best twisty novels you’ll never solve but always remember

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The best fearless females in fiction

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