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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

This long, carefully-plotted psychological thriller is hard to put down as it gets going, and while on the minus side it tries too hard - over-wrought, precious, implausible in its complexity - on the plus side it’s well-crafted, fun to discuss, and fairly unique. 

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