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According to The New York Times • “Extremely enjoyable” ( Vanity Fair \ ) • Instant literary masterpiece “that addresses the horrible nature of identity and secrets that can survive and thrive in even the most intimate relationships” (Lev Grossman, Time “one of the best books of the decade”). \On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, Nick and Amy Dan celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary. As gifts are wrapped and restaurants are booked, Nick's clever and beautiful wife disappears. Nick, the perfect husband, does not improve his image with his embarrassing thoughts about the shape of his wife's head, but excerpts from Amy's diary reveal that this controlling, perfectionist girl is capable of alarming anyone. Under increasing pressure from the police and media, as well as Amy's spoiled parents, Nick, the spoiled young man in town, shows a seriesDon't end up with lies, deception, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is strangely evasive, and he's certainly bitter, but is he really a murderer?
