A real success for this first book of Gillian Flynn! It is very well written and the plot is exciting, a little slow at the start but the author sets the scene in a big way! Wind Gap, a town of Missouri, lives in shock; a little girl disappeared and a few months ago, another girl was murdered. A journalist Camille goes on site to cover the affaire.Elle - even grew in Wind Gap - she really knows the city and its inhabitants. Yet this return is very painful for her. She has suffered so much during her childhood and adolescence she stamped on her skin the suffering it could not or knew exprimer.Au the pages we discover the city and its inhabitants, especially women, Camille old girlfriends or classmates. We discover the dead body of the missing girl - a cop, come to Kansas City, gives a hand to the local police, overtaken by two murders. Camille leads, also its investigation by interviewing the protagonists of the drama while confronting his own mère.Le suspense rising crescendo. The two victims were not angels. The brother of one of them is suspected by the people because it showed too douleur.Je its not going to reveal everything. In any case, the end is brilliant with a spectacular rebound but that holds up the psychological point of view. It's very well written, the characters are alive and well described. Psychology has an important place in this book and one feels that the author is well documented on certain "through" of human nature such as eg self-mutilation, among others. In short, I highly recommend reading this book. You will not be disappointed.