NY, Crown, (2012). The advance reading copy of her third book, a dark thriller. The hardcover spent 80 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, until the paperback came out, which went immediately to number 1 and remains on the list still. Gone Girl was a publishing phenomenon -- a literary thriller that appealed to virtually every category of reader. A Salon reviewer lamented that it received no serious consideration for the National Book Award or the Pulitzer Prize, presumably because of its categorization as genre fiction. Janet Maslin of the New York Times selected it as one of her 10 best books of the year. Basis for the major Hollywood movie. Trace corner wear; very near fine in wrappers. The first edition is somewhat uncommon; the prepublication advance reading copy is extremely scarce. [#030720] SOLD