--- title: Gone Girl: Book Sales Surge With Film Release description: With Gone Girl dominating Oscar buzz and captured celebrity attention, the book that inspired the movie also surged in popularity. canonical: https://time.com/3461960/gone-girl-book-sales-urge-before-movie-release/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-03T22:51:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T09:01:45.483Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Gone Girl: Book Sales Surge With Film Release og:description: With Gone Girl dominating Oscar buzz and captured celebrity attention, the book that inspired the movie also surged in popularity. og:url: https://time.com/3461960/gone-girl-book-sales-urge-before-movie-release/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce61d11e71e53669/6986a70c3617601cb190e3d8/9780307588364.jpeg?branch=production&width=256&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 256 og:image:height: 144 og:image:alt: 9780307588364 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Gone Girl: Book Sales Surge With Film Release twitter:description: With Gone Girl dominating Oscar buzz and captured celebrity attention, the book that inspired the movie also surged in popularity. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce61d11e71e53669/6986a70c3617601cb190e3d8/9780307588364.jpeg?branch=production&width=256&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Gone Girl Book Sales Surge Before Movie Release > Sponsored content. 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GONE GIRL - Official Trailer #2 (2014) HD Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike_  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 3, 2014 10:51 PM UTC  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Oct 3, 2014 10:51 PM UTC As the Friday release of _Gone Girl_ dominated [Oscar](http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/159378/Gone-Girl-Predicted-To-Sweep-The-2015-Oscars-) buzz and captured the attention of [celebrities](https://twitter.com/jtimberlake/status/518042404218081280), the book that inspired the movie has also had a surge in popularity. Gillian Flynn’s best-selling novel by the same title has claimed the top spot on Amazon books. More than twice as many books were sold this week compared to last week, according to an Amazon Books spokesperson. More impressively, sales tripled in the days following the release of a trailer in [July](http://time.com/2962008/gone-girl-trailer-watch/). Flynn is no stranger to best-selling success. _Gone Girl_ spent 91 weeks on the New York _Times_ bestseller list, where it debuted in the number two spot in 2012. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Nick Dunn. You're probably the most hated man in America right now. Did you kill your wife Nick? [ MUSIC ] Everyone told us. Us and told us marriage is hard work. Not for me and Nick. As you all know my wife Amy [ INAUDIBLE ] disappeared three days ago. I had nothing to do with the disappearance of my wife. I have nothing to hide. Does Amy got friends we can talk to? No not really. You don't know if she has friends you don't know what she does all day and you don't know your wife's blood type. He's being a good guy. so now everybody can see him being a good guy. Oh, you really don't like him do you? All I'm trying to do is be nice to the people who are volunteering to help find Amy. I will practice believing my husband loves me, but I could be wrong. Have you seen that guy in the glasses before? Amy is the kind of girl who attracts admirers. Whoever took her is bound to bring her back. I'm hoping you can tell me what this means. I can solve treasure hunt. See this girl right here? Yeah, I remember her. I know you. I saw you at the volunteer center. I wanted to help. What you want? She wanted a gun. We are all scared but we are all here now. I feel like something to be jettisoned if necessary. I feel like I could disappear. The hallmark of a sociopath is a lack of empathy. Amy lost a lot of blood in there, then somebody mopped it up. Why would they mop up the blood if they're trying to stage a crime scene? Whatever they found, I think it's safe to assume that it's very bad. I'd finally realized I am frightened of my own husband. Our jury as if you're doing a deposition. What to say, what not to say. A trained monkey. A trained monkey who doesn't give lethal injections. She's going to eat you alive. You assaulted her? That's not good enough for you? I hit her? It's not even close! Absolutely not, I never touched her. We now believe Nick is involved in the disappearance of our daughter Without a body, without a murder weapon, their only hope is a confession. Y'all know anything yet? You need to tell me. How was your marriage, Nick? Are you asking me if I killed my wife? Man of my dreams. This man of mine may kill me. What about my side. Nick. This man may kill me. In her own words. This man may truly, kill me. You ever hear the expressions, simpler answers are often the correct one. 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