10 best books of 2012 – fiction

Here are the Monitor's picks for the best novels of 2012.

6. 'Gone Girl,' by Gillian Flynn

When a young wife disappears on the morning of her fifth wedding anniversary her husband becomes the automatic suspect in this compulsively readable thriller, which is as rich with sardonic humor and social satire as it is unexpected plot twists. (Check out our review here.)

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