By the master of the psychological thriller, included in the Sunday Times 100 Best crime novels and thrillers since 1945 a rediscovered classic of American noir -- a suspenseful masterpiece about corrupted love Amy Kellogg is not having a pleasant vacation in Mexico. She's been arguing nonstop with her friend and travelling companion, wilma, and she wants nothing more than to go home to California. But their holiday takes a nightmarish turn when wilma is found dead on the street below their room-ann apparent suicide. Rupert Kellogg has just returned from seeing his wife Amy through the difficulties surrounding the apparent suicide of her friend in Mexico. But Rupert is returning alone-which worries amy's brother. Amy was traumatized by the suicide, Rupert explains, and has taken a holiday in New York City to settle her nerves. But as gone girl amy's absence drags on for weeks and then months, the sense of unease among her family changes to suspicion and eventual allegations.