The Listening Walls

About this book

A rediscovered classic of American noir -- a suspenseful masterpiece about corrupted love from one of crime writings greatest talents Amy Kellogg is not having a pleasant vacation in Mexico. Shes been arguing nonstop with her friend and traveling 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--an 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 Amys 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 Amys absence drags on for weeks and then months the sense of unease among her family changes to suspicion and eventual allegations.