title: What Remains of Me: A Novel
author:  Alison Gaylin 
description: An exceptional book by and exceptional writer. Gaylin is an expert at acute emotional observation combined with seamless plotting. I adored this book. (Alex Marwood, Edgar Award-winning author of The Killer Next Door)<br /><br />An era in which privacy is becoming a myth and peoples lives often are played out in the media, scrutinized for every telling detail, makes a provocative foundation for Alison Gaylins absorbing <em>What Remains of Me</em>. (<em>Associated Press</em>)<br /><br />Prepare to be blown away by this powerfully suspenseful and richly atmospheric novel. (Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Sister on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />What Remains of Me is a riveting, emotionally complex thriller, filled with characters who jump from the page and grab your heart until you reach the final, stunning twist. This is Alison Gaylin in top form. (Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Ex)<br /><br />A perennial standout among psychological suspense authors, Alison Gaylin is on top of her game in this clever and stylish page-turner. Gaylin skillfully catapults an intricate suspense plot with beautifully constructed prose. An ambitious thriller-meets-character study, What Remains of Me is a breath of fresh air! (New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />WHAT REMAINS OF ME gives us Alison Gaylin at the top of her game... Just when you think shes wrapping things up, Gaylin throws in still more mind-bending - yet oh-so-perfect - plot twists. Prepare to be blown away by this powerfully suspenseful and richly atmospheric novel. (Jennifer McMahon, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Sister on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />Alison Gaylins What Remains of Me is a riveting, intricate thriller that snares you from its first pages... its a tale full of crackling energy and heartache, with a resolution so thrilling and audacious, youll be left gasping for air. (Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author of Dare Me and The Fever on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />What Remains of Me is an elegantly constructed thriller that earns every you-never-saw-it-coming twist. Youll stay up late to read it, then hound your friends to follow suit so you can stay up late to talk about it. (Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />A rich read. (Kirkus Reviews on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)<br /><br />Just when you think you know what happened, think again, and then again. Its a mix of unreliable narrators and people hiding secrets, but with more sympathetic characters than something like Gone Girl. (MK Graff on WHAT REMAINS OF ME)
zlib_text: ALISON GAYLIN
  
  and she was
  
  A NOVEL OF SUSPENSE
  
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  > > > > > > > > > > > [Dedication](And_She_Was_split_002.html#filepos1687)
  
  > > > > > > > > > > > > > For my beloved dad Bob Sloane  
  >  and favorite aunt Myrna Lebov,  
  >  alive forever in my heart—and memory.
  
  
  
  
  
  Contents
  
  [Dedication](And_She_Was_split_001.html#filepos988)
  
  [Acknowledgments](And_She_Was_split_003.html#filepos7730)
  
  [Prologue](And_She_Was_split_004.html#filepos9115)
  
  [Chapter 1](And_She_Was_split_005.html#filepos27170)
  
  [Chapter 2](And_She_Was_split_006.html#filepos46883)
  
  [Chapter 3](And_She_Was_split_007.html#filepos62027)
  
  [Chapter 4](And_She_Was_split_008.html#filepos82102)
  
  [Chapter 5](And_She_Was_split_009.html#filepos107634)
  
  [Chapter 6](And_She_Was_split_010.html#filepos126522)
  
  [Chapter 7](And_She_Was_split_011.html#filepos147608)
  
  [Chapter 8](And_She_Was_split_012.html#filepos177624)
  
  [Chapter 9](And_She_Was_split_013.html#filepos206745)
  
  [Chapter 10](And_She_Was_split_014.html#fil