| Going Wrong | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Ruth Rendell |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
| Publication date | 6 September 1990 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 250 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-09-174300-1 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC Number | 21293413 |
| Preceded by | The Bridesmaid |
| Followed by | The Copper Peacock |
Going Wrong (1990) is a novel by English crime writer Ruth Rendell. An intense psychological thriller, its main theme is the nature of romantic obsession.
When he was a young man, Guy Curran led a local street gang and dealt drugs before falling madly in love with Lenora Chisholm, a much more middle-class teenager whose society minded parents naturally disapproved of him.
However, despite an initially passionate romance the fairytale soon subsides, and Lenora tells a distraught Guy that she has found a new love. This announcement sets off a dark chain of events that will lead Guy into obsession, stalking and finally murder.