Rachel Watson's life takes a dramatic turn after her divorce. Every day, she commutes to work in New York on a train that passes by her old house, where her husband now resides with his new wife and child. To distract herself from her pain, Rachel becomes obsessed with a perfect couple, Megan and Scott Hipwell, who live nearby. She fantasizes about their happy family life. However, her world is shattered when she sees something disturbing on the train, filling her with rage. The next day, she wakes up with a hangover and no memory of the night before, except for a sense of something terrible having occurred. When TV reports reveal that Megan Hipwell is missing, Rachel becomes entangled in the case, driven to uncover the truth about Megan's disappearance and her own mysterious past.
The Girl on the Train
As she navigates the complexities of her recent divorce, a woman finds herself drawn into a mysterious missing persons case that threatens to upend her already tumultuous life.