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Paula Hawkins

Biography

Paula Hawkins

Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for 15 years before writing her first novel. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, she moved to London in 1989. Her first thriller, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, became a global phenomenon, selling over 23 million copies. Published in over 50 languages, it was a #1 bestseller around the world and a box-office-hit film starring Emily Blunt. Paula’s most recent thrillers, INTO THE WATER and A SLOW FIRE BURNING, were also instant #1 bestsellers. In 2021, A SLOW FIRE BURNING was nominated for Thriller of the Year at the British Book Awards. Her latest thriller is THE BLUE HOUR.

Books by Paula Hawkins

The Blue Hour
by Paula Hawkins - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

A masterful novel that is as page-turning as it is unsettling, THE BLUE HOUR recalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Paula Hawkins’ place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers.

A Slow Fire Burning
by Paula Hawkins - Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller

With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder and revenge.

The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins - Fiction, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller

Compulsively readable, THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN is an emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller, and an electrifying debut that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.