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The Blue Hour

The Blue Hour

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As seen on BBC 2’s Between the Covers.


Includes an exclusive bonus interview between Paula Hawkins and Gemma Whelan.

WELCOME TO ERIS - A SCOTTISH TIDAL ISLAND WITH ONLY ONE HOUSE, ONE INHABITANT. . . ONE WAY OUT.

THE CHILLING AND ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER THE GLOBAL NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN AND A SLOW FIRE BURNING.


She no longer sleeps when the tide is out, she only rests when the sea separates her from the land. When she knows no one can sneak up on her.

Eris, an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out.

Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.

Once home to Vanessa. A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.

Now home to Grace. A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.

But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.

And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge . . .

'A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling, and I couldn’t put it down.' SHARI LAPENA
‘The best Paula Hawkins yet, by a tense and haunting mile.’ LEE CHILD
‘An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller’ - LIZ MOORE

©2024 Paula Hawkins Biography (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Reviews

  • Paula's very best book. An utterly compelling exploration of loneliness, obsession and jealousy, and a bloody good read. Could not put it down.
    LIZ NUGENT

About the author

Paula Hawkins

PAULA HAWKINS worked as a journalist for fifteen 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 fifty languages, it was a No.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 No.1 bestsellers. In 2021 A Slow Fire Burning was nominated for Thriller of the Year at the British Book Awards.
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