
Geboren: August 26, 1972 – Salisbury, Mashonaland, Rhodesia
Paula Hawkins is a British novelist best known for psychological thrillers centered on memory, deception, and violence. Her breakout novel, The Girl on the Train, became a global bestseller, sold millions of copies, and was adapted for film. Her other notable works include Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning.

Paula Hawkins
A gripping psychological thriller about an alcoholic woman who becomes entangled in a missing person investigation.

Paula Hawkins
Isolated island secrets surface when darkness claims the tide.

Paula Hawkins
Deadly secrets rise from the depths in this psychological labyrinth.

Paula Hawkins
A gripping psychological thriller about an alcoholic woman who becomes entangled in a missing person investigation.

Paula Hawkins
Isolated island secrets surface when darkness claims the tide.

Paula Hawkins
Deadly secrets rise from the depths in this psychological labyrinth.
"Paula Hawkins isn’t afraid of complicated women"
— Vogue
"Paula Hawkins is the queen of keeping us on the edge of our seats"
— HelloGiggles
"A new Paula Hawkins novel is always a cause for celebration"
— Louise Doughty
"Paula Hawkins has established herself as a reliable writer of psychological thrillers set in the U.K"
— Associated Press
"Paula Hawkins is masterful"
— Ashley Audrain
"The best Paula Hawkins yet—by a tense and haunting mile"
— Lee Child
"Paula Hawkins knows how to captivate readers with an enthralling and suspenseful mystery"
— Mic
"Paula Hawkins is a genius"
— Lisa Jewell
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