Paula Hawkins books

Paula Hawkins is a British-Zimbabwean author known for the international bestseller The Girl on the Train and subsequent psychological thrillers Into the Water, A Slow Fire Burning, and The Blue Hour.

Short Stories/Novellas

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Blind Spot 2022 Buy

Standalone Novels

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The Girl on the Train 2015 Buy
Into the Water 2017 Buy
A Slow Fire Burning 2021 Buy
The Blue Hour 2024 Buy

Paula Hawkins became a global literary phenomenon with The Girl on the Train (2015), a psychological thriller narrated by an unreliable protagonist whose daily commute becomes entangled with a missing persons case. The novel’s success — over 20 million copies sold and a major film adaptation — established Hawkins as one of the most commercially successful thriller writers of her generation.

Her subsequent novels have continued to explore psychological suspense through different lenses. Into the Water (2017) examined the deaths connected to a drowning pool in a small town. A Slow Fire Burning (2021) wove together three women’s lives around a murder on a London houseboat. The Blue Hour (2024) moved to a remote island setting. Hawkins also published the novella Blind Spot (2022). Each book shares a preoccupation with how people construct and distort the stories they tell about themselves and others.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Paula Hawkins written?

Paula Hawkins has written five books across two series.

What was Paula Hawkins's first book?

Paula Hawkins’s first book is The Girl on the Train, published in 2015.

What is Paula Hawkins best known for?

Paula Hawkins is best known for The Girl on the Train (2015), a psychological thriller that became one of the bestselling novels of the decade with over 20 million copies sold worldwide. The book was adapted into a 2016 film starring Emily Blunt. Hawkins has since published three more thrillers, each exploring memory, perception, and hidden violence.

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