The Blue Hour

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As seen on BBC 2’s Between the Covers.
A Guardian Audiobook Of The Week

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

For twelve hours each day, the Scottish island of Eris is cut off from the mainland. No way in. No way out.

The island’s only house was once home to Vanessa, whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago. Now this remote and beautiful place is home to Grace . . . a solitary creature of the tides, guarding the island’s past.
But far away in London, a stranger has just made a startling discovery - a human bone where no human bone should be. And in that moment Grace’s precious isolation is threatened.
How will she respond? Can she be trusted? Or is it Grace who should be afraid?
Suddenly this is a very dangerous time to be alone . . .


'[Gemma Whelan] captures the clashing interests and inner complexities of Hawkins’ protagonists' THE GUARDIAN
'A darkly atmospheric, engaging mystery - her best book since The Girl On The Train.' Good Housekeeping (Book of the Year)
'A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling, and I couldn’t put it down.' SHARI LAPENA
‘An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller’ - LIZ MOORE

©2024 Paula Hawkins Biography (P)2024 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

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

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