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The Blue Hour
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The powerful new thriller from the global No.1 bestselling author, Paula Hawkins. Undoubtedly Hawkins' best novel yet — Observer * In the dead of night, Grace wakes... The Scottish island of Eris is largely unreachable from the mainland. Cut off by the tide for twelve hours...
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The powerful new thriller from the global No.1 bestselling author, Paula Hawkins.
Undoubtedly Hawkins' best novel yet — Observer
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In the dead of night, Grace wakes... The Scottish island of Eris is largely unreachable from the mainland. Cut off by the tide for twelve hours each day. No way in. No way out. The island's only house is home to Grace — content in her own isolation, guarding the island's past.
But when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery in London, Grace receives an unexpected visitor. And the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge.
Suddenly, this is a very dangerous time to be alone...
A twisty, dark thriller, this is Paula Hawkins' best book since The Girl on the Train — RED
Extremely hard to put down — MICK HERRON
Unforgiving and irresistible — VAL McDERMID
Unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read — Independent
INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FROM THE AUTHOR
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Readers are OBSESSED with The Blue Hour!
This blew me away. I want to read it again IMMEDIATELY. It's creepy, unsettling and tense. — 5-STAR Reader Review
I soaked up every bit of this book, savoured every word. I didn't want it to end but when it did, it did so in chilling style. Brilliant! — 5-STAR Reader Review
Once again, Hawkins has produced an irresistible, gripping story that I was completely immersed in from page one. — 5-STAR Reader Review
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More praise for The Blue Hour:
Really, really, REALLY good. Highly recommended! — MARIAN KEYES
A fine, insidious thriller. — The Mail on Sunday
Gorgeous and chilling. — SHARI LAPENA
Paula's very best book... and a bloody good read. — LIZ NUGENT
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804995334
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin (Transworld)
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 287g
Pages: 416
About the Author
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 subsequent thrillers have all been instant Sunday Times bestsellers. In 2021 A Slow Fire Burning was nominated for Thriller of the Year at the British Book Awards, and in 2025 The Blue Hour was voted the Good Housekeeping Good Books winner.
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