A Slow Fire Burning

From the first sentence to the last, this explosive, startling novel grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Fiendishly clever and with a wonderful sense of place too. Go read! ― Kate Mosse

I love Paula Hawkins, and this is why – A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it’s also deep, intelligent and intensely human . . . the characters are just like people you know . . . or maybe even just like you yourself. Hawkins is proving herself a worthy 21st century heir to Barbara Vine and Patricia Highsmith. ― Lee Child

My Book of the Month, for which I predict big things . . . An intriguing, unputdownable thriller that is as much about the compelling, damaged characters as it is about the intricate plot. ― Alice O’Keeffe, The Bookseller

With a beautifully wrought cast of characters who are real and likeable even when they are complicated and flawed, a fantastic, picturesque London setting, twists and turns galore and exquisite prose, this is a high class read. Paula Hawkins is a genius. ― Lisa Jewell

Paula Hawkins’s plotting is meticulous. A Slow Fire Burning is a clever onion of a book, expertly peeled. ― Belinda Bauer

Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before writing her first book. Paula was born and brought up in Zimbabwe. She moved to London in 1989 and has lived there ever since. Her first thriller, The Girl on the Train, has sold 23 million copies worldwide. Published in over fifty languages, it has been a Number 1 bestseller around the world and was a box office hit film starring Emily Blunt.