Cover art for The Blue Hour
Published
Pen Transworld, August 2025
ISBN
9781804995334
Format
Softcover, 400 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.7cm × 3.5cm

The Blue Hour

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The powerful new thriller from the global No.1 bestselling author, Paula Hawkins

'Vivid, extremely tense, unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read.' Independent

'Undoubtedly Hawkins' best novel yet' Observer


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 . . .

'A darkly atmospheric, engaging mystery - her best book since The Girl On The Train.' Good Housekeeping (Book of the Year)


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


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

'Extremely hard to put down.' MICK HERRON

'Paula's very best book. . . and a bloody good read.' LIZ NUGENT

The Girl on the Train, global No.1 bestseller, The Bookseller Feb 2024

Paula Hawkins, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024

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