Paula Hawkins is the author of the #1 New York Times–bestselling novels Into the Water and The Girl on the Train. An international #1 bestseller, The Girl on the Train has sold 23 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a major motion picture. Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe and now lives in London.
Praise for A Slow Fire Burning:
“Sure to set the literary world on fire.”—Good Morning America
“A Slow Fire Burning is a classic whodunit that unfolds the mystery
until the very last page.”—USA Today
“[It] Simmers…this one is indeed a page-turner….like a good curry,
layered with spices, percolating for about 300 pages, leaving
readers sated at the end.” —The Associated Press
“A Slow Fire Burning is not only her most complex, twist-filled
tale yet, but it’s also the most mature, intricately detailed, and
superbly paced book of her career.”—shondaland
“Gives the term "thriller" a whole new meaning…Hawkins's new book
is a bloody masterpiece that's darker than it
appears.”—Popsugar
“Paula Hawkins is the queen of keeping us on the edge of our seats.
… [A Slow Fire Burning is] the thriller of the
summer.”—HelloGiggles
“A nuanced picture of the female psyche…a cleverly crafted
whodunit.”—Salon
“This thrilling whodunnit barely lets you breathe as it barrels
toward a shocking ending.”—Good Housekeeping
“A creeping psychological thriller about entanglement and
strained family relations that spiral into viciousness...Hawkins
submerges readers into the troubled lives of her leading ladies...
Hawkins shapes the three women’s stories in a way that brings their
simmering fears and grief to the surface.” —AV Club
“Get ready for your next big thrill ride...Filled with plot twists,
it promises to keep you guessing until the very end.”—CNN
“A Slow Fire Burning is the latest from Paula Hawkins, the woman
whose words haunt your dreams. . .We follow three women close to
the deceased—an ex, an aunt, and a neighbor. Each has kindled a
hot-burning anger against the man in question, and Hawkins happily
fans the flames.”—Glamour
“A Slow Fire Burning is a treat: utterly readable, moving in parts
and saturated with the kind of localized detail that made The Girl
on the Train so compelling…a return to form.”—The Guardian
"A Slow Fire Burning is a hugely satisfying, brilliantly crafted
novel about the entanglement of betrayal and retaliation, the
damage of loss, and how tragedy reverberates in ways we can never
expect. Wickedly dark and gorgeously written, this is a novel
you’ll be thinking about long after the last delicious pages. Paula
Hawkins is masterful." — Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling
author of The Push
"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, New York Times bestselling author of The
Family Upstairs
“The flaws of each character will surprise and perhaps even enchant
you — and only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s
ending.”—The New York Times Book Review
“From the author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water comes
another read-it-in-one-night thriller. . . [A Slow
Fire Burning] proves that revenge is actually a dish best served
hot, simmering and smoldering.”—Town & Country
“A dark, intricate tale of three women tied to a bloody murder on a
London houseboat. You’ll be gobsmacked by the end.” — People
“A satisfying whodunit that will keep you guessing until the very
end.”—Vogue
“Another twist-filled thriller.”—PopSugar
“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
“Shocking, moving, full of heart . . . Laced with humour and packed
with moments of sheer horror, A Slow Fire Burning shows a writer at
the height of her powers.” –London Observer
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