Paula Hawkins - Penguin Books New Zealand

PAULA HAWKINS worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, Paula moved to London in 1989 and has lived there ever since. Her first thriller, The Girl on the Train, has been a global phenomenon, selling almost 20 million copies worldwide. Published in over forty languages, it has been a No.1 bestseller around the world and was a No.1 box office hit film starring Emily Blunt.
Into the Water, her second stand-alone thriller, has also been a global No.1 bestseller.

Books by Paula Hawkins

A Slow Fire Burning

The Girl on the Train

Penguin Readers Level 6: The Girl on the Train (ELT Graded Reader)

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'The thriller scene will have to up its game if it's to match Hawkins this year.'
Observer

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