The Blue Hour

WINNER of Good Housekeeping UK's GH GOOD BOOKS Summer Collection
The exceptional, suspense-packed psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.
'A fine, insidious thriller.' The Mail on Sunday
'Really, really, REALLY good. Highly recommended!' MARIAN KEYES
'Undoubtedly Hawkins's 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 . . .
'Unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read' Independent
'The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile' LEE CHILD
'Extremely hard to put down' MICK HERRON
'A twisty, dark thriller, this is Paula Hawkins' best book since The Girl on the Train' RED
'Unforgiving and irresistible' VAL McDERMID
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:
'Gorgeous and chilling.' SHARI LAPENA
'Paula's very best book. . . and a bloody good read.' LIZ NUGENT
'Laced with a creeping sense of dread' The Sun
'Her finest work yet' JOHN BOYNE
'An addictive, exhilarating book' DONAL RYAN
The Girl on the Train, global No.1 bestseller, The Bookseller Feb 2024
Paula Hawkins, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024

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.