The Blue Hour

Get ready to be totally gripped by the suspense-packed and atmospheric new 2025 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. *****‘Blew me away. I want to read it again IMMEDIATELY . ‘ 5-STAR Reader Review***** 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 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 . . . **INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FROM THE AUTHOR** Readers are OBSESSED with The Blue Hour ! ‘I soaked up EVERY BIT of this book, savoured every word . . . Brilliant!‘ 5-STAR Reader Review ‘An irresistible, GRIPPING story that I was completely immersed in from page one.‘ 5-STAR Reader Review ‘Intensely dark, with a brilliant ending. I absolutely LOVED it!‘ 5-STAR READER REVIEW ‘Gorgeous and chilling .‘ SHARI LAPENA, bestselling author of She Didn‘t See it Coming ‘Unnervingly unputdownable .‘ Independent ‘ The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile‘ LEE CHILD, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series ‘ Extremely hard to put down ‘ MICK HERRON, bestselling author of Slow Horses ‘A twisty, dark thriller , this is Paula Hawkins‘ best book since The Girl on the Train‘ RED ‘Unforgiving and irresistible‘ VAL McDERMID, bestselling author of the detective Karen Pirie series ‘REALLY good. Highly recommended! ‘ MARIAN KEYES, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake **WINNER of Good Housekeeping UK‘s GH GOOD BOOKS Collection** The Girl on the Train, global No.1 bestseller, The Bookseller Feb 2024 Paula Hawkins, Sunday Times bestseller, September 2025