The Blue Hour

<p><b>‘Vivid, extremely tense, unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read.’ <i>Independent</i></b></p><p><b>‘Undoubtedly Hawkins’ best novel yet’ <i>Observer</i></b><br><b><i>*****</i></b><br><br><b>For twelve hours each day, the Scottish island of Eris is cut off from the mainland. No way in. <i>No way out.</i></b><br>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.<br>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.<br>How will she respond? Can she be trusted? Or is it Grace who should be afraid?<br><b>Suddenly this is a very dangerous time to be alone . . . </b><br>''A darkly atmospheric, <b>engaging</b> mystery - her <b>best book</b> since <i>The Girl On The Train.'' Good Housekeeping </i>(Book of the Year)<br><b>*****<br><br>Readers are OBSESSED with <i>The Blue Hour</i>!<br><br>''</b>This <b>blew me away</b>. I want to read it again IMMEDIATELY. It’s creepy, unsettling and tense. '' 5-STAR Reader Review<br><br>''I <b>soaked up every bit of this book</b>, 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<br><br>''Once again, Hawkins has produced <b>an irresistible, gripping story </b>that I was completely immersed in from page one.'' 5-STAR Reader Review<br><br><b>------------</b><br><br><b>More praise for <i>The Blue Hour:</i></b><br><br>‘Really, really, REALLY good. <b>Highly recommended!</b>’ MARIAN KEYES<br><br>''A <b>fine, insidious thriller</b>.'' <i>The Mail on Sunday</i><br><br>''Gorgeous and<b> chilling</b>.'' SHARI LAPENA<br><br>''<b>Extremely </b>hard to put down.'' MICK HERRON<br><br>‘Paula''s very best book. . . and <b>a bloody good read.</b>’ LIZ NUGENT<br><br><i>The Girl on the Train</i>, global No.1 bestseller, <i>The Bookseller</i> Feb 2024<br>Paula Hawkins, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestseller, October 2024<br></p>