The Blue Hour

<p><b>‘Vivid, extremely tense, unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read.’ <i>Independent</i></b></p><p><br><b>‘Undoubtedly Hawkins’ best novel yet’ <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><b>For twelve hours each day, the Scottish island of Eris is cut off from the mainland. No way in. No way out.</b><br><br>The island’s only house was once home to Vanessa, whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago. But Vanessa is dead now, and her friend Grace has moved in. A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation, guarding the island’s past. . .<br><br>Meanwhile, in London, a stranger makes a small but terrible discovery - a human bone. And in that moment Grace’s precious solitude is threatened.<br><br>How will she respond? Can she be trusted?<br><br>The secrets of Eris Island won’t stay buried for long. And suddenly this is a very dangerous time to be alone . . .<br><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>'A <b>fine, insidious thriller</b>.' <i>The Mail on Sunday</i><br><br>'A <b>masterpiece</b>! Gorgeous and chilling.' 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>’ MARIAN KEYES<br><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>