“A potent brew of head-spinning deceptions, manipulations, and misdirections, The Blue Hour is a taut, slow-burning thriller that offers real-life apprehensions quietly tucked in amid all of its cunning malevolence.” — Boston Globe

"You won’t want to miss Hawkins at her best: weaving intricate storylines, masterfully jumping back and forth in time, and constructing a haunting mood that hangs over the book like a thick ocean fog." — Oprah Daily

"Intricately constructed...constantly surprising...dark and compelling." — Wall Street Journal

"Paula Hawkins has done it again...this taut, chilling read is just right for a dark November day." — Real Simple

“A tight story…that culminates in a shocking ending… there are few authors writing today who drip out [secrets], page by excruciating page, like Hawkins.” — Associated Press

"The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile." — Lee Child

"The Blue Hour is an atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller with a deliciously inventive premise. I love a locked-room mystery--or, in this case, a locked-island mystery--and Paula Hawkins has delivered a truly exceptional one."  — Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods

"An atmospheric and marvelously twisty novel-- Paula Hawkins returns with an examination of legacy, and the mountains we'll move to feel like we belong. THE BLUE HOUR builds a labyrinth of surprises, which deliver through to the very last page." — Danya Kukafka, author of Notes on an Execution

"Wow! Paula Hawkins has created another stunning, intensely moody tale of suspense and psychological insight. I read THE BLUE HOUR in one day, utterly mesmerized, but it’s much more than a twisty nail-biter. It’s a masterful exploration of the nature of obsession and a fascinating portrayal of an artist’s creative process and legacy. I loved it." -- — Angie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek

"A superb, powerful read." — Independent (London)

"I LOVED this art-world-set thriller with its stately-home Saltburn vibe....Hawkins weaves a skillful tale about class and privilege and keeps up the tension until the very end." — Daily Mail (London)

"A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling." — Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

“Reminiscent of du Maurier: art, islands, missing spouses ... A compelling piece of work, hard to put down.”  — Mick Herron, bestselling author of the Slough House series

"Hawkins keeps her cast tight, her wild setting ominous, and her plot moving fast...propulsive." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"The author of The Girl on the Train combines a murder mystery with an exploration of an artist’s troubled inner life in this elegiac novel." — Sunday Times (London)

"This is a fine, insidious thriller, an elegantly calibrated story of sexual jealousy and artistic passion" — Mail on Sunday

“The stormy Atlantic Ocean inspires a troubled artist and swallows up a few sins in a fine new novel by Paula Hawkins, who’s best known for her debut, The Girl on the Train. Three books later, she’s elevated her game with The Blue Hour, a disturbing, elegant, and psychologically probing inquiry into the final years of a troubled artist and the mess she left behind.” —  Lisa Henricksson, Airmail

"An unsettling yet fascinating psychological thriller ... The Blue Hour connects themes of love, friendship, obsession, and the pitfalls of hero worship into a stirring and intoxicating read that will keep you guessing until the last words." — San Francisco Book Review

"An intelligent, propulsive thriller examining art, ambition, legacy and the dynamics of power. Undoubtedly Hawkins’s best novel yet." — The Guardian

"Narrator Gemma Whelan masterfully brings to life this dark, atmospheric mystery. Her performance captures Hawkins's beautifully written descriptions of settings, artworks, and characters."  — AudioFile Magazine

Paula Hawkins is a novelist and former journalist. Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, she now splits her time between London and Edinburgh.