Get ready to be totally gripped by the suspense-packed and atmospheric new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train.
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 . . .
‘Paula's very best book. . . and a bloody good read.’ LIZ NUGENT, bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond
'Gorgeous and chilling.' SHARI LAPENA, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
‘Unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read’ Independent
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‘Intensely dark, with a brilliant ending. I absolutely loved it!’ 5-STAR READER REVIEW
'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
'Laced with a creeping sense of dread' The Sun
‘Undoubtedly Hawkins’s best novel yet’ Observer
'A fine, insidious thriller.' The Mail on Sunday
‘Really, really, REALLY good. Highly recommended!’ MARIAN KEYES, bestselling author of My Favourite Mistake
'Her finest work yet' JOHN BOYNE, bestselling author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies
'An addictive, exhilarating book' DONAL RYAN, award-winning author of Heart Be At Peace
**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
**INCLUDES A BONUS SHORT STORY FROM THE AUTHOR**
Author: Paula Hawkins
Publication Date: 28-08-2025
Format: Paperback / softback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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