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The Blue Hour
- Author
- Paula Hawkins
- Narrator
- Gemma Whelan, Paula Hawkins
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 10 October 2024
- Run Time
- 10 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 3.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
As seen on BBC 2’s Between the Covers.
A Guardian Audiobook Of The Week
Includes an exclusive bonus interview between Paula Hawkins and Gemma Whelan.
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 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.
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.
How will she respond? Can she be trusted? Or is it Grace who should be afraid?
Suddenly this is a very dangerous time to be alone . . .
'[Gemma Whelan] captures the clashing interests and inner complexities of Hawkins’ protagonists' THE GUARDIAN
'A darkly atmospheric, engaging mystery - her best book since The Girl On The Train.' Good Housekeeping (Book of the Year)
'A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling, and I couldn’t put it down.' SHARI LAPENA
‘An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller’ - LIZ MOORE
©2024 Paula Hawkins Biography (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Paula's very best book. An utterly compelling exploration of loneliness, obsession and jealousy, and a bloody good read. Could not put it down.
LIZ NUGENT
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Paula's new book is really really REALLY good. Highly recommended!
MARIAN KEYES
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Paula Hawkins has more in common with Patricia Highsmith than just her initials . . . The Blue Hour is her finest work yet.
JOHN BOYNE
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An addictive, exhilarating book.
DONAL RYAN
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A tensely atmospheric and layered exploration of artistic drive and devotion; loyalty and betrayal; class, money and revenge . . . I loved it.
CHARLOTTE WOOD
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Incredible storytelling combined with complex characters whose true natures will keep you guessing.
Heat
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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
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Set on a remote but beautiful Scottish island, the novel has much to say about creativity and relationships.
Literary Review
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I LOVED this art-world-set thriller with its stately-home Saltburn vibe. . . Hawkins weaves a skilful tale about class and privilege and keeps up the tension until the end.
The Daily Mail
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Details
- Author
- Paula Hawkins
- Narrator
- Gemma Whelan, Paula Hawkins
- Duration
- 10 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 October 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529938913
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
- Rating
- 3.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 4.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.As seen on BBC 2’s Between the Covers.A Guardian Audiobook Of The WeekIncludes an exclusive bonus interview between Paula Hawkins and Gemma Whelan.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 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.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.How will she respond? Can she be trusted? Or is it Grace who should be afraid?Suddenly this is a very dangerous time to be alone . . .'[Gemma Whelan] captures the clashing interests and inner complexities of Hawkins’ protagonists' THE GUARDIAN'A darkly atmospheric, engaging mystery - her best book since The Girl On The Train.' Good Housekeeping (Book of the Year)'A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling, and I couldn’t put it down.' SHARI LAPENA‘An atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller’ - LIZ MOORE©2024 Paula Hawkins Biography (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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