The Girl on the Train

Paula Hawkins

Jan 2015 · Doubleday Canada

About this eBook

Three women, three men, connected through marriage or infidelity. Each is to blame for something. But only one is a killer in this #1 New York Times bestselling psychological thriller about human frailty and obsession.
     Just what goes on in the houses you pass by every day?
     Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and evening, rattling over the same junctions, flashing past the same townhouses.The train stops at the same signal every day, and she sees the same couple, breakfasting on their roof terrace. Jason and Jess, as she calls them, seem so happy. Then one day Rachel sees someone new in their garden. Soon after, Rachel sees the woman she calls Jess on the news. Jess has disappeared.
     Through the ensuing police investigation, Rachel is drawn deeper into the lives of the couple she learns are really Megan and Scott Hipwell. As she befriends Scott, Rachel pieces together what really happened the day Megan disappeared. But when Megan's body is found, Rachel finds herself the chief suspect in the case. Plunged into a world of betrayals, secrets and deceptions, Rachel must confront the facts about her own past and her own failed marriage.
     A sinister and twisting story that will keep you guessing at every turn, The Girl on the Train is a high-speed chase for the truth.

Ratings and reviews

While it's a slow start, it's picks up fairly quickly and then gets good. An eventual page turner that keeps you guessing till the end. The read is interesting with a little back and forth which to my surprise I found interesting. I would definitely recommend for a good mystery.

Weak characters that all have the same voice. The plot doesn't pick up until like 300 pages in. A good plot twist, but other than that it was very insubstantial.

It started to get exciting 2/3's of the way through and then I was hooked. I had to keep reading to see how it ended. The ending was fine but not great.

About the author

PAULA HAWKINS’S first thriller, The Girl on the Train, has sold 23 million copies worldwide. Published in over fifty languages, it has been a #1 bestseller around the world and was a box office hit film starring Emily Blunt. Paula’s second thriller, Into the Water, and her latest book, A Slow Fire Burning, were also instant #1 bestsellers. She lives in London.