The blue hour

£22.00

When a small bone at the centre of a famous sculpture is revealed to be human, three people become intimately connected by the secrets and lies that put it there. Set on a Scottish tidal island connected to the mainland for just a few hours each day, and home to only one inhabitant, ‘The Blue Hour’ asks questions of ambition, power, art and perception.

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!
THE CHILLING AND ADDICTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR.

‘The best Paula Hawkins yet.’ LEE CHILD

‘Undoubtedly Hawkins’ best novel yet.’ The Observer

‘Paula’s very best book? and a bloody good read.’ LIZ NUGENT

‘A twisty dark thriller, this is Paula Hawkins’ best book since The Girl on the Train.’ Red

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WELCOME TO ERIS – A TIDAL ISLAND WITH ONLY ONE HOUSE, ONE INHABITANT, ONE WAY OUT. . .

A place that is unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.

Once the hideaway of Vanessa, a famous artist whose husband disappeared twenty years ago.

Now home to Grace. A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.

But when a human bone is uncovered in Vanessa’s artwork, far away in London, Grace receives an unexpected visitor.

AND THE SECRETS OF ERIS THREATEN TO EMERGE. . .

‘A gripping, ambitious, big-skied novel about women who refuse to surrender to the tide.’ ERIN KELLY

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Readers are OBSESSED with The Blue Hour!

This blew me away. I want to read it again IMMEDIATELY. It’s creepy, unsettling and tense. ‘ 5-STAR Reader Review

‘I soaked up every bit of this book, 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

‘Once again, Hawkins has produced an irresistible, gripping story that I was completely immersed in from page one.’ 5-STAR Reader Review

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More praise for The Blue Hour:

‘A fine, insidious thriller.’ The Mail on Sunday

‘A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling.’ SHARI LAPENA

‘Vivid, extremely tense, unnervingly unputdownable. This is a superb, powerful read.’ The Independent

Extremely hard to put down.’ MICK HERRON

‘Really, really, REALLY good. Highly recommended!‘ MARIAN KEYES

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Additional information

Weight 0.546 kg
Dimensions 24.1 × 16.2 × 3.1 cm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

309

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K