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The Girl on the Train

Written by: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey, India Fisher
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Publisher's Summary

The New York Times best seller and USA Today Book of the Year, soon to be a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt.

The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people's lives.

Every day the same

Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.

Until today

And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

©2016 Paula Hawkins (P)2016 Penguin Audio
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What the critics say

"The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl.... The Girl on the Train is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership too.... The Girl on the Train is full of back-stabbing, none of it literal." (Janet Maslin, The New York Times)

"The Girl on the Train marries movie noir with novelistic trickery...hang on tight. You'll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend." (USA Today)

"Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban London and the reader cannot help but turn pages.... The welcome echoes of Rear Window throughout the story and its propulsive narrative make The Girl on the Train an absorbing read." (The Boston Globe)

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love it

so good could not stop listening! looking forward to watching the movie soon. enjoy! I loved it

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So Good I Finished the Book in 6 Days

Really enjoyed the story line and the narration. I am looking forward to watching the movie next!

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one of my favs

listened to this book 4 times now. I enjoy the voices and story. I listen to it for bed and find it very relaxing

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Great Narration-called the end 3hrs left

This isn't a story I will remember forever, but I enjoyed the characters the author created and thought about them between reads.

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Amazing

I absolutely love this book. Paula did an awesome job with this book. If I could I would rate it 10+ stars. Ive read it near 6 times in paperback and now im following along with the audiobook. I also have the movie to it.

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Fantastic, thrilling, suspensful

I love how the different characters had different voices, also enjoyed how it was written as almost journal entries, bouncing back and forth through the timeline. really enjoyed the book, and the audio format, bravo Paula Hawkins and to the ladies who narrated.

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Kept us on the edge of our bed

Got a bit confusing but figuring out who did it was not too obvious. The way each character revisits the same passage of time is interesting too. All in all a good listen and helped pass the time while relaxing at the lake.

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A modern masterpiece, expertly performed!

A great story, full of plot twists and suspense.
Expertly narrated, and thoroughly enjoyable.

Highly recommended for all the thrill seekers who enjoy a good mystery.

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Great "Read!"

I decided to listen to this book long after the hype of it had died down and I had completely forgotten all I had heard of this novel in passing (I also never watched the movie). While the story was entertaining, unfortunately, I was able to figure out rather early on who did it, which is always disappointing for me as I like to be able to keep guesing right up until the killer is revealed.

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Choked me with the plot twists.

Love the fact how it took a huge turn. But it was slow paced in the beginning and overall it was kinda a slow book. Also like ve the character development and their secrets.

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