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The Girl on the Train

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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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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 Contemporary Contemporary Romance Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Romance Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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

love it

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Just the right amount of suspense and intrigue. Fantastic characters. Not gruesome in a way that leaves your mind’s eye screaming. Just enough details to keep u looking forward, wondering, imagining. Great listen.

I didn’t see that coming

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

one of my favs

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I enjoyed it, not standout amazing left an impact kinda read, but enjoyable and entertaining. Every character you meet is delusional which is part of the fun and adds to the mystery of it all.

Good read

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

So Good I Finished the Book in 6 Days

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

Great Narration-called the end 3hrs left

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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.

Amazing

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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.

Fantastic, thrilling, suspensful

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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.

Kept us on the edge of our bed

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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.

A modern masterpiece, expertly performed!

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