Paula Hawkins

Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972) is a British author best known for her top-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train, which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins' second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.

Life and career Hawkins was born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe (known at the time as Salisbury, Rhodesia), the daughter of Anthony "Tony" Hawkins and his wife Glynne. Her father was an economics professor and financial journalist. Before moving to London in 1989 aged 17, Hawkins attended Arundel School, Harare, Zimbabwe then studied for her A-Levels at Collingham College, an independent college in Kensington, West London. Hawkins read philosophy, politics and economics at Keble College, University of Oxford. She worked as a journalist for The Times, reporting on business. She then worked for a number of publications on a freelance basis, and wrote a financial-advice book for women, The Money Goddess. Paula's second thriller Into The Water was published in May 2017 and went on to become a Sunday Times and NYT bestseller. Her novel A Slow Fire Burning was published on 31 August 2021.

Published works

The Money Goddess: The Complete Financial Makeover (2006) (Paula Hawkins) Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School (2001) (with co-author Grace Llewellyn) (ISBN 978-0-471-34960-0) Confessions of a Reluctant Recessionista (2009) (Amy Silver) All I Want for Christmas (2010) (Amy Silver) One Minute to Midnight (2011) (Amy Silver) The Reunion (2013) (Amy Silver) The Girl on the Train (2015) (Paula Hawkins) Into the Water (2017) (Paula Hawkins) A Slow Fire Burning (2021) (Paula Hawkins) Blind Spot (2022) (Paula Hawkins) The Blue Hour (2024) (Paula Hawkins)