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Name: The Girl on the Train
Rating: 3.610389610389 (77 reviews)
Author: Paula Hawkins

📘 The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

Every morning, Rachel Hathaway boards the same commuter train, watching the Taylor family through a series of frames that feel almost ordinary. When a sudden, unsettling scene breaks through the routine of suburban life, her instinct compels her to act. The investigation that follows draws her into the tangled lives of the people she has been watching and forces her to confront the limits of her own knowledge. Thoroughly psychological and suspenseful, *The Girl on the Train* has kept readers on the edge of their seats, combining the familiar rhythm of daily travel with the unpredictable stakes of crime and deception.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller

Authors: Paula Hawkins

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