A Slow Fire Burning
The addictive new Sunday Times No.1 bestseller from the author of The Girl on the Train
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The new SCORCHING bestseller from bestselling author of THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN and INTO THE WATER
'Here are characters who are real and likeable, even when they are complicated and flawed. Paula Hawkins is a genius'
Lisa Jewell
IT'S THE QUIET ONES YOU HAVE TO WATCH
Three women, connected by one brutal crime.
Three women, determined to right the wrongs done to them.
Three women, with everything to hide.
When it comes to revenge, even good people are capable of terrible things.
But only one person killed Daniel Sutherland.
How long can their secrets smoulder, before they explode into flame?
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'This twisted story with its cast of damaged characters builds to a brilliant conclusion.'
Shari Lapena
'From the first sentence to the last, this explosive, startling novel grabs you by the throat and doesn't let go. Fiendishly clever'
Kate Mosse
'Shocking, moving, full of heart'
Observer
'Twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human'
Lee Child
'Gripping and intriguing, I loved every moment'
S J Watson
'Superbly told... utterly compelling'
Daily Mail
'Paula Hawkins' best novel yet'
Harriet Tyce
A Slow Fire Burning, Richard & Judy Book Club Pick, Summer 2022
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The stabbing murder of 23-year-old Daniel Sutherland on his houseboat in London's Regent's Canal drives this twist-laden if unremarkable page-turner from bestseller Hawkins (The Girl on the Train). Miriam Lewis, who lives in the neighboring vessel, finds the body and removes a bloody key from the scene before notifying the police. Decades earlier, Miriam survived a horrific attack, wrote an unpublished memoir about it, and shared the manuscript with Theo Myerson, who used it, without attribution, as the basis for a novel, The One Who Got Away. Theo, it turns out, is Daniel's uncle by marriage, and his toddler son died from a fall at Daniel's mother's home. Another suspect is Laura Kilbride, who slept with Daniel on the night of his death; as a child, she suffered a skull fracture that affected her ability to self-regulate and has trouble functioning as an adult. Sections from The One Who Got Away and flashbacks add to the challenge of putting the puzzle pieces together. The result is a satisfying whodunit, but its overreliance on coincidence makes it fall short of the high standard of Hawkins's previous work.
