A book you think your best friend would like.

This novel can check off more than one 2021 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge prompt just pick the one that fits best for you. It has the same vibe as Gone Girl and The Silent Patient, meaning you'll be scared in all the right ways. With similar page-turning cliff-hangers, this utterly compulsive read will make you question which one of Hawkins's works you like better.

It's no surprise that you liked the book and/or movie version of The Girl on the Train, you're going to like A Slow Fire Burning. This book can be tricky to follow at times due to intricate character lines and the book within the book premise, so be prepared to focus. If you're a seasoned thriller reader or Paula Hawkins fan, you've got this. There are some gruesome details about murder in here, so be sure you're equipped to handle those. It left her angry.' MindsetĪs with any psychological thriller, you need to be in a stable headspace to read this book. 'That knowledge, the sense of betrayal that came with it, that changed her. With unexpected characters, unforeseen consequences, and unusual connections, Hawkins's new book is a bloody masterpiece that's darker than it appears. A chilling story that'll leave you with more questions than answers, A Slow Fire Burning gives the term 'thriller' a whole new meaning. But which one has blood on her hands, and what led her to do it? As secrets swirl and lies unravel, the town tries to get to the bottom of the murder before it's too late. While trying to stitch together his complicated relationships, investigators are left with three women who just might've had the motive to kill.

When a devilishly handsome man is found brutally murdered on his houseboat, police wonder who could have committed something this gruesome.

'Deliciously dark and dangerously unsettlingly, A Slow Fire Burning will give you chills with every chapter.'

The silent patient age rating