The Girl on the Train (38 page)

Thank you Kate Neil, Jamie Wilding, Mum, Dad and Rich for all your support and encouragement.

Finally, thank you to the commuters of London, who provided that little spark of inspiration.

Paula Hawkins
worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction.

Born and brought up in Zimbabwe, Paula moved to London in 1989 and has lived there ever since.
The Girl on the Train
is her first thriller.

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First published in Great Britain
in 2015 by Doubleday
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Copyright © Paula Hawkins 2015

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This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Version 1.0 Epub ISBN 9781448171682
ISBNs 9780857522313 (hb)
9780857522320 (tpb)

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