Paula Hawkins

Paula’s first thriller The Girl on the Train sold over 23 million copies worldwide, in 40 languages; then came instant No.1 bestsellers Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning. Now there’s The Blue Hour, set on a remote Scottish island, home to only one inhabitant and connected to the mainland for only a few hours each day. Lee Child calls it “the best Paula Hawkins yet – by a tense and haunting mile”. Don’t miss her return to the Festival to discuss it and her career to date.

In conversation with Gaby Huddart.