The Girl on the Train
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Chapter Book · Ages 18–+ · 2015

The Girl on the Train

By Paula Hawkins

A commuter witnesses a shocking event, unraveling a web of secrets and lies.

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336 pages
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Rachel's daily train ride offers a glimpse into a seemingly perfect life she envies. But one day, she sees something shocking. As she reports it to the police, her own reliability is questioned. Entangled in a web of secrets, Rachel must confront the truth. Is she helping or causing more harm?

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The #1 New York Times Bestseller, USA Today Book of the Year, now a major motion picture starring Emily Blunt. The debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives, from the author of Into the Water and A Slow Fire Burning. “Nothing is more addicting than The Girl on the Train.”–Vanity Fair “The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl. . . . [It] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership.”–The New York Times “Marries movie noir with novelistic trickery. . . hang on tight. You’ll be surprised by what horrors lurk around the bend.”–USA Today “Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban London and the reader cannot help but turn pages.”–The Boston Globe “Gone Girl fans will devour this psychological thriller.”–People EVERY DAY THE SAMERachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. Jess and Jason, she calls them. Their life–as she sees it–is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. UNTIL TODAYAnd then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel goes to the police. But is she really as unreliable as they say? Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
336
Reading age
18–99+
Audience
Adult
Lexile
HL760L
Themes & topics
Books about psychologyBooks about law and crimeBooks about trainsBooks about LondonBooks about girls and women
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~4.9
F&P level
~R
Publication
Published
January 13, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781594633669

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