Book Review - The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins What a terrific read! A stunning first novel from Paula Hawkins. Written as though sort of diary entries from a series of women mostly our heroine Rachel it describes the events before, during and after the disappearance of a young wife one Saturday night. Rachel is the central character who used to live in the same street as the woman who disappeared and has come to "know" her through seeing her from the train every morning as she passes by on her way to London. When the woman disappears Rachel becomes embroiled in trying to identify the person who has abducted her. A really good page turning thriller that introduces the characters and events via some time hopping and perspective changes and continues in the early part to make you continually want to find out what fills in the full picture. I'd totally recommend this book. It is very close to my top accolade on the FTUBRS* (i.e. with a grin) and only just mi...