• A Slow Fire Burning

  • A Novel
  • By: Paula Hawkins
  • Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
  • Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
  • 3.6 out of 5 stars (14 ratings)

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A Slow Fire Burning

By: Paula Hawkins
Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
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Publisher's summary

National Best Seller

New York Times Best Seller

Years ago someone lit a match....

Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She's seen as hot-tempered, troubled, a loner. Some even call her dangerous.

Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leaving the scene of a horrific murder with blood on her clothes doesn't mean Laura is a killer. Bitter experience has taught her how easy it is to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Carla is reeling from the brutal murder of her nephew. She trusts no one and no thing: good people are capable of terrible deeds. But how far will she go to find peace?

Innocent or guilty, everyone is carrying damage. Some are damaged enough to kill.

Look what you started.

©2021 Paula Hawkins (P)2021 Doubleday Canada

Critic reviews

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER
INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2021 BY Marie Claire • Amazon • NPR

"The flaws of each character will surprise and perhaps even enchant you—and only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book's ending."The New York Times Book Review

"I love Paula Hawkins, and this is why―A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human . . . the characters are just like people you know . . . or maybe even just like you yourself. Hawkins is proving herself a worthy 21st century heir to Barbara Vine and Patricia Highsmith." —Lee Child

"The unreliable narrator is a hallmark of many a thriller, but this book is a master class in not knowing who to believe. . . . Paula Hawkins' universe weaves together memory, imagination, wishful thinking and delusion to create a painful yet propulsive murder mystery in which no one comes out with their hands completely clean." —NPR

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