A Slow Fire Burning

"What is hitched to the past can never be truly forgotten."

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train comes a scorching new thriller about the deceptive nature of truth and the dangerous power of long-held resentments.

When a young man is found brutally murdered on a London houseboat, three women with separate connections to him are caught in the fallout.

Laura is the one-night stand seen leaving the scene, a woman troubled by past trauma and a hair-trigger temper.

Miriam is the nosy neighbor who found the body, hiding secrets of her own from a life that was stolen from her years ago.

Carla is the victim's grieving aunt, already reeling from another family tragedy and trusting no one.

Three women, all simmering with different degrees of anger. All of them are looking to right the wrongs done to them. In this masterfully plotted mystery, Paula Hawkins explores how childhood wounds shape the adults we become and how far a person will go to find peace—or revenge.

A Slow Fire Burning is a dark, twisty, and deeply atmospheric read that will keep you guessing until the very last page.

Author: Paula Hawkins (Author of The Girl on the Train)
Atmosphere: Gritty, Suspenseful, and Character-driven
Themes: Revenge, Trauma, and Family Secrets