{"product_id":"the-blue-hour-a-novel-isbn-9780063396531","title":"The Blue Hour: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGOOD MORNING AMERICA\u003c\/em\u003e BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN INSTANT \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A taut, slow-burning thriller.\" -\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Truly exceptional.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e–\u003cstrong\u003e Liz Moore, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe God of the Woods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Eris: an island with only one house, one inhabitant, one way out. Unreachable from the Scottish mainland for twelve hours each day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce home to Vanessa: A famous artist whose notoriously unfaithful husband disappeared twenty years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow home to Grace: A solitary creature of the tides, content in her own isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a shocking discovery is made in an art gallery far away in London, a visitor comes calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the secrets of Eris threaten to emerge....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful novel that is as page-turning as it is unsettling, \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Hour \u003c\/em\u003erecalls the sophisticated suspense of Shirley Jackson and Patricia Highsmith and cements Hawkins’s place among the very best of our most nuanced and stylish storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"What an addictive, exhilarating book, so beautifully composed and brilliantly conceived. And what a heartstopping, haunting ending. Paula is a true master of her art.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reminiscent of du Maurier: art, islands, missing spouses ... A compelling piece of work, hard to put down.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMick Herron, bestselling author of the Slough House series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The best Paula Hawkins yet - by a tense and haunting mile.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hawkins keeps her cast tight, her wild setting ominous, and her plot moving fast...propulsive.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Narrator Gemma Whelan masterfully brings to life this dark, atmospheric mystery. Her performance captures Hawkins's beautifully written descriptions of settings, artworks, and characters.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Intricately constructed...constantly surprising...dark and compelling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A superb, powerful read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An intelligent, propulsive thriller examining art, ambition, legacy and the dynamics of power. Undoubtedly Hawkins’s best novel yet.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unsettling yet fascinating psychological thriller ... \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Hour\u003c\/em\u003e connects themes of love, friendship, obsession, and the pitfalls of hero worship into a stirring and intoxicating read that will keep you guessing until the last words.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Blue Hour is an atmospheric, stylish puzzle box of a thriller with a deliciously inventive premise. I love a locked-room mystery--or, in this case, a locked-island mystery--and Paula Hawkins has delivered a truly exceptional one.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Paula Hawkins has done it again...this taut, chilling read is just right for a dark November day.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author of The Girl on the Train combines a murder mystery with an exploration of an artist’s troubled inner life in this elegiac novel.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a fine, insidious thriller, an elegantly calibrated story of sexual jealousy and artistic passion\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The stormy Atlantic Ocean inspires a troubled artist and swallows up a few sins in \u003cstrong\u003ea fine new novel\u003c\/strong\u003e by Paula Hawkins, who’s best known for her debut, \u003cem\u003eThe Girl on the Train. \u003c\/em\u003eThree books later, she’s elevated her game with \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Hour, \u003c\/em\u003ea \u003cstrong\u003edisturbing, elegant, and psychologically probing\u003c\/strong\u003e inquiry into the final years of a troubled artist and the mess she left behind.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Henricksson, Airmail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A potent brew of head-spinning deceptions, manipulations, and misdirections, \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Hour\u003c\/em\u003e is a taut, slow-burning thriller that offers real-life apprehensions quietly tucked in amid all of its cunning malevolence.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You won’t want to miss Hawkins at her best: weaving intricate storylines, masterfully jumping back and forth in time, and constructing a haunting mood that hangs over the book like a thick ocean fog.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece! Gorgeous and chilling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I LOVED this art-world-set thriller with its stately-home Saltburn vibe....Hawkins weaves a skillful tale about class and privilege and keeps up the tension until the very end.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tight story…that culminates in a shocking ending… there are few authors writing today who drip out [secrets], page by excruciating page, like Hawkins.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An atmospheric and marvelously twisty novel-- Paula Hawkins returns with an examination of legacy, and the mountains we'll move to feel like we belong. 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I loved it.\"  -- - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngie Kim, New York Times bestselling author of Happiness Falls and Miracle Creek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588051349733,"sku":"NP9780063396531","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063396531.jpg?v=1773961163","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blue-hour-a-novel-isbn-9780063396531","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}