The Blue Hour: A Novel: The Addictive New Novel of Suspense from the NYT Bestselling Author of The Girl on the Train

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James Becker has been an admirer of the artistry of Vanessa Chapman for years. He works as an administrator for the Fairburn Foundation, overseeing the collection of the artists’ works. However, a recent discovery calls into question the integrity of the late artist as well as the Foundation’s association with her. A sculpture with a bone featured in it has been identified as being human and now Becker must investigate the background of his hero.

The pressure is on Becker to quell the controversy. He reaches out to Grace Haswell, a longtime friend of Chapman and guardian of her legacy. He is invited out to the remote Eris Island where he meets Grace, who is skeptical of Becker’s motives. Becker allays Grace’s initial fears and she grants him access to Vanessa’s journals. Becker is about to discover a world of love, betrayal, and darkness that lay behind Chapman’s oeuvre.

The ability to craft an unsettling yet fascinating psychological thriller is definitely in Paula Hawkins’ wheelhouse. The Blue Hour 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. Hawkins’ solid work continues to intrigue.


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Author Paula Hawkins
Star Count 5/5
Format Hard
Page Count 320 pages
Publisher HarperCollins
Publish Date 29-Oct-2024
ISBN 9780063396524
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Issue October 2024
Category Mystery, Crime, Thriller
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