Paula Hawkins - Slowly bulb fire

A new, searing thriller by the author of The Girl on the Train and Deep in the Water

"What got into you?"

Laura was treated with prejudice throughout her life. They called him hot-headed, problematic, eccentric. There were those who directly claimed that it was dangerous.

Miriam knows that Laura is not necessarily a murderer, just because she was seen leaving the scene of the gruesome murder, and wearing bloody clothes. Miriam is aware of how easy it is to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Carla is beside herself after the brutal murder of her nephew. He doesn't trust anyone: even good people are capable of terrible things. But how far will Carla go to reconcile?

Everyone is injured, both the innocent and the guilty. Some are so damaged that they can kill.

"Look at what you have done - and what has become of it."

"This novel sticks in your throat and doesn't let go. It moves with explosive power from the first sentence to the last. It is thoughtfully refined and has an amazing sense of space. Mars to read!" - Kate Moss

"That's why I love Paula Hawkins - A Slow Burning Fire has the twists and turns of the greatest thrillers, but it's also deep, intelligent and very human... the characters are just like people we know... or just like myself . Hawkins is a worthy heir to the work of Barbara Vine and Patricia Highsmith." - Lee Child

"Meticulously plotted - this thriller is like an onion expertly peeled." - Belinda Bauer

"A truly slow-burn script... A dark, disturbing - troubled story, full of damaged characters, and a brilliant ending. It will be remembered for a long time." - Shari Lapena

"Exciting, captivating. I loved every moment of it. Hawkins releases stronger and stronger books." - S.J. Watson

"It fearlessly confronts grief, loss and betrayal. It shows the damage they cause, and the revenge and retribution that follows. A fascinating, nuanced plot, with frail and infinitely real female characters." -Sarah Vaughan

"It's always a joy when a new Paula Hawkins novel comes out. All of her books have great noir twists, and they also have complex, true, real things to say - the female characters are specifically like my acquaintances." - Louise Doughty

"I finished this novel in one gulp - it's an engaging exploration of the damage secrets can do. It's a style that pulls you in from the first word and doesn't let go all the way through." - Anna Bailey

Paula Hawkins was born in Zimbabwe and moved to London in 1989. Before the success of his books, he worked as a journalist. The girl on the train was released in 2015 and In the water in 2017, the former was made into a chart-topping American film in 2016, starring Emily Blunt.

His books have sold more than twenty-seven million copies worldwide. The Girl on the Train became the best-selling book of 2015 and broke almost all book publishing records: it was translated into forty-six languages, published in fifty countries, and remained on the New York Times bestseller list for more than one hundred weeks - forty of which it spent at the top of the list.