Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller “The Girl on the Train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since Gone Girl. . . . [It] is liable to draw a large, bedazzled readership.”—The New York Times “Like its train, the story blasts through the stagnation of these lives in suburban London and the reader cannot help but turn pages.”—The Boston Globe “Gone Girl fans will devour this … pages.”—The Boston Globe
“Gone Girl fans will devour this psychological thriller.”—People
A debut psychological thriller that will forever change the way you look at other people’s lives.
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She’s even started to feel like she knows them. “Jess and Jason,” she calls them. Their life—as she sees it—is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost.
And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Unable to keep it to herself, Rachel offers what she knows to the police, and becomes inextricably entwined in what happens next, as well as in the lives of everyone involved. Has she done more harm than good?
Compulsively readable, The Girl on the Train is an emotionally immersive, Hitchcockian thriller and an electrifying debut.
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So depressing! Just left me with a bad feeling, and I wished I hadn’t read it. Anyone who has lived with an alcoholic will not want to be reminded of what life is like with one.
Very dull and disappointing.
A minute ago I published a severe critique of the author’s second book, and for that matter, I should probably have begun with this book. It’s thanks to this book that I have come to know this wonderful writer and her excellent writing.
As for this one, it’s an excellent book, exciting and fun. The writing is flowing. The book left me awake late …
Couldn’t get into the story.
A haunting look through the muddled eyes of a lonely individual
Little b but of a slow starter. Picks up speed once characters are well established. Suspense filled. Good to the vet end.
This was a good mystery with unexpected turns and rich character development.
Very good book. I much enjoyed the storyline.
Unfortunately I had figured it out in less than 30 pages. BUT, still fun to read.
A really creepy plot!
Unreliable narrator. More frustrating to read than anything.
What happens when an everyday experience turns into something too scary to imagine? Tense and scary but pulls the reader into the story!
interesting and different. No telling where the story was going.
Not as good as all the hype
Just too slow. Should have been about 20% shorter.
You will be sorry if you missed the great read
Did not follow this plot at all.
It sounds interesting as I said didn’t read that before picking it up. I really have to stop that. One of these days it will come and bite me in the butt. When that day comes I’ll be sure to let you know. Something that does bug me with this! IT IS IN HARDBACK. All my books are in paperback, because it’s cheaper, except Harry Potter they are in …
Fantastic book, couldn’t put it down. Read it in less than two days. It has a nail biting ending. One of the best books I’ve ever read, wish it never ended.
Was not overjoyed by this one. Maybe because I cannot relate to the character’s drinking issues? The intro was slow —about 50 pages of riding back and forth on a train and talking about what is seen out the window. About halfway through the book, I thought I was mentally loosing it between characters thinking that there was a split …