Paula Hawkins (author)

Paula Hawkins
Hawkins at Gothenburg Book Fair in 2015
Born (1972-08-26) 26 August 1972
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Pen name
  • Amy Silver
OccupationNovelist, journalist
NationalityBritish
Alma materKeble College, Oxford
Notable works
Website
paulahawkinsbooks.com

Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972) is a British author best known for her top-selling psychological thriller novel The Girl on the Train (2015), which deals with themes of domestic violence, alcohol, and drug abuse. The novel was adapted into a film starring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins' second thriller novel, Into the Water, was released in 2017.