Titled into the water, the book will be similar to hawkins the girl on the train, and will focus. If you like the heartpounding suspense of paula hawkins the girl on the train and cant wait for the movie, directed by tate taylor, who did a great job with the help, another blockbuster book, we suspect you will enjoy these exciting indie picks. Into the water by paula hawkins, author of the megahit thriller girl on the train, might be the most anticipated book of 2017, period. Based on the best selling novel by the same title by paula hawkins, the girl on the train features an unreliable protagonist that may or may not have murdered someone. Use our tags to filter books and find the perfect read for yourself or someone you love. Eventually, shes able to find refuge with jakob, a polish freedom fighter.
The most recent adaptation of murder on the orient express hit theaters in 2017. The girl on the train, paula hawkinss debut thriller, went on to be one of 2015s biggest novels and one of 2016s most forgettable movies. The girl from the train christian books, bibles, gifts. Mary kubica writes an emotional story of a kidnapped girl, mia, and her mothers relentless search to find her. Please formulate your request in a clear and precise manner. If you liked gone girl and the girl on the train by nvdpl adult librarians a staffcreated list.
What to read after the girl on the train whsmith blog. From strange disappearances to troubled husbandandwife relationships, these books like gone girl are sure to keep you in suspense until the very last page. But the good news is that new books are constantly being released that have a similar psychological thriller feelafter all, they are incredibly popular. Psychological thriller books to read read it forward. In paula hawkins bestselling psychological thriller the girl on the train, rachel watson is on a boozefueled downward spiral. Unbeatable ebook deals, handpicked recommendations, and updates from your favorite authors. Goodreads members who liked girl on a train also liked. Get alerted about discounts, new releases, and preorders from your favorite authors.
But you likely knocked out both of those books before the calendar flipped over to 2016. A girl, a bottle, a boat is the tenth studio album by american rock band train, released on january 27, 2017, through columbia records. I categorized it as an airport read, fun and forgettable. Gone girl and the girl on the train were two of the most popular books of the last few years. Wont give away the details of the story, which is marvellous for the most part. Claires sister julia went missing without a trace 20 years ago, and now another girl has disappeared under eerily similar circumstances. Claire is convinced the events are linked and sets out. A list of psychological thrillers, books with unreliable narrators, and titles you may enjoy in addition to the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Does paula hawkinss new novel into the water live up to. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the train and vice versa. Its just that there are so many stories to choose from, which you already know if you, like millions of other readers, rapidly inhaled novels like gone girl and the girl on the train over the. On may 6, fiveyearold annie miller goes missing in a park.
The girl on the train has more fun with unreliable narration than any chiller since gone girl, the book still entrenched on bestseller lists two and a half years after publication because nothing better has come along. No question, the most popular thriller so far this year is paula hawkins slowburning psychological thriller, the girl on the train. The book features an unreliable female narrator with an alcohol problem, similar to the one in the girl on the train. This has led me to believe that 2015 didnt have better books in the mystery and thriller genre, hence the goodreads choice award going to the girl on the train.
So if paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea maybe with a shot of whiskey, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. Emily blunt is a crazy stalker accused of murder in chilling trailer. Here are some books that i have come accross that i liked. The girl from the train by irma joubertwhen 6yearold gretl jumps from a train bound for auschwitz, her mother and grandmother are unable to follow her. But its not out until may, which can be frustrating if youre notsopatiently waiting to read it. The girl on the train, here are twelve novels to pick up next. Psychological thrillers continue to be popular, following the success of the book and adaptations of bestsellers like gone girl, the girl on the train, and big little lies.
Books to read if you like the girl on the train popsugar. The girl on the train author paula hawkins will publish a. Find books like girl on a train from the worlds largest community of readers. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have. Buy the girl on the train book online at low prices in. Nprs book concierge is your guide to 2017s best reads. Audible is turning 20 this year, and part of the audiobooksubscription services birthday bash involves releasing a list of its 18 most popular audiobooks of the past two decades. The girl on the train, napoleon, go set a watchman and more the summer reading lists are out and the great and the good have had their say. If your teens have read or will see the girl on the train in theaters and need more books featuring unreliable protagonists, have them check out these.
It is the bands first album without guitarist and founding member jimmy stafford, as well as their first with guitarist luis. The girl on the train may have rumbled back and forth on the same train tracks twice a day, but at least it moved. Books to read if you loved the girl on the train she reads. If you liked gillian flynns dark and suspenseful gone girl, then you have to read paula hawkinss pageturner the girl on the trainand vice versa. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A list of great new books for fans of thriller mysteries like the girl on.
The girl on the train is a fastpaced novel of suspense and deception. Fans of gone girl and the girl on the train will realize that theres not only more where that came from, but its also more thrilling. Read these thrilling suspense novels of unhealthy obsession, deceptive memory, and. A girl on the run, a hidden past, a twenty year secret, and someone sinister who knows about it allif you like books like girl on the train, look no. The genre has moved beyond just works with the word girl in the title much to our relief. The girl on the train starring emily blunt comes to theaters october 7th. The 18 most popular audiobooks of the past two decades. The girl on the train by paula hawkins librarything. British author paula hawkins will publish her next book on may 2, 2017, through riverhead books. Theres a reason there are so many books about witches, many more than the 100 in this list. The shift was attributed to the explosion in adult colouring books, as well as a year of highprofile fiction releases, including the girl on the train by paula hawkins and go set a.
For general discussions about books please visit rbooks or rliterature. The kind worth killing by peter swanson swanson the girl with a clock for a heart takes readers to. A novel is a wonderful book filled with suspense and crisp details. The girl on the train by paula hawkins has barreled its way onto the book scene and it hasnt slowed down yet. March 24, 2017 books abigail haas april 2017 ba paris books. These psychological thrillers like hawkins the girl on the train will stay with you long after youve turned the final page. Actor kenneth branagh played the iconic french sleuth hercule poirot, whose train journey is derailed by the murder of a notorious passenger. Two january thrillers vie for the girl on the train mantle. Based on actual accounts, the girl from the train by irma joubert is the story of gretl and jakob. There is nothing better than reading a great thriller.
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. Agatha christie is responsible for writing some of the most popular books of all time, with more people flocking to check out her work every day. So youve ridden the train, youve unearthed all those lies and secrets, but what do you read next. American booksellers association this is going to be the buzziest book of 2017. If paula hawkins the girl on the train was your cup of tea, then youll probably find these 15 books just as entertaining. As an avid reader of european theatre wwii books, fiction and nonfiction, i felt the girl from the train was a great read for the first two thirds of the book, but bogged down in the last part. Here are insanely compelling and sweatinducing books like the girl on the train that will appease your adrenalineloving literary appetite until the film is released.
Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems. The girl on the train by paula hawkins penguin books usa penguin books, i. We may only be a few weeks into 2017, but were calling it early. She is the healer, the medicine woman, the bruja, the mother, the crafty instagrammer. The book was a decent read the beginning was so slow that i was about to dnf it forever. The girl on the train has gone girltype fun with unreliable spouses, too. The girl on the train the film stars emily blunt, rebecca ferguson, haley bennett, justin theroux, luke evans, allison janney, edgar ramirez and lisa kudrow. If youve already gobbled up the girl on the train, youre probably hungry for something similar to read that hits lots of the same notes. Connections to the girl on the train andor gone girl. Like gone girl, this novel features a duplicitous female protagonist with.
If you like the girl on the train by paula hawkins. Check out these great thrillers like the girl on the train, including paula hawkinss newest release, into the water. It looks like we arent alone the book hasnt spent much time sitting around on our shelves. While the novel already received the bigscreen treatment and youve probably read the next gone girl a. It moves from the family farm, to the warsaw uprising against the nazis which the russian red army, across the vistula river from warsaw, sat out, to the program that took german war orphans to south africa for adoption, and to the first. Why this is one of our books to read if you liked girl on the train. But theres also nothing worse than finishing it of course the babysitter did it. Her blackouts make her unreliable to both the reader and her friends, though shes still convinced she can solve a womans disappearance. The success of the girl on the train really reignited our love of the thriller genre. I expected to enjoy gone girl, but i wasnt expecting to admire it.