<P> Paula Hawkins ( born 26 August 1972 ) is a Zimbabwe - born British author , best known for her best - 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 novel , Into the Water , was released in 2017 . </P>
<P> Paula Hawkins ( born 26 August 1972 ) is a Zimbabwe - born British author , best known for her best - 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 novel , Into the Water , was released in 2017 . </P>
the author of the girl on the train
the author of the girl on the train
Paula Hawkins
Paula Hawkins