A Slow Fire Burning

By: Paula Hawkins

Narrated by: Rosamund Pike

Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Brought to you by Penguin.

The scorching Sunday Times number one best seller from the author of The Girl on the Train.

Penguin presents the audio edition of A Slow Fire Burning, read by Rosamund Pike.

What is wrong with you?

Laura has spent most of her life being judged. She's seen as hot-tempered, troubled, a loner. Some even call her dangerous.

Miriam knows that just because Laura is witnessed leaving the scene of a horrific murder with blood on her clothes, that doesn't mean she's a killer. Bitter experience has taught her how easy it is to get caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Carla is reeling from the brutal murder of her nephew. She trusts no one: good people are capable of terrible deeds. But how far will she go to find peace?

Innocent or guilty, everyone is damaged. Some are damaged enough to kill.

Look what you started.

©2020 Paula Hawkins (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Shocking, moving, full of heart.... Laced with humour and packed with moments of sheer horror, A Slow Fire Burning shows a writer at the height of her powers." (Observer, Thriller of the Month)

"Superbly told, its twists and turns reveal the slow fire burning inside each which might just destroy them. Utterly compelling." (Daily Mail)

"Fast-paced, highly charged and carried off with so much confidence that it is impossible to resist." (Sunday Times)

Quite confusing

All this going back and forth between characters, time and situations made this story quite confusing.

Masterfully read

What a brilliant audio book! Wow - Rosamund Pike is phenomenal - she inhabited each character and I instantly knew who was talking. I lurched between deciding which character was guilty. Riveting story, exquisitely narrated. 7-stars!

Great Talking Book

The narration is perfect, ten out of ten. Great story line. Put this one on your wish list.

Good story

This was a good story but the jumping around between characters was particularly hard to keep up with, especially in an audiobook.

Interconnected characters you can really feel

Did not disappoint. Every character is flawed, some seem irredeemable, but all carry honest hurt and a fragility that connects us. Kept changing my mind about who I thought the culprit was and who I thought deserved to be guilty.

Excellent, another winner from Paula Hawkins

Fantastic story that develops at a slow, steady pace and keeps you hooked the whole way through.

Great thriller and amazing narration

thanks to the amazing narration by Rosamund Pike, i have enjoyed this thriller even more than i have expected.