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Girl on Train

Girl on Train

General Fiction

(uk) Paula Hawkins

175K7.727

From 8:04 in the morning to 17:56 in the evening, day after day, Rachel takes the commuter train to and from get off work at a fixed time every morning and evening. She is familiar with the fact that the train will stop at the same signal light, allowing her to peek through the window into the backyard of No. 15 Residents across the road. She became obsessed with the life of this family, and even gave the male and female owners names: "Jess" and "Jason" respectively. In Rachel's imagination, they were a perfect couple, a loving and sweet couple. She was extremely envious and full of jealousy. Until one day, Rachel saw an unusual scene in resident No. 15 From the car window. A minute later, the train restarted, but the fate of the three people changed forever. In the past, she could only peek into the lives of strangers from behind the car window, but now, she began to have a close interaction with them. Rachel is no longer willing to be just a passerby passing by on the train...

Under the Water

Under the Water

General Fiction

(uk) Paula Hawkins

165K0

All the pain in our lives comes from self-deception. "Britain, a small town in the south that has been cold and damp all year round. Photographer Nell once devotedly researched the history of the town's suicide by jumping into the river. The river seemed to have a fatal temptation, and one after another people jumped into the river on a stormy night as if they were seduced. Nell began to write this book to tell the mysterious story of the town, but before the story was finished, she sank to the bottom of the water as fate would have it. A few months ago, she drowned in the river The girl had just read the first draft of her new book. The police launched an investigation, and people related to the case in the town described what they saw and knew. Everyone has their own perspective, and everyone has a solid statement. Sometimes, people tell the truth not based on facts and conscience. Until one day, the shocking words appeared in the fatal manuscript: This river is a place to deal with troublesome girls.