Q&A with Paula Hawkins, Author of The Girl on the Train
1. The Girl On The Train is a masterfully written thriller – have you always been a fan of the genre?
I developed a taste for crime as a teenager with Agatha Christie, but I think it was Donna Tartt’s The Secret History which really opened my eyes to the possibilities of the psychological thriller. I read a lot of crime fiction now: I particularly love Kate Atkinson’s Jackson Brodie series which, like Tartt’s work, blend cracking plots with beautiful writing and exceptionally crafted characters.