Paula Hawkins worked as a journalist for fifteen years before turning her hand to fiction. She lives in London. The Girl on the Train is her first thriller. It is being published all over the world and has been optioned by Dreamworks. [Source: paulahawkinsbooks.com][1] [Photo credit: Anna Huix for The New York Times ][2] [1]: http://paulahawkinsbooks.com/bio-paula-hawkins/ [2]: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/books/paula-hawkinss-journey-to-the-girl-on-the-train.html