,,Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect" - Stephen King ,,My vote for unreliable narrator of the year" - ,,The Times" ,,The thriller scene will have to up its game if it's to match Hawkins this year" - Observer
Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She's even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ,,Jess and Jason", she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but it's enough. Now everything's changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she's only watched from afar. Now they'll see; she's much more than just the girl on the train...