Paula Hawkins Inks Deal With Riverhead Books

By Maryann Yin 

Paula Hawkins (GalleyCat)Paula Hawkins has signed a deal with the Penguin Random House imprint, Riverhead Books. This British writer has become well-known for her popular 2015 novel, The Girl on the Train.

Hawkins intends to write a new psychological thriller entitled Into the Water. The publication date has been set for May 2, 2017.

Her’s more from the press release: “When a single mother and a teenage girl each turn up dead at the bottom of the river, just weeks apart, the ensuing investigation dredges up a complicated history. Like The Girl on the Train, Hawkins’s new novel Into the Water hinges on a powerful understanding of human instincts and the damage they can inflict.”