'''Paula Hawkins''' (født 26. august 1972) er en britisk forfatter, der er bedst kendt for sin bedst sælgende psykologiske thriller ''[[Kvinden i toget]]'' (2015), som omhandler temaer om vold i hjemmet, alkohol- og stofmisbrug.<ref name="Guardian_Saner">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/21/the-girl-on-the-train-paula-hawkins-new-gone-girl-female-thriller-authors-gillian-flynn|title=The Girl on the Train: how Paula Hawkins wrote 'the new Gone Girl'|last=Saner|first=Emine|date=21. april 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=17. juli 2015}}</ref><ref name="NYT_Alter">{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/31/books/paula-hawkinss-journey-to-the-girl-on-the-train.html|title=Welcoming the Dark Twist in Her Career|last=Alter|first=Alexandra|date=30. januar 2015|work=New York Times|access-date=17. juli 2015}}</ref> Romanen blev filmatiseret med [[Emily Blunt]] i hovedrollen i 2016.<ref>{{Kilde nyheder|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/movies/the-girl-on-the-train-review-emily-blunt.html|title=Review: In 'The Girl on the Train,' a Boozy Emily Blunt Never Winks|last=Dargis|first=Manohla|date=5. oktober 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=8. december 2016|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Hawkins' anden thriller, ''Into the Water'', udkom i 2017.<ref>{{URL|http://www.paulahawkinsbooks.com/into-the-water/|Into the Water}} by Paula Hawkins</ref>
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