<Tr> <Th> Pages </Th> <Td> 395 (US) 320 (UK) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ISBN </Th> <Td> 978 - 1 - 59463 - 366 - 9 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Girl on the Train (2015) is a psychological thriller novel by British author Paula Hawkins . The novel debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 2015 list (combined print and e-book) dated 1 February 2015, and remained in the top position for 13 consecutive weeks, until April 2015 . In January 2016 it became the No. 1 best - seller again for two weeks . Many reviews referred to the book as "the next Gone Girl", referring to a popular 2012 psychological mystery with similar themes and use of unreliable narrators . </P> <P> By early March 2015, the novel had sold over 1 million copies, and 1.5 million by April . It has occupied the number one spot of the UK hardback book chart for 20 weeks, the longest any book has ever held the top spot . By early August 2015, the book had sold more than 3 million copies in the US alone, and, by October 2016, an estimated 15 million copies worldwide . The audiobook edition, narrated by Clare Corbett, Louise Brealey and India Fisher (released by Books on Tape) won the 2016 Audie Award for Audiobook of the Year . </P>

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