◄ View More Accessories Improve your one foot traction with a spike textured top and a "Radical" beer can pot leaf graphic with a built-in bottle opener. View more from One Ball Jay ► Peel and stick adhesive backing.5" x 4".When Riverhead Books acquired a thriller from an unknown British novelist last year, it seemed like a bit of a gamble. Foreign suspense novels don’t always resonate with American readers, and the author, Paula Hawkins, was new to writing crime fiction. But the book had a lot going for it, mainly a mesmerizing plot fueled by three unreliable narrators, and Riverhead planned a healthy first print run of 40,000 copies. Seven months and 27 printings later, the novel, “The Girl on the Train,” shows no signs of slowing. The novel, which came out in January, recently reached three million in sales in the United States alone. It was the top selling e-book of the first quarter of 2015, according to Publishers Weekly. “That velocity on a debut novel is not something we have ever seen,” said Madeline McIntosh, president of the Penguin Publishing Group, which includes Riverhead.

“We attribute it to the nature of the book itself. You’ve got an addictively propulsive story, and it’s the kind of story that people want to talk about.” The story unfolds in a London suburb, where an alcoholic, unemployed woman named Rachel witnesses something suspicious out of a train window. She thinks what she saw could help solve the mysterious disappearance of a young woman. But her memory is full of holes, and she struggles to trust her her own recollections and to convince others to believe her. Though other books by big-name authors have sold faster, including Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol,” which sold two million copies in hardcover, audio and e-book editions in its first week  in 2009, it’s highly unusual for an unknown author to sell with such speed. Ms. Hawkins, who lives in London, had published several other novels under a pen name, but was not well known when she came up with the idea for “The Girl on the Train” during her morning rail commute.

Weekly sales have largely held steady since the novel’s release, when the book was greeted with rapturous reviews that anointed it as the successor to Gillian Flynn’s bestseller “Gone Girl.” Mobile Homes For Sale In Old Orchard Ames IowaFor much of June and July, the novel continued to sell around 100,000 copies a week, compared to 115,000 copies in its first week.Prom Dress Shop Allentown Pa Ms. Hawkins’s publisher attributes the  success in part to enthusiastic booksellers who pushed the novel and to word-of-mouth recommendations, which were amplified over social media and on book review sites like Goodreads. Homes For Sale In Byrnes Down Charleston Sc“It’s like jet fuel for a story like this,” Ms. McIntosh said.

The novel has been rated 275,000 times on Goodreads, five times more than any other book published this year, and has been the most searched for book on the site in 2015, according to Otis Chandler, founder and chief executive of Goodreads. “This is a book that people are simply reading as soon as they hear about it, because they want to be part of the discussion happening around it,” he  said in an email. “The Girl on the Train” could get another burst of reader interest from a feature film adaptation, which is underway at DreamWorks. Tate Taylor, the director of “The Help,” has signed on to direct the movie, and the actress Emily Blunt is reportedly in talks to play the lead, according to Variety. Meanwhile, Ms. Hawkins is wrestling with her next novel, which Riverhead plans to publish. Judging by a remark she posted on Twitter recently, the new book promises to be equally dark. “Really struggling with writing today, so am watching Psycho to cheer myself up,” she wrote.

All ads in BoiseAt Upworthy, we tell stories for a better world. Like us on Facebook to get them first: Like Upworthy on Facebook:MORE than 200 people, some in period costumes turned up, at Maryborough West station to welcome the Queensland Rail's heritage steam train as part of Queensland Rail's 150th birthday celebrations. It was a historic moment for all knowing that Queensland's first steam train was built right here in Maryborough at Walkers Ltd - now known as Downer EDI. Anne Bradley and John Nestor from Bribie Island were among 300 lucky passengers who got their hands on early tickets, and are stopping in to visit Maryborough. "We bought ours three months ago and are elated to be part of this history. We will be in Maryborough for two days before taking the normal train back home which won't be as exciting," Ms Bradley said. A plaque was also unveiled at the station on Thursday afternoon to recognise 150 years of Maryborough's involvement in the rail industry.

Queensland Rail historian Greg Hellam said all tickets to Howard and Mungar had sold out. "It's been very very popular," Mr Hellam said More than 1000 people have bought tickets for a ride to reminisce about. TOP FRASER COAST NEWS Hervey Bay fishing guide steals rods, found with resort safe Stockland revamp has been boost to economy Satisfy your curiosity about the Freemason building Fraser Coast Mayor Gerard O' Connell said it was a special day for Maryborough. "Maryborough today and everyday is really the capital of rail. We have a great history in rail. Downer EDI rail is really part of the fabric and the core Maryborough," he said. On Saturday, from 7am to 10am, people will be able to view the steam locomotive BB 18¼ 1079 at Downers EDI's Bowen St depot. It was reported earlier that visitors could join the tour but a Downer EDI spokeswoman said it was not open to members of the public for safety reasons. At 10am , the steam locomotive will travel from Bowen St to to the Mary River Parkland, where people will be able view the train from the pathways.