Genre: Mystery
Book Type: Physical
Author: Julie Clark
Pages: 320
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark (June 23, 2020)
Book Description:
Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear.
Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he’s not above using his staff to track Claire’s every move, making sure she’s living up to his impossible standards. But what he doesn’t know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish.
A chance meeting in an airport bar brings her together with a woman whose circumstances seem equally dire. Together they make a last-minute decision to switch tickets―Claire taking Eva’s flight to Oakland, and Eva traveling to Puerto Rico as Claire. They believe the swap will give each of them the head start they need to begin again somewhere far away. But when the flight to Puerto Rico goes down, Claire realizes it’s no longer a head start but a new life. Cut off, out of options, with the news of her death about to explode in the media, Claire will assume Eva’s identity, and along with it, the secrets Eva fought so hard to keep hidden.
For fans of Lisa Jewell and Liv Constantine, The Last Flight is the story of two women―both alone, both scared―and one agonizing decision that will change the trajectory of both of their lives.
Thoughts:
I loved the concept of this book and how the two stories were told. This was a bit of a slower build than I would have preferred. Both stories were very captivating, but the story starts out leading up to what drives Claire to be at the airport, and then the story starts to flash to Eva’s past leading up to the story. In theory, this is great and works perfectly for this book, but knowing she makes it to the airport didn’t make it as suspenseful as Claire’s, which is written in the present. I found myself racing to get to Claire’s to see if she is able to start over, or if her husband catches up to her.
The way this was written made for a bit of a slow burn, but then the last 100 pages absolutely flew by and were full of surprises, which I loved and didn’t see coming!
While I thought both stories were believable, I was slightly disappointed with the ending (I’m not saying anything more because I don’t want to ruin it). This book covered abuse, escape, loneliness, heartache, misunderstandings, friendship, chance, the past, cover-ups, and fresh starts. If you like domestic thrillers, you will enjoy this book!
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 – ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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