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The Last Flight

Pages
320
Published
2020
Language
English

Synopsis

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.

About the author

J
Julie Clark

Julie Clark writes suspense novels that keep readers guessing. Her books include The Last Flight, The Lies I Tell, and The Ghostwriter.

Characters

Claire CookProtagonist

A political wife trapped in an abusive marriage who swaps plane tickets with a stranger at the airport to fake her own disappearance.

Eva JamesProtagonist

A woman with a hidden, dangerous past who trades identities with Claire at the airport, narrating her own story in parallel chapters set before the swap.

Rory CookAntagonist

Claire's publicly charming, privately abusive husband, heir to a political dynasty and on track to run for the U.S. Senate.

LizSupporting

Eva's Berkeley neighbor, a visiting professor who befriends Claire after Claire assumes Eva's identity.

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