Cassie is a flight attendant who is known for her partying and drinking. So after an evening indulging in what she does best, she wakes up next to a man she met the night before, a hedge fund manager who is now dead. Her blackouts are getting worse, but could she really have anything to do with this? Surely she would know if she killed someone, right? And as she leaves the hotel room, she makes a choice to run, and find a way to prove her innocence to the Dubai police and to the American investigators with the FBI. But even her own flight crew is questioning who she really is.
The story was fast-paced and I loved the descriptions of where she would stay during her fights. I liked the book, as I do enjoy flight travel, and the author does give real life examples of what it’s like to be a flight attendant. Cassie gets to continue working, even during the investigation, so it was interesting to learn the patterns of flying, staying in hotels, finding things to do before flying back to base, all of that.
I also enjoyed the perspective shifts from Cassie to another woman whom Cassie met the night the murder happened. The main character is believable, yet I will admit a few times that I didn’t agree with her decisions, and was beginning to lose hope. She has a history of alcoholism attributed to her relationship with her father, and it’s almost annoying how much she thinks about drinking. However, the ending did tie things up nicely and has a nice touch.
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And since this book was just released on March 13, 2018, I’m including a review from USA Today written today. Add it to your weekend list!
Freshly Printed 