The Other Passenger (A Domestic Thriller)
One of CrimeReads’s Most Anticipated Crime Books of 2021
Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier 2021 Crime Novel of the Year
The “queen of the sucker-punch twist” (Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and author of Our House weaves an unputdownable page-turner about a commuter who becomes a suspect in his friend’s mysterious disappearance.
It all happens so quickly. One day you’re living the dream, commuting to work by ferry with your charismatic neighbor Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn’t turned up for the boat and his wife, Melia, has reported him missing.
When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends—ask Melia, she’ll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Aren’t you?
Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier 2021 Crime Novel of the Year
The “queen of the sucker-punch twist” (Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and author of Our House weaves an unputdownable page-turner about a commuter who becomes a suspect in his friend’s mysterious disappearance.
It all happens so quickly. One day you’re living the dream, commuting to work by ferry with your charismatic neighbor Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn’t turned up for the boat and his wife, Melia, has reported him missing.
When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends—ask Melia, she’ll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Aren’t you?
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Community Reviews
3.5 stars rounded down (one would think I'm bad at maths!). I listened to this one (90% listened 10% read) just cuz the narrator's voice was so charming! Loved the characters. Jamie- in his late forties, he's seen as directionless without ambition, easily led, claustrophobic. Claire-Jamie's partner, practical, old money. Kit- failed actor, in insurance sales, heavy drinker, envious, entitled. Melia- failed actress, Kit's partner, sexy, mens achilles heel.
The story is told through Jamie. And starts with Jamie wondering why Kit is not on the ferry going to work. Candlish moves back and forth with present time and timeline a year ago. The unfolding of the story is very carefully and cleverly done. Lover her choice of words and use of vocabulary. My only criticism is that while this book grows on you, I hoped for more toward the end.
The story is told through Jamie. And starts with Jamie wondering why Kit is not on the ferry going to work. Candlish moves back and forth with present time and timeline a year ago. The unfolding of the story is very carefully and cleverly done. Lover her choice of words and use of vocabulary. My only criticism is that while this book grows on you, I hoped for more toward the end.
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