The Flight Attendant
❝Cassandra Bowden is no stranger to hungover mornings. She's a binge drinker, her job with the airline making it easy to find adventure, and the occasional blackouts seem to be inevitable. She lives with them, and the accompanying self-loathing. When she awakes in a Dubai hotel room, she tries to piece the previous night back together, already counting the minutes until she has to catch her crew shuttle to the airport. She quietly slides out of bed, careful not to aggravate her already pounding head, and looks at the man she spent the night with. She sees his dark hair. His utter stillness. And blood, a slick, still wet pool on the crisp white sheets. Afraid to call the police--she's a single woman alone in a hotel room far from home--Cassie begins to lie. She lies as she joins the other flight attendants and pilots in the van. She lies on the way to Paris as she works the first class cabin. She lies to the FBI agents in New York who meet her at the gate. Soon it's too late to come clean-or face the truth about what really happened back in Dubai. Could she have killed him? If not, who did?.❞
MY RATING: ★★★★☆ (4/5)
BLOGGER COMMENTS:
Cassie is a party girl with a drinking problem who thinks nothing of sleeping with strange men on a one chance encounter. While her carelessness could have gotten her into trouble, many times, this time, she's reaping the repercussions of her transgressions. Did she actually do what she's accused of doing? What's sad is that she's filled with so much self-loathing and self-doubt that she can't be sure she didn't do it because she blacks out when she binge drinks. In short, this story was full of espionage, intrigue and thrill.
This is my first Chris Bohjalian novel and it left me wanting - wanting to read more of his novels.
A big thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this publication in exchange for my honest review.
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