Review:

The Passenger by Lisa Lutz


Format (That I Read):

Ebook, ARC (Advance Reader Copy)

Release Date:

March 1st, 2016

Summary:

From the author of the New York Times bestselling Spellman Files series, Lisa Lutz’s latest blistering thriller is about a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past: you’ll want to buckle up for the ride!

In case you were wondering, I didn’t do it. I didn’t have anything to do with Frank’s death. I don’t have an alibi, so you’ll have to take my word for it...

Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband’s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone and flees town. It’s not the first time.

She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive’s eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy―and dangerous―alliance is born.

It’s almost impossible to live off the grid today, but Amelia-now-Debra and Blue have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret…can she outrun her past?

With heart-stopping escapes and devious deceptions, The Passenger is an amazing psychological thriller about defining yourself while you pursue your path to survival. One thing is certain: the ride will leave you breathless.

Initial Thoughts:

I was excited when I got sent the eBook for review. I did request it from the publisher (Simon & Schuster) based solely on the description. I hadn't heard about it at all before I read it on Net Galley. I love psychological thrillers. They are slowly becoming one of my top genres I go to.

Review:

★★★★ (3.5-4)
When I started this book it was really confusing. But I quickly got over it because psychological thrillers aren't supposed to give all you the information at once. It's supposed to be vague. I thought all the different names and how "Tanya" obtained them was interesting. Obviously changing her identity was necessary but it was entertaining. The problem I had with this book is the rating. I was going to originally rate this book only 3-3.5 stars at the most because it didn't blow me away. The plot didn't do much. It kept a steady stream of the same thing, a woman on the run. Yes, it did have little spikes where something drastic would have to the main character but I was waiting for something big to happen. Something I wasn't expecting. The plot points were pretty predictable and I suspected the plot twist at the end but the ending changed that star system. It got bumped up a little because the author made me forget about that twist. She made me focus on other points of the story and when I got to the big reveal I was shocked. 

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