Cassie Bowden is a flight attendant struggling with binge drinking and frequent blackouts. After a layover in Dubai, she wakes up in a hotel suite next to the bloody corpse of Alex Sokolov, a wealthy passenger she spent the night with. Incapable of remembering the evening and terrified of being arrested in a foreign country, she cleans the crime scene and boards her flight back to New York. The narrative follows her frantic attempts to lie to the FBI while avoiding a shadowy assassin who believes she possesses stolen corporate secrets.
This thriller serves readers who enjoy stories about unreliable narrators and the psychological toll of addiction. It appeals to those interested in international espionage and the logistical details of the aviation industry. Readers finish the book with a realistic understanding of how trauma and alcoholism impair decision-making during a crisis. It offers a perspective on how an ordinary person’s self-destructive habits can inadvertently draw them into a conspiracy involving Russian intelligence and high-stakes corporate fraud.
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
