Claire Cook lives a life of hollow luxury as the wife of a charismatic political scion with a violent temper. To escape his surveillance and abuse, she plans an exit strategy that culminates in a chance meeting at JFK airport with Eva, a woman also desperate to disappear. The two strangers swap plane tickets to vanish into each other's identities. When the flight Claire was supposed to be on crashes into the ocean with no survivors, she believes she is finally free, only to discover that Eva was hiding dangerous secrets of her own.
This thriller serves readers who enjoy high-stakes tension driven by identity displacement and double lives. It appeals to those interested in the mechanics of domestic evasion and the logistical hurdles of erasing a digital footprint. Readers gain a detailed look at the systemic failures that often trap victims of abuse and the extreme measures required to achieve autonomy. By the end, the reader understands how two different women navigate desperation and moral ambiguity to secure a future under false pretenses.
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
