This is a true edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller that is not to be missed! Every month you'll receive access to behind-the-scenes content, industry insights, exclusive giveaways, discounts and much more. Did he cheat? Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to the Puzzle Doctor and In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. In addition, she has included bits of smart social commentary on prejudice and discrimination, extremism, and the assumptions we make about those around us. I devoured ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS over my holiday break this year, and found this to be one of those rare books that genuinely is impossible to put down. I loved the tantalizing insights these chapters provide into the strangers on board Minas plane, and I similarly loved the little hints Mackintosh doles out through these chapters that not everyone on the plane can be trusted. Welcome back. So maybe she just clipped the innocuous-looking bits. I realize Ive already gotten a bit ahead in my opening salvo, so let me backtrack a bit without spoiling the story for you. [Rowan was given the foxglove biscuits (with the purple foxglove flower decorations). I was all in. After growing fond of the central characters, I was expecting one last turn of the screw, but the section at the end after the time jump just didnt work for me at all. From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh comes a claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on-board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Those two things collide when Mina is working on a ground-breaking flight from London to Australia. If you're going to read a thriller that is full of chills, summer is the time to do so. Sorry for the comment spam! One day, desperate to get away from the simmering tension at home, Mina begs a coworker at the airline she works for to trade shifts with her. All opinions my own. In this psychological thriller, the 5-year-old daughter of a flight attendant is kidnapped and held hostage. Clare Mackintosh. Book Review: ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS by Stacy Willingham, Book Review: SURVIVE THE NIGHT by Riley Sager, New Release Tuesday: THE MAIDENS by Alex Michaelides & BATH HAUS by P.J. I recognize others might identify more strongly with this story for Reasons but unfortunately, it just didnt work for me. Her first three novels were all Richard and Judy Book Club picks. Clever, surprising, and moving, it satisfies on so many levels. Were also offered an array of cast members with celebrities, athletes and influencers onboard the inaugural flight. Change). Mackintosh excels at crafting stories driven by interpersonal secrets, and when she leans into that space in her newest thriller, HOSTAGE shines. We know the flight is 20 hours, so the reader can practically hear the ticking clock as the story twists again and again. It'll leave you breathless' JANE FALLON 'A smart pay-off' THE TIMES, THE BEST THRILLERS FOR JUNE Despite his adamant insistence they were never lovers, Mina kicked him out. :O. I am so glad you stopped by. Frankly, the very best part of this story is the somewhat ambiguous ending (which I would love to discuss via our message boards!). It also won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016. A lot can happen in twenty hours. Were underway. The story is told in dual timelines - Mina and the passengers and crew on Flight 79 - and Adam and Sophia back on the ground. When passengers start dying, she has to start making some life-shattering decisions." Zibby Owens for Good Morning America Soon after Mina notices that the biscuits with the purple flowers were gone and noted that it was kind for Sophia to give Rowan her favorite ones (the foxgloves). Vernon . After paging for a doctor who promptly confirms the same they agree its best to leave him reclined in his seat. Its impossible to discuss this books ending without risking major spoilers (and as always, I would never do that to you! I agree with Sima. This mind-blowing twist occurs in the epilogue, so make sure you pay attention to this killer final move by the cunning Clare Mackintosh! I honestly never used to read crime novels specifically themed to particular holidays, but last year (for I think the first time in my reading life?!) A claustrophobic thriller set over twenty hours on one airplane flight, with the heart-stopping tension ofThe Last Flightand the wrenching emotional intensity ofRoom,Hostagetakes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. The issue is big, real, and scary. Hi all! In October 2020 it was announced that Mackintosh's fifth novel would be a thriller called Hostage. A claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on one airplane flight, with the heart-stopping tension of The Last Flight and the wrenching emotional intensity of Room, Hostage takes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Instead of planning a Christmas vacation together, Mina, a World Airlines flight attendant, decides to volunteer for an inaugural 20-hour, nonstop flight from London to Sydney, Australia. Chapters each begin with whose point of view we are following as well as the time. This is another great read by Mackintosh whose books Im consistently enjoying. Id suggest however, the genesis of the books probably reflects their respective strengths. 1 The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method. (LogOut/ Mackintosh does a tremendous job with a bit of sleight of hand delivery as the terror continues to build. However, just when I thought I knew how this story was going to end, Mackintosh swooped in with one of her trademark jaw-dropping moments, sneaking in an Epilogue to HOSTAGE that, for me, was worth the price of entry on this book alone. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The bathroom adjacent to the flight deck will already be occupied. More than any other criteria, the key thing these books have in common is simple: they are all books Ive continued to think about since I finished reading them. Adam is a detective, and Mina is a flight attendant who is working a high-publicity flight from London to Sydney. The central figures in this book, Mina and her husband Adam, dominate the majority of the books points of view; readers follow Minas up-to-the-minute narration from the air, as she realizes the impossible situation she is being faced with, and they also follow Adam, Minas husband, as he grapples not only with his rocky relationship but also with serious setbacks in his professional life. As ever, Clare Mackintosh excels at giving readers a suspense novel driven by the secrets and murky motivations of her characters. twist of her dbut. Learn how your comment data is processed. All rights reserved. also didn't care for a child being a murderer. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Does it make her a bad person? Ranked from Christmas level 1 - 5 (with Level 1 being Christmas in the background of the story, and Level 5 being a full-on, 100% Christmas-y plot! For the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union USA TODAY NETWORK. Happy reading! With over 2 million copies of her books sold worldwide, number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of I Let You Go, which was a Sunday Times bestseller and the fastest-selling title by a new crime writer in 2015. I think it was intentional to be slightly confusing and make us think she was potentially poisoning her parents. until the last paragraph where Mina confirms Sophia did give the only poisonous biscuit to Rowan (thank gosh!). Hostage Or Hidden Riches - Nora Roberts. Thanks, ladies. One girl's ongoing investigation of the crime fiction genre. I also wrote the emotional rollercoaster, After . 1 comment. When the young au pair, Katya, returns to the house in tears and announces she is quitting immediately, all the worst thoughts flood Mina's mind and she demands that Adam move out. While the personal dynamics are fascinating, the actual impetus behind the hostage situation? You can save hundreds of lives Or the one that matters most. But which lives does she save: Her passengersor her own daughter and husband who are in grave distress back at home? There's drama in the cockpit in Carolyn Kirby's historical crime novel, When We Fall. Boasting brilliant plotting and captivating characters, Mackintosh's thriller places a flight attendant in front of an impossible decision and offers psychological suspense at its most acute. Why? Why does he have it? [Rowan. She has lived in Texas her entire life, and her background and education is in the Criminal Justice field. Is it okay to sometimes resent her difficult, challenging daughter? An hour from now, you will ask one of the pilots to leave the flight deck. Could someone please verify who was given the poisoned baking at the end ? In the taxi Sophia is eating the other cookies with her parents, so if she poisoned them, she also is poisoning herself. Oh, no, just went back to the book and this is what it says: "tiny piece of purple foxglove petal". HOSTAGE is a thriller infused with the claustrophobia of a locked room mystery, the tension and interpersonal secrets of domestic noir, and the high stakes of an action thriller. But the big reveal was such a dud! Clare Mackintosh is an author who I can always count on to never write the same book twice, and that holds true with her newest release, HOSTAGE. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination. Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Bookworm's Fantasy! Hostage is the intense, exciting, on the end of your seat thriller that has made me love her books. "HOSTAGE is everything you could possibly want from a psychological thriller and more, proving once again that Clare Mackintosh is a master of this genre." On the day of the launch of World Airways Flight 79, Mina is in awe of the many special guests and celebrities who will make up the 353 passengers on this journey. In my review I wondered the same thing, as its not clear & I had to keep re-reading to try & figure it out! Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems with her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. So much of HOSTAGE lives in the intimate spaces between people - whether the domestic strains of suspected infidelity or the moral and ethical crisis faced by a character forced to weigh the value of strangers lives - and the shift in focus from this urgent and highly personal suspense to something no less pressing but decidedly more far-reaching didnt quite deliver the satisfying reveal I had hoped. HOSTAGE is a page-turning thriller that delivers entertainment value and up-all-night-reading tension and suspense. I was equally conflicted by my feelings for Adam. Mackintosh is an expert at character development, and the shadowy motives and sinister alliances between her characters will keep readers on their toes. I read that ending about five times and was still confused with the way it was worded. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination. Twenty hours in the sky, removed from the pressures and worries of her domestic troubles, focused instead on fulfilling the duties of her job, might be just what Mina needs to clear her head. Likely violets, but that's just my guess. What's happening is that Rowan is trying to indoctrinate Sophia using her naivete and intelligence at the same time, but Sophia is too smart for him. Christmas is around the corner, and if youre a reader who likes to theme your reads to the season, todays blog post is for you! Central to the storys tension is a cast of characters whose murky motivations and ever-shifting alliances will keep you on your toes, never quite sure who to trustand who might be a wolf in sheeps clothing. takes down the plane. $32.99. 7.99. That said, it reminded me of the car crash at the beginning of the last season of, The Earl She Should Never Desire by Lara Temple, The Viking's Stolen Princess by Sarah Rodi. A lot can happen in twenty hours. But tough choices had to be made, and made they were. [The epilogue is very confusing.. but i believe that foxglove ones are purple and she says i really really wanted Rowan to have the purple ones. The author jumps between Mina and Adam (and Sophia at the end), and individuals on the plane and we slowly wait to learn how each is connected to our story. Someone needs Mina's assistance and knows exactly how to make her comply. I genuinely think we might be in the golden age of crime writing; the books crime writers had in store for us this year were nothing short of superb. Obviously its not the fault of either author, both of whom have invested significant time and energy in their story ideas. At work, Mina is focused and attentive to the needs of her passengers, but at home, shes convinced her life is spinning out of her control. No, I dont. The way it sounded all of the cookies had poison, but then it seemed like only certain ones had it. Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply. !If you've read this book, did you see the ending coming?! Unfortunately, it set the standard for every Mackintosh novel Ive read since, and the author has never achieved the same magical alchemy of suspense/story/characters and gotcha! Moving between past and present, ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS delves into the darkest corners of the life of one mother as she investigates the disappearance of her son one year priorand, in the process, confronts long-buried secrets from her own childhood. document.getElementById("ak_js_1").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()), document.getElementById("ak_js_2").setAttribute("value",(new Date()).getTime()), I dont understand the prologue when a plane spins, plummets to earth and explodes. Im pretty sure I say this every year, but 2022 has truly been another outstanding year for crime fiction readers. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. It felt like something out of a different book, almost out of a horror novel. Should she give Adam another chance? Hostage - Clare Mackintosh - UK Subscribe to Clare's newsletter Join me and a community of thousands of book lovers. A lot can happen in 20 hours when you're at 38,000 feet.. A claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on one airplane flight, with the heart-stopping tension of The Last Flight and the wrenching emotional intensity of Room, Hostage takes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Stacy Willinghams masterful use of dual timelines adds intrigue and atmosphere to this compelling mystery, while her immersive writing draws readers into our protagonists increasingly unstable state of mind. Hostage tells the story of the world's first direct flight between London and Sydney, 20 hours in the air with no stops and over 350 passengers and crew on board. Falling by TJ Newman is an excellent thriller featuring a pilot whose family (back home) is held hostage; the captors threatening to kill them if he doesnt purposely crash his plane, killing everyone onboard. in hardback and ebook from Sphere. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Their 5-year-old adopted daughter, Sophia, is understandably confused. And in parts, it is. [Spoiler alert question. Learn more about Clare Mackintosh. Too late to do anything about the voice in my head warning me not to take this flight. Mackintosh closes Hostage off in her signature style, whereby she issues her audience with a whopping final twist. A lot can happen in twenty hours. Zeen is a next generation WordPress theme. In Hostage, she lays the groundwork of the story just right so that the answers are never obvious, but the reader can just begin to see where some of the pieces might start to fit, resulting in that blessed A-Ha! feeling that thriller readers crave. But things take a devastating turn when Mina receives an anonymous, threatening note from a passenger on her plane. Hostage by Clare Mackintosh Published by Sourcebooks Landmark on 22/06/2021 Genres: Psychological Thriller ISBN: 1728245524 Pages: 400 Goodreads Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of five Sunday Times bestselling novels.Translated into forty languages, her books have sold more than two million copies worldwide, have been New York Times and international bestsellers and have spent a combined total of 64 weeks in the Sunday Times bestseller chart.Clare lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems of her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. When an email drops inviting you to read and review the new Clare Mackintosh book, you drop everything immediately - work, kids, food - settle in and begin.. Those of you who read my blog regularly will know that Mackintosh is one of my all-time favourite authors - so I jumped at the chance to receive an ARC. Also, it's Becca who taught Sophia about foraging, not Rowan! The image on the paper stills her movements; its her daughter Sophia taken earlier that morning. Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. As she removes it to safeguard in the galley, a piece of paper slips out. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. ), it nevertheless proves itself a worthy addition to any suspense readers collection. Mackintosh has filled Hostage with fear, panic, and excitement, and jam-packed it with action. You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with A fellow flight attendant tells her a man is dead. Midway through the flight she is handed a note telling her the next instructions she will be given must be followed or her child will no longer be safe. The characters we meet first, who form the core of the story are Mina and Adam, whose marriage has been disintegrating in recent months. Hostage. This is Clares fifth novel (I think) and fourth thriller. hostage clare mackintosh ending explained 2021. She soon receives a terrifying note from someone on the flight who has figured out exactly what it would take to force Mina to comply with their plan. Ask the Author. Get FREE shipping on Hostage by Clare Mackintosh, from wordery.com. The plane has not been in the air very long before Mina starts getting clues that something is afoot. Enter your email address to subscribe to Debbish and receive notifications of new posts. Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Clare Mackintoshs I Let You Go is one of the books I recommended most frequently. like. Her connection to Mina is intense and obsessive, while Adam struggles to hold Sophias attention or affection for any length of time. And then she finds the note the one that tells her that she has two choices. Hostage (2021) by Clare Mackintosh Mina's life, after splitting up with her husband Adam, consists of two things - caring for her daughter Sophia and her job as an airline flight attendant. [It was very confusing, but the poisoned cookies were definitely given to Rowan. When the young au pair,. It's twenty hours to landing. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination. Mina is part of the flight crew working on a record breaking 20 hour non-stop.. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this sites author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Charlotte's Web of Book Spoilers SPOILERS for Hostage by Clare Mackintosh If you continue reading, you will be exposed to spoilers about the above book. I wasn't invested in the overarching plot, and I struggled to like and/or understand the principals. Clare Mackintosh, HOSTAGE. We think that flying is safer than ever since all the protocols were put into place after 9/11. Who was Sophia trying to poison? And then later, nerves already stretched taught, shes separating trash in the galley when she spots an envelope with her name on it. Join thousands of book lovers in a free online book club, run by Sunday Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh. So everyone got a different flower biscuit but Rowan got the poisonous one. Sphere. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Sophia is a similarly challenging character; while she plays a mostly secondary role except for a very interesting last chapter sequence/twist shes the catalyst for Minas shift swap and estrangement from Adam, and for Adams increasing distance and secrecy from his wife. SPOILERS for Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six by Lisa Unger, SPOILERS for The Housemaid by Frieda McFadden, SPOILERS for The Haunting of Brynn Wilder, SPOILERS for The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose. And she is also afraid of being arrested which means she didn't have it.. but still the same it ia very confusing how she talks about Rowan but acts in a totally opposite way. Using multiple points of view, a countdown clock, and the locked room element of an airplane, Clare Mackintosh fits the puzzle pieces of this mystery thriller together with incredible skill. I read her third book, Let Me Lie, when it came out and absolutely loved it, a brilliant modern thriller. I tend to agree, but I do hate it when the ending is vague. Is Adam a good guy who made bad choices, or is he just a bad guy? takes down the plane. Hostage can be a very terrifying book if you are a frequent flyer. While his poor choices lead to the mess Mina finds herself in, once we get to know him better, its plain he was desperate. Seat belts off, passengers on their feet, bells already summoning drinks. Suddenly, the thrilling adventure of working as a flight attendant on a history-making long-haul flight becomes a desperate race to unmask a villain and find a way out of a horrific ultimatum before innocent lives are lost. She will be killed unless her mother takes down the plane with 200 passengers on. If I had to pick a single favorite element of HOSTAGE, these passenger-focused chapters would be it. Mina is a down-to-earth and relatable woman who comes face to face with an unthinkable horror when her daughters life is threatened. The movie stars Yami Gautam Dhar, Neha Dhupia, Atul . Hostage tells the story of the world's first direct flight between London and Sydney, 20 hours in the air with no stops and over 350 passengers and crew on board. 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