The Passenger by Lisa Lutz
The Passenger opens with Tanya Dubois (not her real name)
finding her husband dead at the bottom of the stairs. She has a drink and
decides she has to leave. She cannot risk having her true identity exposed. That
quick the story had me and didn’t let go until the end.
I enjoyed how she would try on names seeing how they fit
with personality traits. She seemed to have a knack for changing up her
appearance. Although another character Blue gets her right
away. Blue is a complex and interesting character that I would love to read
more about.
There were email exchanges scattered throughout the book
that gave little bits of information about her true life and what she was
running/hiding from. It was fun seeing what you could glean from these
exchanges and making guesses about what caused her to run the first time. My
guesses were pretty far off and that pleased me.
Amazon Description:
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.
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.
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