If you're going to read a thriller that is full of chills, summer is the time to do so. I realize Ive already gotten a bit ahead in my opening salvo, so let me backtrack a bit without spoiling the story for you. Hi all! Discover the twisty, gripping I See You - a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times Number One bestseller. The coworker agrees, and Mina finds herself aboard her airlines inaugural long-haul flight from London to Sydney. Steven Barge and In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel, 2010-present. Mackintosh allows Adam and Mina to alternate narrating what is happening in their part of the story, which allows us to see inside each of their thoughts. takes down the plane. 'When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'An incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A thrilling rollercoaster of a story. Mackintosh fans will enjoy her deep dive into divisive characters, but will miss the chills and twists we've come to know and love from this author. 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. So everyone got a different flower biscuit but Rowan got the poisonous one. 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. Martin Edwards. What's happening is that Rowan is trying to indoctrinate Sophia using her naivete a. Hi, just finished the book and I think I can answer your question. After paging for a doctor who promptly confirms the same they agree its best to leave him reclined in his seat. In addition, she has included bits of smart social commentary on prejudice and discrimination, extremism, and the assumptions we make about those around us. In my review I wondered the same thing, as its not clear & I had to keep re-reading to try & figure it out! The final chill,which I doubt many readers will see coming, is in the epilogue. This gripping combination results in a truly page-turning experience: HOSTAGE is the kind of book that actually will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. In my review of Falling I comment on the motivation behind the kidnapping as being a bit of an anticlimax. Sphere. We know from this that they are each keeping secrets from the other, as well as from co-workers and others in their lives, but even we dont know what those secrets areat first. Hostage is available from Amazon, Book Depository, and other good book retailers, like your local bookstore, as of June 22nd 2021. I write about books and life in general. 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. Its too late now. As her and her parents munch on theirs in the taxi she says I really wanted him (Rowan) to have the purple ones. Not so thrilling (and honestly, sometimes exhausting) Hostage is a rare Mackintosh misfire. Mina is part of the flight crew working on a record breaking 20 hour non-stop.. Mackintosh deliberately cleverly plays with our feelings and sympathies for the principal characters. Her latest offering, Hostage, starts off gangbusters. 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. Torn between duty and a love for her child, Mina capitulates, setting up a confrontation between a climate activist group of hijackers and the governments of the world. I was invested in the principal characters and the parallel plot lines converging as the novel progressed. 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. I read that ending about five times and was still confused with the way it was worded. These are stories that entertained me, challenged me, thrilled me, and kept me on the edge of my seat; in this list youll find Gothic horror, Nordic Noir, psychological suspense, and much more; a wide array of crime fiction subgenres, but all excellent books that stood out from the pack for me in 2022. I hope you're all doing well. Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of New York Times bestseller I LET YOU GO, and Sunday Times bestsellers I SEE YOU, LET ME LIE and AFTER THE END. Without further ado, Im so excited to share with you my personal picks for the Top 10 Crime Books of 2022 in todays blog post! Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award-winning author of six Sunday Times bestselling novels. In October 2020 it was announced that Mackintosh's fifth novel would be a thriller called Hostage. You not deserve crap like this, Mina is convinced her husband Adam had an affair with her and that it ended badly. 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. Reader, Im still not sure. I was all in. Early on, the restriction that limits the forward cabin private bar to first class passengers causes tempers to flare, but angry passengers are nothing new for Mina. Uh oh. And once the author started to unravel all the threads, I just found myself frustrated with her answers. No, I dont. One of her earliest childhood memories is getting to read to her kindergarten class (See The Fly Fly by Catherine Chase). First of all, its odd things, like finding Sophias epipen in her own bag, when it should be in Sophias schoolbag. As I reflected on my year in books while writing this blog post, it felt nearly impossible to narrow down my picks. Its difficult not to compare the two novels, given the timing of their publication and themes. 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. Hostage - Clare Mackintosh - UK Subscribe to Clare's newsletter Join me and a community of thousands of book lovers. The message is clear: Mina must follow this anonymous passengers instructions, or her daughter Sophia will be harmed. Or believable. Sophia handed him biscuits (aka shortbread) as they parted ways. (LogOut/ It also won the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year in 2016. Banner, Lovecraft Country Recap: 1.05 Strange Case, Lovecraft Country Recap: 1.06 Meet Me in Daegu. Is Adam a good guy who made bad choices, or is he just a bad guy? The issue is big, real, and scary. THE BLURB: You can save hundreds of lives. You'll find Clare Mackintosh and more in our round-up of the best British female crime writers. 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. A relatively ordinary day at work takes an extraordinary turn for flight attendant Mina when she receives a threatening note from a passenger with a terrifying ultimatum: follow the anonymous passengers instructions and help ensure the plane never reaches its destination, or Minas young daughter will pay the price. Hostage is the story of an air hostess, Mina who is on the inaugral flight from Gatwick to Sydney non stop. Currently we only have one express delivery option . like. Learn how your comment data is processed. As ever, Clare Mackintosh excels at giving readers a suspense novel driven by the secrets and murky motivations of her characters. Mackintosh has filled Hostage with fear, panic, and excitement, and jam-packed it with action. That does show Clares skill at making me care for the characters over the course of the book, which is to be admired, but even so. For no particular reason, I didnt go back and read her first books, I Let You Go and I See You, but when the NetGalley fairy dangled this under my nose, I wasnt going to say no. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. 7.99. Its very weird to read two similar books in close succession. An hour from now, you will ask one of the pilots to leave the flight deck. When passengers start dying, she has to start making some life-shattering decisions." Zibby Owens for Good Morning America Its a tense, cinematic thrill-ride of a book, cleverly switching narratives from Mina to Adam, trapped in the basement with their daughter, as we gradually learn the reason behind their split, and also hearing from some of the passengers on the flight, only identified by their seat numbers, some of whom may be part of the grand plan, some of which are just innocent victims. Why? Hostage by Clare Mackintosh Published by Sourcebooks Landmark on 22/06/2021 Genres: Psychological Thriller ISBN: 1728245524 Pages: 400 Goodreads You can save hundreds of lives. The following instructions will save your daughters life. Hostage can be a very terrifying book if you are a frequent flyer. While the personal dynamics are fascinating, the actual impetus behind the hostage situation? I thought Rowan had taught Sophia about the foxgloves so why would he then eat the biscuits , Angela, Sophia hid the foxglove in the biscuits themselves and only decorated the outsides with purple petals. The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You. ), so I will have to speak in broad terms here, but there are a number of elements to the finale of HOSTAGE that bear exploring, as much as we can do so in a spoiler-free fashion. This is a true edge-of-your-seat suspense thriller that is not to be missed! A lot can happen in twenty hours. Its a thrill to have Clare Mackintosh back writing crime fiction, and HOSTAGE delivers major entertainment value and edge-of-your-seat suspense. I have read and re-read the last three chapters and are no clearer. Seat belts off, passengers on their feet, bells already summoning drinks. Why does he have it? Thanks for asking this. Error rating book. Twenty hours, it says. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems of her five-year-old . Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply. She didn't want Mina to be poisoned. And on the ground, Adam and Sophia are under threat in the family home. A lot can happen in twenty hours. Clare Mackintosh. Too late to do anything about the voice in my head warning me not to take this flight. 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. These chapters provide a snapshot into the lives of strangers whose fates are more tightly woven than any one of them could have imagined, and readers will be hooked on the brief-yet-impactful insights into their inner lives that these chapters provide. All rights reserved. For Mackintoshs unwitting protagonist Mina, a theoretical ethical dilemma is about to become her terrifying reality. All Rights Reserved. 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. Then, you will close the door. When you join The Clare Mackintosh Book Club you are giving Clare and her team permission to email you. But things take a devastating turn when Mina receives an anonymous, threatening note from a passenger on her plane. You can find Clare's privacy policy here. Mackintosh is an expert at character development, and the shadowy motives and sinister alliances between her characters will keep readers on their toes. The explosively addictive locked-room thriller from New York Times best seller Clare Mackintosh! Ask the Author. Either she lets someone into the cockpit, or her daughter will die, Trapped in an impossible situation, Mina has to choose between one life or hundreds. It's twenty hours to landing. Hello everyone, and welcome back to The Bookworm's Fantasy! Its powerful, beautifully designed and comes with everything you need to engage your visitors and increase conversions. Stacy Willingham returns today with her sophomore thriller ALL THE DANGEROUS THINGS, a lyrical, immersive mystery that delves into one mothers waking nightmareand the dangerous secrets she will uncover as she seeks the truth about the two tragedies that have defined her life. 1 The expected delivery period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Mackintosh expertly explores the grey areas in her characters lives, bringing them to life on the page. There's drama in the cockpit in Carolyn Kirby's historical crime novel, When We Fall. Clare Mackintosh is the multi-award winning author of four Sunday Times bestselling novels. in hardback and ebook from Sphere. Probably not foxglove petals, since they're very distinctive and would give away the game in an instant. Sourcebooks Landmark, $26.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-7282-4552-2. I tend to agree, but I do hate it when the ending is vague. Durch Klicken auf Alle akzeptieren erklren Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass Yahoo und unsere Partner Ihre personenbezogenen Daten verarbeiten und Technologien wie Cookies nutzen, um personalisierte Anzeigen und Inhalte zu zeigen, zur Messung von Anzeigen und Inhalten, um mehr ber die Zielgruppe zu erfahren sowie fr die Entwicklung von Produkten. Todays recommendations are organized by how much Christmas actually factors into the books plot. The bathroom adjacent to the flight deck will already be occupied. [I came here to ask the same. In addition, she has included bits of smart social commentary on prejudice and discrimination, extremism, and the assumptions we make about those around us. Mina is a down-to-earth and relatable woman who comes face to face with an unthinkable horror when her daughters life is threatened. Chapters each begin with whose point of view we are following as well as the time. There are loads of little reveals along the way, situations described, such as Minas aborted first flying lesson that become something more later in the day. Someone needs Mina's assistance and knows exactly how to make her comply. Is Mina selfish for taking the flight and leaving her family behind? 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. I read the book (didn't listen to audiobook) and it did seem that she had poisoned them all but no, it was just the ones she gave to Rowan. Or the one that matters most. Novel. :O. I am so glad you stopped by. It felt like something out of a different book, almost out of a horror novel. 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. 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. 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!). The story is told in dual timelines - Mina and the passengers and crew on Flight 79 - and Adam and Sophia back on the ground. I just finished the audiobook of "Hostage," and I am hoping someone could help me understand the ending. 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. 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. From the return of fan-favorite authors to thrilling new voices being published for the first time, the crime fiction genre was in top form in 2022making it all the more challenging to pick just 10 books from the year to highlight here! I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. [Rowan. Sorry for the comment spam! SPOILERS for The Stowaway by James S. Murray and D SPOILERS for A Million Reasons Why by Jessica Stra SPOILERS for Never Saw Me Coming by Vera Kurlan. This gripping combination results in a truly page-turning experience: HOSTAGE is the kind of book that actually will keep you turning pages well past your bedtime. 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. 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. Its the epilogue. "Memory sifts. 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. There are too many villains in the story, and the one we most want to know and understand never quite comes into focus; the motivations for their villainy in the end just arent all that compelling. Her connection to Mina is intense and obsessive, while Adam struggles to hold Sophias attention or affection for any length of time. 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. 'Mackintosh is a pro' NEW YORK TIMES 'Taking the locked room mystery to a new, white-knuckle extreme, this is electrifying' HEAT 'When Clare Mackintosh goes high concept, she doesn't mess around' LINWOOD BARCLAY 'An incredibly tense read that has a satisfyingly clever ending' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'A thrilling rollercoaster of a . [I had a hard time understanding that particular paragraph, but I believe that both Rowan and her parents got the poisoned biscuits. Hostage is the intense, exciting, on the end of your seat thriller that has made me love her books. 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. I was (and still am) confused for the same reasons! And then later, nerves already stretched taught, shes separating trash in the galley when she spots an envelope with her name on it. The Nerd Daily 2023. All delivery options are explained at the checkout. Many thanks for the review copy. Her first three novels were all Richard and Judy Book Club picks. [Rowan was given the foxglove biscuits (with the purple foxglove flower decorations). Unfortunately, while the scenes on the plane are tense and intense, all the other stuff going on outside the plane detract from it. All opinions my own. A fellow flight attendant tells her a man is dead. Mackintosh closes Hostage off in her signature style, whereby she issues her audience with a whopping final twist. This is one of the best thrillers I've ever read, and I will be a fan of Clare Mackintosh for a very long time to come. Adam and Mina Holbrook are going through a very rough time in their marriage. 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The movie stars Yami Gautam Dhar, Neha Dhupia, Atul . 4377. 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! Clare Mackintosh has become a staple of my personal suspense library over the years, and while HOSTAGE may not be my absolute favorite Mackintosh release (that title still belongs to her debut, I Let You Go! I also wrote the emotional rollercoaster, After . Should she give Adam another chance? Oh, no, just went back to the book and this is what it says: "tiny piece of purple foxglove petal". For the Jacksonville Florida Times-Union USA TODAY NETWORK. I agree with Sima. Is it me, or did it seem Mina knew Sophia poisoned Rowanbecause she said he was given his favorite cookies/flowers (foxglove)?? As time ticks down, the plane starts to feel more and more frightening and claustrophobicto the characters and to the reader as well. Welcome back. Oh, no, just went back to the book and this is what it says: "tiny piece of purple foxglove petal". hostage ending explainedfauquier now car accident today hostage ending explained. Is it okay to sometimes resent her difficult, challenging daughter? I love romance novels - all kinds. We think that flying is safer than ever since all the protocols were put into place after 9/11. Highly recommended for fans of Lisa Jewells THEN SHE WAS GONE and Jennifer Hilliers LITTLE SECRETS, this is a 2023 mystery not to be missed. 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. Its impossible to discuss this books ending without risking major spoilers (and as always, I would never do that to you! And in parts, it is. Reader Q&A, This is Clares fifth novel (I think) and fourth thriller. "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. 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. That is all I will ask you to do, Mina, and, if you do it, your daughter will live. 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. So maybe she just clipped the innocuous-looking bits. ), it nevertheless proves itself a worthy addition to any suspense readers collection. With the clock ticking down, Mina finds herself in an impossible situation that she has only 20 hours to solve. [While baking the different biscuit batches Sophia places a tiny piece of purple foxglove petal in one of the batches. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. And I think Im in a minority about the epilogue, so maybe for you itll be 100%. But tough choices had to be made, and made they were. 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. Shes just sent an disgruntled economy passenger back to her seat when chaos erupts. [Sophia made 4 different flavor biscuits but gave Rowan her favorite purple ones (the ones she wouldn't let her mother pinch). Could someone please verify who was given the poisoned baking at the end ? Less so. It doesnt matter however as this book is as much about Mina and Adam and dare I say (!?) Would she be in this mess if she hadnt swapped shifts? A claustrophobic thriller set over twenty 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. Then, when a passenger has a fatal heart attack, Mina finds a photograph of Sophia in his pocket, a photo taken that very morning. Thanks, ladies. (LogOut/ Amazon Music Stream millions of songs: Amazon Advertising Find, attract, and engage customers: Amazon Drive Cloud storage from Amazon: 6pm Score deals on fashion brands THE EMOTIONAL, JAW-DROPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE NO.1 BESTSELLER . 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. 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! She has lived in Texas her entire life, and her background and education is in the Criminal Justice field. 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. 2023 www.jacksonville.com. Synopsis. One of the best (and worst) aspects of this novel are the PoV switches. Mina specifically says that the foxglove ones were Sophia's favorite that she only gave Rowan and she wouldn't let Mina, "pinch one" aka steal/sneak one of the foxgloves. One hostage clare mackintosh ending explained the book hard to put down deal of sympathy towards him is told. They have a five-year-old daughter who is very bright, but has some issues that require effort from Mina and Adam that they both sometimes doubt that they have. A bad mother? Will Mina save the lives of the innocent passengers aboard her plane, or save the life of her beloved young daughter? Clare Mackintosh, HOSTAGE. When one passenger is killed and then another, Mina knows she must act. 0. Along with Adam she has an adopted daughter who is incredibly intelligent which is both a blessing and a curse. Refresh and try again. Adam is a detective, and Mina is a flight attendant who is working a high-publicity flight from London to Sydney. Those two things collide when Mina is working on a ground-breaking flight from London to Australia. Who are we to judge her? HOSTAGE is a page-turning thriller that delivers entertainment value and up-all-night-reading tension and suspense. A lot can happen in twenty hours. or ask your favorite author a question with Fr nhere Informationen zur Nutzung Ihrer Daten lesen Sie bitte unsere Datenschutzerklrung und Cookie-Richtlinie. In this psychological thriller, the 5-year-old daughter of a flight attendant is kidnapped and held hostage. 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 love music - some kinds. 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: "The following instructions will save your daughter's life". (LogOut/ Plenty of reviewers on NetGalley praised it for its shock value, and its certainly shocking, but it just felt over-the-top to me and left something of a nasty taste in my mouth. Clare Mackintosh's latest book Hostage is similarly themed, though focussed on a flight attendant whose young daughter is threatened unless she (the mother, not the 5 year old!) 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. Browse Clare Mackintosh's best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. So she went and added purple petals to them. How can anyone deserve to be faced with a decision like that? A standard edition is available here. After their beloved nanny abruptly quit and walked out shortly after saying You are nice woman. A 20-hour, nonstop plane flight from London to Sydney provides the claustrophobic backdrop for this . You can save hundreds of lives. After everybody got home, he started grooming young Sophia to be his next warrior. 1 comment. Hostage. ), this list will help you find your perfect Christmas season mystery read! Its my conscience, thats all. 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