It’s the inaugural nonstop flight between London and Sydney. Twenty hours long. Mina, a flight attendant on that flight, is a little worried about leaving her troubled five-year-old daughter Sophie, especially with her husband, from whom she’s separated, but she really doesn’t have a choice.
And then she is passed a note: “The following instructions will save your daughter’s life.”
If Mina doesn’t help a group of passengers hijack the plane, her daughter will die. She knows the thread is real. But of course, if she helps the group hijack the flight, everyone on board, including her, will die. What choice does she have? And who on board is involved with the hijackers?
I read Falling earlier this summer, so this is the second hijacked plane thriller I’ve read in a few months. They’re very different although reading both has made me even more reluctant to fly than I already was!!
Mackintosh is a terrific thriller writer, and this, well, takes off pretty quickly and throws in lots of twists and turns along the way, especially at the end. The alternating narrators provide interesting perspectives into the parallel drama happening in the air and on the ground.
The thing with hijack dramas is the reason for them happening always irritates me a bit. At times the pacing of book got a little slower than I would’ve liked given what was going on, but ultimately Hostage was quite a rollercoaster.
If you’re looking for a nail-biter, here you go!! Just don’t pack it in your suitcase…
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