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Passenger List
Atlantic Airlines flight 702 has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board. Kaitlin Le, a college student whose twin brother vanished with the flight, is determined to uncover the truth.
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First published June 24, 2021
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June 10, 2021
It’s been 11 years since the TV show “Lost” ended its 6 year run. It was a drama where survivors of a lost plane were making a new life on an Island in the South Pacific, as they awaited rescue.
It’s been 7 years since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared after making an unexplained turn South. Several countries joined in an effort to find the plane over 4 years, covering 46,000 miles and spending a combined 200 million dollars.
And, we remain fascinated, as TV show “Manifest” currently in season 3, follows the passengers from a commercial airliner which disappeared, and then landed, 5 years after it went missing.
“Passenger List” introduces us to Atlantic Flight 702, which vanished mid-flight between London and New York, again with no answers.
College student Kaitlin Le’s beloved twin brother, Conor was on that plane, and she doesn’t believe the “official” explanation -that a bird strike after take-off -must have caused more damage than originally thought.
She starts a hotline and receives plenty of tips from conspiracy theorists, until finally one message offers to point her in the right direction, with an encrypted APP, for her to download, and a warning that once she chooses to investigate what she learns-she might not be coming back.
She learns the identities of the passengers, and wonders if there is a government cover-up after learning about the people onboard. Would her Government bring down a plane if they thought it was in the interest of its citizens? Can she crack the case?
Although the premise was interesting, unfortunately the execution was not-with just about the entire book being told through conversations.
Ironically for me, the conclusion was as “hard to buy into” as the conspiracy theories she initially scoffed at.
Expected publication: June 24, 2021
Thank You to Orion Publishing Group for providing a gifted ARC through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to offer a candid review.
It’s been 7 years since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared after making an unexplained turn South. Several countries joined in an effort to find the plane over 4 years, covering 46,000 miles and spending a combined 200 million dollars.
And, we remain fascinated, as TV show “Manifest” currently in season 3, follows the passengers from a commercial airliner which disappeared, and then landed, 5 years after it went missing.
“Passenger List” introduces us to Atlantic Flight 702, which vanished mid-flight between London and New York, again with no answers.
College student Kaitlin Le’s beloved twin brother, Conor was on that plane, and she doesn’t believe the “official” explanation -that a bird strike after take-off -must have caused more damage than originally thought.
She starts a hotline and receives plenty of tips from conspiracy theorists, until finally one message offers to point her in the right direction, with an encrypted APP, for her to download, and a warning that once she chooses to investigate what she learns-she might not be coming back.
She learns the identities of the passengers, and wonders if there is a government cover-up after learning about the people onboard. Would her Government bring down a plane if they thought it was in the interest of its citizens? Can she crack the case?
Although the premise was interesting, unfortunately the execution was not-with just about the entire book being told through conversations.
Ironically for me, the conclusion was as “hard to buy into” as the conspiracy theories she initially scoffed at.
Expected publication: June 24, 2021
Thank You to Orion Publishing Group for providing a gifted ARC through NetGalley. It was my pleasure to offer a candid review.
June 5, 2021
Well this was a thrill a minute kind of book! No chance to catch your breath between twists and the action just never stops. I have been reading a lot of plane based stories recently and I am thankful that I have no trips happening in the near future as they are all involving crashes.
Kaitlin li refuses to believe her twin brother Conor is dead. He was on Atlantic Airlines flight 702 that disappeared without a trace mid air. No wreckage has been found but all passengers and crew have been declared dead. But she would know if her own twin had died and she is determined to find out what really happened. She puts her life in danger, talking to other family members of those who were on board. Is it a government cover up? How high doesn’t it go? there are plenty of theories going around.
This was a quick and exciting read. Thanks to Orion and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.
Kaitlin li refuses to believe her twin brother Conor is dead. He was on Atlantic Airlines flight 702 that disappeared without a trace mid air. No wreckage has been found but all passengers and crew have been declared dead. But she would know if her own twin had died and she is determined to find out what really happened. She puts her life in danger, talking to other family members of those who were on board. Is it a government cover up? How high doesn’t it go? there are plenty of theories going around.
This was a quick and exciting read. Thanks to Orion and NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book to read.
June 25, 2021
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With college student Kaitlin Le refusing to accept the government’s reason for the ‘death’ of her twin brother Conor when the plane he was on went missing over the Atlantic Ocean. She decides she is going to discover the truth aided by a mysterious person calling themselves Dylan.
During her investigation, she discovers that there were several people on the flight who could have had something to do with its disappearance, including a dodgy congressman, a human trafficker, a hacker, a sick woman travelling from Africa, an Immunologist researching pandemic inducing viruses, and a woman who has crossed paths with dangerous criminals being escorted off the plane before take-off as she was upsetting the other passengers shouting the plane was going to crash.
Kaitlin is trying to follow all of these leads and more and meets a few allies along the way, as well as a few people who want to stop her from getting too close to the truth.
I am quite an inquisitive person so Passenger List was the perfect book for me with so many leads, people to find out more information on, suspects, but nothing could have prepared me for the truth of what really happened.
I love these kinds of books, ones that get inside your head and have you working out the clues alongside the main character. Talking of our main character, Kaitlin, she is a young woman, she is hurting so badly for her twin brother Conor that her need to know the truth takes over her need to be safe. She puts herself in danger more than once and refuses to stop no matter how many people from different agencies warn her off. She knows that she is getting close the more they tell her to stop.
I can’t say she was a particularly likeable character but I didn’t dislike her, she was just there, getting on with her investigation and I was following her lead.
The book is fast-paced, it makes you think outside the box. With so many leads there were plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings. Passenger List is one long adventure that kept me entertained and gripped the whole way through and I enjoyed every minute of it.
With college student Kaitlin Le refusing to accept the government’s reason for the ‘death’ of her twin brother Conor when the plane he was on went missing over the Atlantic Ocean. She decides she is going to discover the truth aided by a mysterious person calling themselves Dylan.
During her investigation, she discovers that there were several people on the flight who could have had something to do with its disappearance, including a dodgy congressman, a human trafficker, a hacker, a sick woman travelling from Africa, an Immunologist researching pandemic inducing viruses, and a woman who has crossed paths with dangerous criminals being escorted off the plane before take-off as she was upsetting the other passengers shouting the plane was going to crash.
Kaitlin is trying to follow all of these leads and more and meets a few allies along the way, as well as a few people who want to stop her from getting too close to the truth.
I am quite an inquisitive person so Passenger List was the perfect book for me with so many leads, people to find out more information on, suspects, but nothing could have prepared me for the truth of what really happened.
I love these kinds of books, ones that get inside your head and have you working out the clues alongside the main character. Talking of our main character, Kaitlin, she is a young woman, she is hurting so badly for her twin brother Conor that her need to know the truth takes over her need to be safe. She puts herself in danger more than once and refuses to stop no matter how many people from different agencies warn her off. She knows that she is getting close the more they tell her to stop.
I can’t say she was a particularly likeable character but I didn’t dislike her, she was just there, getting on with her investigation and I was following her lead.
The book is fast-paced, it makes you think outside the box. With so many leads there were plenty of twists, turns, and red herrings. Passenger List is one long adventure that kept me entertained and gripped the whole way through and I enjoyed every minute of it.
June 24, 2021
Passenger List is the fourth aviation-based thriller I've read in the past few weeks and boy do those giant steel cans cruising through the air at 35,000 feet make for a tasty thrill ride, although this one does, thankfully, take a bit of a different approach to the others. Kaitlin Le has recently been given the news that her twin brother, Conor, was aboard the doomed Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 which took off from London, Heathrow on route to New York. It had fallen off radar and disappeared completely somewhere mid-flight and no one has any explanation as to what happened. Of course, the authorities presume that all 256 passengers aboard have perished but how does a huge jetliner vanish into thin air in this day and age? With precious little accurate information to go on people resort to speculation to fill in the blanks. Conspiracy theories spread like wildfire as those with loved ones who were travelling that fateful journey pray for solid evidence and some action.
Le, a college student, cannot accept the official story of his death. Her refusal to believe that the plane was taken down by a flock of birds marks the beginning of her own investigation, one which entangles her with the suspicious movements of internet hackers and the FBI. She knows that she will have to fight for the truth. Those who no longer have a voice are counting on her to unravel their collective fates. Inspired by missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 and the search for answers, this is a compulsive and distressingly realistic page-turner. It moves rapidly, is immersive and although it lacks in the subtlety department, it more than makes up for it in terms of how fun, entertaining and addictive it was to read. You really feel for Kaitlyn and her family, and I understand the need for answers outside of the sanitised media version of events. There are plenty of twists, turns and emotional developments and never a dull moment. An engrossing, action-packed and palpably tense thriller.
Le, a college student, cannot accept the official story of his death. Her refusal to believe that the plane was taken down by a flock of birds marks the beginning of her own investigation, one which entangles her with the suspicious movements of internet hackers and the FBI. She knows that she will have to fight for the truth. Those who no longer have a voice are counting on her to unravel their collective fates. Inspired by missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 and the search for answers, this is a compulsive and distressingly realistic page-turner. It moves rapidly, is immersive and although it lacks in the subtlety department, it more than makes up for it in terms of how fun, entertaining and addictive it was to read. You really feel for Kaitlyn and her family, and I understand the need for answers outside of the sanitised media version of events. There are plenty of twists, turns and emotional developments and never a dull moment. An engrossing, action-packed and palpably tense thriller.
July 1, 2021
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I am a huge fan of disaster based thrillers and mysteries, particularly those featuring a hijacked or missing plane. So when I saw this book, it absolutely screamed my name. This is the third plane-based thriller I have read this month (but only the second I’ve reviewed so far on the blog) but it’s slightly different in its approach to the first two, both of which involved a hijacking. Passenger List is more of a fast-paced mystery. I was swept up into Kaitlin Le’s story and oh boy, it was one heck of a ride!
Kaitlin Le refuses to acknowledge the presumed death of her twin brother, Conor. Conor was a passenger on Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 which disappeared during a scheduled flight from London to New York. She’s his twin, surely she would know if he had perished. But with the authorities sticking to one story, Kaitlin has a battle on her hands. Turning her back on her education and her place at Vassar, partly funded by her roommate, Amelia, Kaitlin heads to New York to dig deeper into what happened to flight 702 and ultimately, to find Conor. No matter what it takes…
Kaitlin Le is one tenacious and persistent woman! Where others would have walked away for fear of their life, Kaitlin refuses to give up. I loved her drive. It made for an exciting and thrilling read. She’s pretty reckless at times and gets herself into some terrifying scrapes but she keeps going. Ably assisted by a small group of fascinating characters (an investigative journalist, an ex-FBI agent, an ambulance-chasing lawyer) all of whom help move the story along and add something interesting to the tale.
On analysing the passenger list and digging a little deeper, Kaitlin is able to come up with several possible reasons as to why the flight changed course and vanished. I liked the variety this gave the story. Leads had to be investigated, the truth uncovered (as much as possible) before Kaitlin could decide whether it was worth taking her idea forward. There were a couple of points in the book where I felt things got a little far-fetched but it didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story at all.
Would I recommend this book? I would, yes. After reading several plane-based thrillers of late Passenger List‘s different approach made a thoroughly enjoyable change. I found the book easy to read and hard to put down, so much so that I sped through it in a little over 24 hours. A gripping, thrilling read which I heartily recommend to fans of plot-driven mysteries. Just don’t blame me if you never step foot on a plane again! Recommended. (And if you’re a fan of podcasts I believe there’s an accompanying series which you can listen to via the author’s website or your favourite podcast outlet.)
I am a huge fan of disaster based thrillers and mysteries, particularly those featuring a hijacked or missing plane. So when I saw this book, it absolutely screamed my name. This is the third plane-based thriller I have read this month (but only the second I’ve reviewed so far on the blog) but it’s slightly different in its approach to the first two, both of which involved a hijacking. Passenger List is more of a fast-paced mystery. I was swept up into Kaitlin Le’s story and oh boy, it was one heck of a ride!
Kaitlin Le refuses to acknowledge the presumed death of her twin brother, Conor. Conor was a passenger on Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 which disappeared during a scheduled flight from London to New York. She’s his twin, surely she would know if he had perished. But with the authorities sticking to one story, Kaitlin has a battle on her hands. Turning her back on her education and her place at Vassar, partly funded by her roommate, Amelia, Kaitlin heads to New York to dig deeper into what happened to flight 702 and ultimately, to find Conor. No matter what it takes…
Kaitlin Le is one tenacious and persistent woman! Where others would have walked away for fear of their life, Kaitlin refuses to give up. I loved her drive. It made for an exciting and thrilling read. She’s pretty reckless at times and gets herself into some terrifying scrapes but she keeps going. Ably assisted by a small group of fascinating characters (an investigative journalist, an ex-FBI agent, an ambulance-chasing lawyer) all of whom help move the story along and add something interesting to the tale.
On analysing the passenger list and digging a little deeper, Kaitlin is able to come up with several possible reasons as to why the flight changed course and vanished. I liked the variety this gave the story. Leads had to be investigated, the truth uncovered (as much as possible) before Kaitlin could decide whether it was worth taking her idea forward. There were a couple of points in the book where I felt things got a little far-fetched but it didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story at all.
Would I recommend this book? I would, yes. After reading several plane-based thrillers of late Passenger List‘s different approach made a thoroughly enjoyable change. I found the book easy to read and hard to put down, so much so that I sped through it in a little over 24 hours. A gripping, thrilling read which I heartily recommend to fans of plot-driven mysteries. Just don’t blame me if you never step foot on a plane again! Recommended. (And if you’re a fan of podcasts I believe there’s an accompanying series which you can listen to via the author’s website or your favourite podcast outlet.)
January 18, 2022
A fantastic podcast, brilliant writing and so emersive
April 17, 2021
I loved this book! The story starts with the crash of a Transatlantic flight, but something is off, and Kaitlin, a college student whose brother is onboard pays attention to her instincts and refuses to accept the party line (no spoilers)
Kaitlin is a strong and determined lead character, there is danger round every corner and it is impossible to know who she can trust, she can only trust her own instincts, and I found this was really well illustrated in the writing.
The story twists and turns and involves a great surprising ending, I was absorbed by the story and the writing and really enjoyed this twisty read. Highly recommend!
Thank you to Orion and Trapeze, and Netgalley for the advance copy of this very gripping book
Kaitlin is a strong and determined lead character, there is danger round every corner and it is impossible to know who she can trust, she can only trust her own instincts, and I found this was really well illustrated in the writing.
The story twists and turns and involves a great surprising ending, I was absorbed by the story and the writing and really enjoyed this twisty read. Highly recommend!
Thank you to Orion and Trapeze, and Netgalley for the advance copy of this very gripping book
September 1, 2025
A different sort of story to I normally read, took me a little while to get into it. A conspiracy theory story line, a lot of different information to take in at times. A good ending no loose ends left!
January 18, 2023
Thrilling
May 24, 2022
This is based on a podcast of the same name. There were a few elements that changed. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t listened to the podcast first.
June 5, 2021
Thank you to @TrapezeBooks and @johnscottdryden for this advanced copy of Passenger List in return for an honest review. Passenger List is due to be published on 24th June 2021 and you can get a copy here.
Description 🔖
Atlantic Airlines flight 702 left London for New York, but it never made it to it’s destination. The world is stunned when the plane doesn’t turn up anywhere and the disappearance cannot be explained by any of the official authorities.
Kaitlin’s twin brother was on flight 702 along with 255 other passengers. She refuses to settle for the flakey explanations about what has happened and six months after the plane left London, she is still investigating for herself.
There were some suspicious passengers onboard and they were carrying some pretty heavy secrets. The more that Kaitlin digs, the more she realises that this mystery goes a lot deeper than she originally thought and there are plenty of people who don’t want anyone to find the truth.
General Thoughts 🤔
I was intrigued by the concept of this book and where the storyline could possibly go. My mind was racing between possible conspiracies right from the start of the book. Just when I thought that Kaitlin could be on to something, her avenue of investigation would be shot down and it was back to square one. The methodology of looking into the passengers that were onboard was really interesting and I think it was this that created the many twists and turns that this book took me on.
Obviously, I’m not going to give any spoilers, but I had my suspicions about what had happened to flight 702 and I ended up being quite close to what eventually unfolded. The clues are all there in the story and the characters. There were a few problems that Kaitlin ran into on her way to finding the truth and some of them I couldn’t get my head around and didn’t feel believable. That said, they added to the action and kept up the very fast pace of this relatively short book.
Characters 👭👫👬
I did like Kaitlin’s character and I thought that she was extremely brave and determined. However I did have a few “really?!” moments with her. She was in college so in my mind I’d placed her age between 18 and 21 but I couldn’t get my head around someone of that age being able to do some of the things she did or even dealing with some of the dramas she got into in the way that she did. Nothing major that put me off the character, but I did question how realistic some of it was.
I really liked Rory’s character. I don’t know why, but I often get drawn to the flawed characters who are trying to do good. His intentions didn’t start in the right place, but he soon shifted. By the end of the book, he was fully invested in the investigation and for unselfish reasons. I think he was a support that Kaitlin didn’t know that she needed.
Writing Style ✍️
The book is written in real time and there are no fancy changes in POV or time jumps, but I don’t feel that any of that was necessary. It was extremely fast paced and so I think a simple structure helped to ensure I wasn’t lost. I think some of the character development could have been a little stronger however for a book of this length, maybe I’m asking for the moon on a stick.
This is nothing to do with the writing, but I had to mention it somewhere. The formatting of the ARC I received was a little off. There were no paragraph breaks therefore when location or character changed within a chapter (which happens lots and I liked), I often found myself going back a sentence to figure out what on earth just happened. No reflection on the author, just a note about the formatting which did impact my experience.
Conclusion & Scoring 🎖️
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It definitely kept me on my toes and there are lots of twists that kept me interested. What I didn’t realise until right before I started is that the book is inspired by a Podcast by John Dryden. I’m not sure how or if the two fit together, but I’m a bit of a podcast fiend, so I shall be looking it up for sure. Great book, that I would definitely recommend for a quick and exciting read.
Description 🔖
Atlantic Airlines flight 702 left London for New York, but it never made it to it’s destination. The world is stunned when the plane doesn’t turn up anywhere and the disappearance cannot be explained by any of the official authorities.
Kaitlin’s twin brother was on flight 702 along with 255 other passengers. She refuses to settle for the flakey explanations about what has happened and six months after the plane left London, she is still investigating for herself.
There were some suspicious passengers onboard and they were carrying some pretty heavy secrets. The more that Kaitlin digs, the more she realises that this mystery goes a lot deeper than she originally thought and there are plenty of people who don’t want anyone to find the truth.
General Thoughts 🤔
I was intrigued by the concept of this book and where the storyline could possibly go. My mind was racing between possible conspiracies right from the start of the book. Just when I thought that Kaitlin could be on to something, her avenue of investigation would be shot down and it was back to square one. The methodology of looking into the passengers that were onboard was really interesting and I think it was this that created the many twists and turns that this book took me on.
Obviously, I’m not going to give any spoilers, but I had my suspicions about what had happened to flight 702 and I ended up being quite close to what eventually unfolded. The clues are all there in the story and the characters. There were a few problems that Kaitlin ran into on her way to finding the truth and some of them I couldn’t get my head around and didn’t feel believable. That said, they added to the action and kept up the very fast pace of this relatively short book.
Characters 👭👫👬
I did like Kaitlin’s character and I thought that she was extremely brave and determined. However I did have a few “really?!” moments with her. She was in college so in my mind I’d placed her age between 18 and 21 but I couldn’t get my head around someone of that age being able to do some of the things she did or even dealing with some of the dramas she got into in the way that she did. Nothing major that put me off the character, but I did question how realistic some of it was.
I really liked Rory’s character. I don’t know why, but I often get drawn to the flawed characters who are trying to do good. His intentions didn’t start in the right place, but he soon shifted. By the end of the book, he was fully invested in the investigation and for unselfish reasons. I think he was a support that Kaitlin didn’t know that she needed.
Writing Style ✍️
The book is written in real time and there are no fancy changes in POV or time jumps, but I don’t feel that any of that was necessary. It was extremely fast paced and so I think a simple structure helped to ensure I wasn’t lost. I think some of the character development could have been a little stronger however for a book of this length, maybe I’m asking for the moon on a stick.
This is nothing to do with the writing, but I had to mention it somewhere. The formatting of the ARC I received was a little off. There were no paragraph breaks therefore when location or character changed within a chapter (which happens lots and I liked), I often found myself going back a sentence to figure out what on earth just happened. No reflection on the author, just a note about the formatting which did impact my experience.
Conclusion & Scoring 🎖️
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It definitely kept me on my toes and there are lots of twists that kept me interested. What I didn’t realise until right before I started is that the book is inspired by a Podcast by John Dryden. I’m not sure how or if the two fit together, but I’m a bit of a podcast fiend, so I shall be looking it up for sure. Great book, that I would definitely recommend for a quick and exciting read.
June 25, 2021
When Kaitlin Li’s twin brother, Conor, disappears after Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 vanishes while flying across the Atlantic, with all passengers and crew presumed dead, she becomes obsessed with solving the mystery. She sets up a Facebook page for tips and is soon investigating. Inevitably this leads to a whole heap of conspiracies and various people who might be kooks, spies, or various shades of baduns.
The tragic, and downright weird, tale of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared without a trace over the Pacific in 2014, clearly inspired Passenger List. MH370 has inspired many conspiracy theories and these are clearly also an inspiration for Passenger List. In real life I have no time for conspiracy theories, but in fiction I love a conspiracy thriller. For example, personally I suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of JFK, but I love a JFK conspiracy novel or film and Oliver Stone’s movie might be hokum but was great fun.
That said, as I read Passenger List I wondered whether this was going to be just a rehash of MH370 conspiracies, all pushed along by cardboard cutout genre fiction tropes and two-dimensional characters. This is a novel inspired by a podcast (a drama podcast, obviously. Not a true crime one). It feels cardboard cutout and there is little depth to the characters. That said, the plot moves along at pace and when the final denouement occurs it is believable, even for someone like me who doubts conspiracy theories in real life. The author doesn’t go with the most outlandish theory, but ends with something much more realistic, knowing as we do how governments have a tendency to cover their backs.
The tragic, and downright weird, tale of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared without a trace over the Pacific in 2014, clearly inspired Passenger List. MH370 has inspired many conspiracy theories and these are clearly also an inspiration for Passenger List. In real life I have no time for conspiracy theories, but in fiction I love a conspiracy thriller. For example, personally I suspect Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin of JFK, but I love a JFK conspiracy novel or film and Oliver Stone’s movie might be hokum but was great fun.
That said, as I read Passenger List I wondered whether this was going to be just a rehash of MH370 conspiracies, all pushed along by cardboard cutout genre fiction tropes and two-dimensional characters. This is a novel inspired by a podcast (a drama podcast, obviously. Not a true crime one). It feels cardboard cutout and there is little depth to the characters. That said, the plot moves along at pace and when the final denouement occurs it is believable, even for someone like me who doubts conspiracy theories in real life. The author doesn’t go with the most outlandish theory, but ends with something much more realistic, knowing as we do how governments have a tendency to cover their backs.
May 15, 2021
Kaitlin Li’s twin brother, Conor, was on Atlantic Airlines Flight 702 which disappeared while flying across the Atlantic, and all passengers and crew are presumed dead.
Kaitlin is convinced that her brother is still alive, and is trying to find out the truth about the flight’s disappearance.
She has set up a phone information line, and whenever anyone rings with information, she tried to follow the lead. When a mysterious person called Dylan starts giving her information, she finds links between various passengers, and reasons why the plane may have crashed.
I found the following of these leads interesting, how each one could be a reason for the plane to crash – and then the reality of that person’s story.
She also encounters a lawyer called Rory, who has his own reasons for wanting to find the truth about the flight, and they start to work together.
The second section of the book dives into the realms of cover-ups and high level governmental conspiracy theories, and I found this less plausible, and executed at breakneck speed.
However, the whole book was a very satisfying read, and came to a good conclusion.
I also listened to the dramatization on BBC Sounds, which covers the first section , and that was extremely well done.
Thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book.
Kaitlin is convinced that her brother is still alive, and is trying to find out the truth about the flight’s disappearance.
She has set up a phone information line, and whenever anyone rings with information, she tried to follow the lead. When a mysterious person called Dylan starts giving her information, she finds links between various passengers, and reasons why the plane may have crashed.
I found the following of these leads interesting, how each one could be a reason for the plane to crash – and then the reality of that person’s story.
She also encounters a lawyer called Rory, who has his own reasons for wanting to find the truth about the flight, and they start to work together.
The second section of the book dives into the realms of cover-ups and high level governmental conspiracy theories, and I found this less plausible, and executed at breakneck speed.
However, the whole book was a very satisfying read, and came to a good conclusion.
I also listened to the dramatization on BBC Sounds, which covers the first section , and that was extremely well done.
Thanks to Netgalley and Orion Publishing Group for the opportunity to read this book.
August 24, 2021
A fast paced and well put together conspiracy theory thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Flight 702 disappears on the way from London to New York but no one seems to know what happened or where the plane is now. 256 passengers are missing, including student Kaitlin's twin brother Connor, a computer hacking expert. Kaitlin can't accept that Connor is dead and is determined to uncover the truth about what happened.
As she digs deeper, she makes increasingly unsettling discoveries. Was Connor actually responsible for the hack he was credited with uncovering? Did he also hack into the plane causing a crash? Could someone else have brought a bomb or biological weapon on board? Or was it just a chance accident?
Family and friends urge her to accept that her brother has died and move on, but spurred on by a mysterious messenger she is forced to find out what she can alone, soon finding herself making enemies of gangs and shadowy figures who it seems don't want the truth to surface. Is her life in danger because someone has something to hide? Or is she just being paranoid like everyone thinks?
Flight 702 disappears on the way from London to New York but no one seems to know what happened or where the plane is now. 256 passengers are missing, including student Kaitlin's twin brother Connor, a computer hacking expert. Kaitlin can't accept that Connor is dead and is determined to uncover the truth about what happened.
As she digs deeper, she makes increasingly unsettling discoveries. Was Connor actually responsible for the hack he was credited with uncovering? Did he also hack into the plane causing a crash? Could someone else have brought a bomb or biological weapon on board? Or was it just a chance accident?
Family and friends urge her to accept that her brother has died and move on, but spurred on by a mysterious messenger she is forced to find out what she can alone, soon finding herself making enemies of gangs and shadowy figures who it seems don't want the truth to surface. Is her life in danger because someone has something to hide? Or is she just being paranoid like everyone thinks?
October 28, 2021
don’t know what it is but I love thrillers. Just as well I have no fear of flying as I read this on the plane coming home.
I was gripped from the start when the story starts with a news report of a flight to New York that vanished mid flight. Kaitlin Le a college student will not accept that her twin brother Conor who was on the flight is dead and thinks there is more to the story so decides to investigate more. A mysterious man called Dylan contacts Katlin feeding her bits of information about the missing flight but not divulging who he is. Along the way Katlin discovers a number of people who were on the flight could be involved with causing the plane to disappear but not everything is as it seems as she gets caught up in dangerous situations.
The main characters in a story can either make or break a story and although I didn’t feel a connection with Kaitlin, I didn’t dislike her either.
I’m not sure whether the conclusion is plausible but who knows in this day and age that this would not happen. I still found this was a tense and fast paced thriller which had me hooked until the last page and definitely worth a read for thriller fans.
I was gripped from the start when the story starts with a news report of a flight to New York that vanished mid flight. Kaitlin Le a college student will not accept that her twin brother Conor who was on the flight is dead and thinks there is more to the story so decides to investigate more. A mysterious man called Dylan contacts Katlin feeding her bits of information about the missing flight but not divulging who he is. Along the way Katlin discovers a number of people who were on the flight could be involved with causing the plane to disappear but not everything is as it seems as she gets caught up in dangerous situations.
The main characters in a story can either make or break a story and although I didn’t feel a connection with Kaitlin, I didn’t dislike her either.
I’m not sure whether the conclusion is plausible but who knows in this day and age that this would not happen. I still found this was a tense and fast paced thriller which had me hooked until the last page and definitely worth a read for thriller fans.
June 27, 2021
I read a lot of thrillers, so take this with a pinch of salt! I felt like this was quite a generic, same-old thriller.
Earlier this year I read Without a Trace by Mari Hannah, which also follows a plane disappearing/ crashing - I really enjoyed it. Passenger List just felt too commercial - 1 woman on a hunt and gets caught up in Watergate level stuff? It escalates quickly, and there’s lots of dramatic twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.
Whilst it is a page turner, and super fast-paced, the ending felt rushed and I felt there was just too much in the mix intentionally to give a ‘wow’ factor for the reader. I also couldn’t envision the characters too well as it was just go go go.
Good premise, although when reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about the other books I’ve read recently which follows similar themes - maybe it’s the season?
It read like a movie, and this is a movie I’d 10/10 enjoy, but the book just isn’t for me. Netflix, you there?
Gifted in exchange for an honest review.
Earlier this year I read Without a Trace by Mari Hannah, which also follows a plane disappearing/ crashing - I really enjoyed it. Passenger List just felt too commercial - 1 woman on a hunt and gets caught up in Watergate level stuff? It escalates quickly, and there’s lots of dramatic twists and turns to keep the reader guessing.
Whilst it is a page turner, and super fast-paced, the ending felt rushed and I felt there was just too much in the mix intentionally to give a ‘wow’ factor for the reader. I also couldn’t envision the characters too well as it was just go go go.
Good premise, although when reading it, I couldn’t stop thinking about the other books I’ve read recently which follows similar themes - maybe it’s the season?
It read like a movie, and this is a movie I’d 10/10 enjoy, but the book just isn’t for me. Netflix, you there?
Gifted in exchange for an honest review.
April 24, 2021
‘Passenger List ✈️ 🔥’ by J.S. Dryden
🌟🌟🌟 3/5
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An interesting storyline which will keep you on your toes! Having being a big fan of the tv shows Lost and Manifest, I thought this sounded similar and was intrigued to read the book.
Different from anything else I have read so far and definitely had the potential to be better than it was. It was fast paced and had lots of twists throughout to keep you wanting to read more. I really felt for the character Kaitlin as she becomes invested in the cover up and gives up everything to find out what happened to her brother & the the other passengers. She runs into a few bumpy situations along the way and puts her life in danger.
The ending of the book I didn’t enjoy and it overall I was a bit disappointed, I just wished for more!
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Thanks to @netgalley and @orionbooks for the advanced copy! Publication date 10th June 2021 📖
🌟🌟🌟 3/5
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An interesting storyline which will keep you on your toes! Having being a big fan of the tv shows Lost and Manifest, I thought this sounded similar and was intrigued to read the book.
Different from anything else I have read so far and definitely had the potential to be better than it was. It was fast paced and had lots of twists throughout to keep you wanting to read more. I really felt for the character Kaitlin as she becomes invested in the cover up and gives up everything to find out what happened to her brother & the the other passengers. She runs into a few bumpy situations along the way and puts her life in danger.
The ending of the book I didn’t enjoy and it overall I was a bit disappointed, I just wished for more!
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Thanks to @netgalley and @orionbooks for the advanced copy! Publication date 10th June 2021 📖
June 9, 2022
I added this on Goodreads because I kind of wanted to rave about the achievement that it is. It's sort of radio theatre that was published as a podcast, and this was a complete revelation for me for some reason.
The plot is... fine, nothing too out of the ordinary, but pretty thrilling and even has some adequate social commentary. I would've maybe cut a character or two. It won't blow you away, but I don't think you'll want to drop it either because the scenes don't outstay their welcome.
The amazing bit is the sound design. They put so much effort into getting lots of "recordings" right, and I would say that the dialogue is also spot on most of the time, as are the emotions.
So give this genre a chance, especially as regular audiobooks aren't very cheap.
The plot is... fine, nothing too out of the ordinary, but pretty thrilling and even has some adequate social commentary. I would've maybe cut a character or two. It won't blow you away, but I don't think you'll want to drop it either because the scenes don't outstay their welcome.
The amazing bit is the sound design. They put so much effort into getting lots of "recordings" right, and I would say that the dialogue is also spot on most of the time, as are the emotions.
So give this genre a chance, especially as regular audiobooks aren't very cheap.
May 20, 2021
3.5 Stars
When flight 702 goes missing mid flight from Heathrow to New York Kaitlin Le is determined to find out what happened to the plane and to her twin brother who was onboard the doomed flight.
This was a fast paced thriller with lots of twists and turns. Kaitlin's quest to find out what happened to her brother was compelling and I read the book in almost one sitting. The cast of characters were all gripping with their own issues and following their journey for the truth was addictive; I couldn't put the book down until I knew what had happened.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the book in return for an honest review
When flight 702 goes missing mid flight from Heathrow to New York Kaitlin Le is determined to find out what happened to the plane and to her twin brother who was onboard the doomed flight.
This was a fast paced thriller with lots of twists and turns. Kaitlin's quest to find out what happened to her brother was compelling and I read the book in almost one sitting. The cast of characters were all gripping with their own issues and following their journey for the truth was addictive; I couldn't put the book down until I knew what had happened.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of the book in return for an honest review
June 4, 2021
I liked the idea of this book from the description given but sadly it was all just a bit too far fetched for me. How a student with very little money can jet around the world trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of a plane her brother was on, is just beyond me.
It is well written and does leave you wondering who Kaitlin can trust and who she can’t but did I find it thrilling..........no! Did I find it remotely believable...........no!
Having said all that I do think it will appeal to others much more than it did to me.
My thanks to the author, the publishers and to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in return for an honest review.
It is well written and does leave you wondering who Kaitlin can trust and who she can’t but did I find it thrilling..........no! Did I find it remotely believable...........no!
Having said all that I do think it will appeal to others much more than it did to me.
My thanks to the author, the publishers and to NetGalley for an advanced reader copy in return for an honest review.
July 7, 2021
This book is brilliant an edge of your seat read. When flight 702 goes missing and her twin brother was aboard katlin knows he hasn't died and decides to investigate. The twists in this tale is so amazing it almost feels like your never going to work out what has happened. Its in no way predictable and I just loved it. The flow of the book was amazing. It was a joy to read this book much praise for this book and thank you to the author for writing this story I look forward to reading more by this author.
June 1, 2021
Thanks NetGalley, Orion Publishing Group and John Dryden for an ARC to review.
Absolutely loved it, it was like watching a heart racing action movie.
When a plan disappear without a wreckage or any clue whatsoever, a mystery stays unsolved.
A huge cover up from every governrate agency possible
Kaitlin refuses to accept the formal story, insisting on understanding what happened to her twin brother.
Absolutely loved it, it was like watching a heart racing action movie.
When a plan disappear without a wreckage or any clue whatsoever, a mystery stays unsolved.
A huge cover up from every governrate agency possible
Kaitlin refuses to accept the formal story, insisting on understanding what happened to her twin brother.
April 19, 2021
i truly loved this book - i am hoping that Kaitlin Le gets another outing as she is a great character and i feel has so much more to uncover and investigate in the world. I loved that she would not accept the party line regarding the crash of the flight her brother was on and so investigated this herself with a little help along the way. I plot was so fast moving - such a brilliant read.
July 3, 2021
Rating it as a podcast/dramatization. Quick scan of the Kindle preview suggests is pretty darn similar to season 1 of the podcast, which was quite good. Maybe the book has more, but from the description and the limited preview, it looks like I've ready 'read' this book.
Now to season two to hear learn more!
Now to season two to hear learn more!
July 23, 2022
This was a great full cast production about what happened to a missing airplane. A student searching for her missing brother encounters spies, agents, danger and conspiracy theories. Well played by Kelly Tran, the talented cast takes us on a thrilling journey. Two seasons, though I felt season one was much smoother and better connected than season two.
December 11, 2022
Could not stop listening. Got through two seasons in two days. Very gripping!
Some of my criticisms are that Caitlyn can be difficult to root for because of her headstrong personality (but that also makes her such a BAMF), and that the last episode of season 2 was quite rushed and the pacing felt off. Other than that - wow. Great alternative to watching a random nerflix show.
Some of my criticisms are that Caitlyn can be difficult to root for because of her headstrong personality (but that also makes her such a BAMF), and that the last episode of season 2 was quite rushed and the pacing felt off. Other than that - wow. Great alternative to watching a random nerflix show.
February 13, 2020
It was fine. Unfortunately not much is resolved at the end of this season, making it clear that they want you to listen to the next season.. but it doesn't stand very well as it's own story so was a bit frustrating.
July 13, 2021
Interesting story, shame about the voice! From now on, I shall listen to the sample audio first! Unfortunately, the narrator's voice was so distractingly annoying that I couldn't immerse myself in the story, hence the 3* rating.
August 10, 2021
I had to wonder what drugs the author was on when he wrote this book! In her efforts to prove that her twin brother didn't die in an air crash our heroine pursues almost every wild possibility except capture by Martians.
October 17, 2021
A captivating story from the start about a young woman who believes that the plane crash that supposedly claimed her twin brother did not really happen. Well written and easy to read, the story features believeable characters and plot.
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