The Flight Attendant - Review

The Flight Attendant  🌟🌟🌟🌟
By Chris Bohjalian 
Published March 13 2018 by Doubleday

Another addictive read from the talented Chris Bohjalian, and again, it's like none of his other books.  I would classify this one as an international spy thriller, but that doesn't become obvious until later.  At first it rivaled The Girl on the Train for most outlandish female alcoholic, only this time it's the girl on the plane.

Cassie seems to live a charmed jet-setting life as a flight attendant, getting her pick of international flights like Rome, Berlin, or Dubai, with NYC her home base.  Actually, though, she is quite a mess, picking up strange fellows at every hotel, and drinking until she either passes out or blacks out (there is a difference).  This is what ultimately gets her into trouble while in Dubai, and the trouble follows her home and everywhere else she ventures.  Despite the seriousness of her situation, she continues to act like a crazy teenager set loose for the first time in the big city.

Addictive, like I said, and very suspenseful.  I read it in two days time.  There's a great twist at the end that I never saw coming, and then the Epilogue, for me, seemed somewhat far fetched.  But who knows, maybe these things are more common than we know.
My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher.