The Business Trip
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THE BUSINESS TRIP is the gripping, page-turning debut from author Jessie Garcia.
Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship. After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same man—the messages becoming stranger and more erratic.
And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the questions: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women— or what did they do to him?
Twist upon twist, layer upon layer, where nothing is as it seems, The Business Trip takes you on a descent into the depths of a mastermind manipulator. But who is playing who?
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Twisty Thriller. Maybe Not The Best Read The Day I Read It. Without spoiling *too* much, I read this book on the same day that United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was murdered in cold blood - and given many peoples' opinions of that murder, opinions echoed by one of our characters within this text... it was a bit much to read on that exact day.
But since *you* won't be reading it *that* day (and, hopefully, not on any similar day), know that this book is actually one of the twistier, more inventive books I've read this year or even in quite some time, really. By the end of it, you're going to feel very sad for certain characters and you're likely to want to pull a gun on other characters yourself. Still other characters come off as incredibly sleezy basically every time they are "on screen", and other characters you're going to wind up actively cheering certain actions, at minimum.
If you enjoy twisty thrillers where nothing is ever as it seems... there is quite a bit to like here. If you're a fan of more straightforward books... this may not be your cup of... well, whatever you prefer to drink. (As an American of the Southern US, the only tea I drink is sweet and iced, and I'm fairly sure the idiom "not your cup of tea" refers to that disgusting British stuff that we rightfully dumped into Boston Harbor all those years ago - which is all that stuff is good for. But I digress. :D)
Complex. Thrilling. Titillating (to a degree) even. If those are things you like in your books, congratulations. You've found a book that is *right there*. If a more Hallmarkie approach is more your speed... there are a lot of those stories out there, but this aint that.
Overall truly one of the more enjoyable and interesting books of the near 200 I've read this year, it will likely be on my Top 24 Books I Read In 2024 list. :)
Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
Whelp .. that was a fun read. I wasn't sure what to expect when I started this one but it quickly became a whirlwind of a ride. I enjoy multiple POVs and short chapters and this has both. The story was interesting and had me flying through the pages. The ending?! Definitely wasn't expecting that!
Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the review copy.
