Hostage by Clare Mackintosh

A voice in Mina’s head says a lot can happen in 20 hours as she prepares to join

the crew for the first non-stop flight from London to Sydney. She was right. What follows is a turbulent series of shocking events and a journey that keeps the reader guessing until the final chapter. Mina discovers a note after the plane takes off, threatening the life of her five-year-old daughter, who is soon to be at the centre of a violent, unfolding drama at home with her policeman father and the family’s nanny. Chapters swing between different passengers on the flight, who have wildly different plans for visiting the Sydney Opera House. We have big expectations for the North Wales-based author’s next book,

considering the supersonic storyline of Hostage.