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BOOK INFO
Title: Layover
Author: David Bell
Publisher: Berkley
Publish Date: July 2, 2019
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Series: na
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
Joshua Fields takes the same flights every week for work, his life a series of departures and arrivals, hotels and airports. During yet another layover, he meets Morgan, a beautiful stranger with whom he feels an immediate connection. When it’s time for their respective flights, Morgan kisses Joshua passionately, lamenting that they’ll never see each other again.
As soon as Morgan disappears in the crowd, Joshua is shocked to see her face on a nearby TV. The reason: Morgan is a missing person.
What follows is a whirlwind, fast-paced journey filled with lies, deceit, and secrets as Joshua tries to discover why Morgan has vanished from her own life. Every time he thinks one mystery is solved, another rears its head—and his worst enemy might be his own assumptions about those around him.

MY REVIEW
During a layover, Joshua meets Morgan. He feels an instant attraction to her, and alters his travel plans to follow her. Only, she doesn’t want to be followed. Joshua ends up in a whirlwind of a mystery.
Told with the alternating points of view of Joshua and Detective Kimberly Givens. Joshua doesn’t enjoy his work, has a (sort of) girlfriend, and he really hates flying, which he does a lot of. He seems like a decent guy who is not sure what he wants in life. When he meets Morgan, he is drawn to her, and thinks she feels the same about him. Turn out, she’s got some secrets and getting involved with her only leads to trouble for him. Detective Givens is working hard on a missing person case of a local business man. Eventually, Joshua and the detective cross paths.
A slow-building suspense. For avid readers of thrillers, this one may fall flat. I found the idea of a stranger getting so involved in the mystery a bit unbelievable, but it was entertaining to read. My biggest quibble is Joshua following Morgan. He should have backed off when Morgan told him to. He’s not doing either of them any favors by staying involved. One thing I really enjoyed was Joshua’s relationship with his father. It was great to see a good father-son relationship.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
Books by David Bell:
- Cemetery Girl
- The Hiding Place
- Never Come Back
- The Forgotten Girl
- Somebody I Used to Know
- Since She Went Away
- Bring Her Home
- Somebody’s Daughter
- Layover
- The Request
- Kill All Your Darlings
- The Finalists
- She’s Gone
- Try Not to Breathe
Well… I got rejected for this… Now I am happy I was. I will get this if I get it on a sale. Lovely review
Thanks, Shalini! I like his writing, but this book fell flat for me.
Ah got it… Will wait for sale to get it
Too bad this one did not live up to your expectations. We can’t love them all.