The Other Passenger: One stranger stands between you and the perfect crime...The most addictive novel you'll read this year
Jun 2020 · Simon and Schuster
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‘Absolutely brilliant… An exceptionally exciting, mysterious book – we both loved it’ Richard & Judy
It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife Melia has reported him missing.
When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Aren't you?
Praise for The Other Passenger:
‘Nobody writes so incisively about couples’ Daily Mail, Books of the Year 2020
‘Filled with really excellent twists’ Stylist, Best books out in June
‘The queen of the urban thriller returns with her winning blend of whodunit and thoroughly unreliable narrators’ Red
'One of the twistiest plots you'll ever read' Cosmopolitan
‘Cleverly captures the envy zeitgeist’ Stylist
‘Stylish, suspenseful and absorbing’ Best
‘You won’t want to put down this roller coaster read!’ Closer
‘Gripping from start to finish’ Bella
‘Not only is Candlish a terrific storyteller, she has the gift of making you care about unlikable characters’ Guardian
‘I’ll be amazed if we don’t see The Other Passenger on screen before long’ London Evening Standard
‘The layers of plot astound’ Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Another clever tale from the author of Our House’ Prima
‘Brilliantly plotted’ Mail on Sunday
It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife Melia has reported him missing.
When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Aren't you?
Praise for The Other Passenger:
‘Nobody writes so incisively about couples’ Daily Mail, Books of the Year 2020
‘Filled with really excellent twists’ Stylist, Best books out in June
‘The queen of the urban thriller returns with her winning blend of whodunit and thoroughly unreliable narrators’ Red
'One of the twistiest plots you'll ever read' Cosmopolitan
‘Cleverly captures the envy zeitgeist’ Stylist
‘Stylish, suspenseful and absorbing’ Best
‘You won’t want to put down this roller coaster read!’ Closer
‘Gripping from start to finish’ Bella
‘Not only is Candlish a terrific storyteller, she has the gift of making you care about unlikable characters’ Guardian
‘I’ll be amazed if we don’t see The Other Passenger on screen before long’ London Evening Standard
‘The layers of plot astound’ Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Another clever tale from the author of Our House’ Prima
‘Brilliantly plotted’ Mail on Sunday
Ratings and reviews
4.2
50 reviews
Tahlia Kerr
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October 14, 2022
The writing style was a bit too pretentious and unnecessary for my liking. And most characters were so unlikeable. Story and twist was OK though.
John Dixon
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September 25, 2020
Review of THE OTHER PASSENGER by Louise Candlish ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I received an advanced reader copy of this book in return for my honest review. I apologise for my tardiness in posting it. It is the first day back at work after Boxing day 2019, when Jamie Buckby is stopped as he disembark from a Thames River bus by two Met Police detectives. A friend of his is missing, and he increasingly feels that he is their only suspect. What follows is a skilful web of misdirection from Louise Candlish that had me fooled again and again. The characters were instantly likable (or not). Their relationships were intertwined and believable and it was easy to empathise or feel anger towards them. The winding story was compelling and I felt I would be doing this book a disservice by not reading it in one or two sittings. Overall I wish I had read this as soon as it appeared in my library and can only thank Louise Candlish for such a good book, hence the five stars. I recommend this to anyone
13 people found this review helpful
Jessica Vincent
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August 26, 2020
Absolutely brilliant. Just when you think you've got it figured out the story takes a dizzying twist and sinks it's hooks in deeper. I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys trying to figure out what is going to happen ahead of time.
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About the author
Louise Candlish is the internationally bestselling author of fifteen novels, including The Other Passenger, The Heights, and Our House, which won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at the 2019 British Book Awards. It is now a major four-part TV drama starring Martin Compston, Tuppence Middleton, and Rupert Penry-Jones, available to stream on CBC Gem. Louise lives in London with her husband and daughter. Connect with her on Twitter @Louise_Candlish, Facebook @LouiseCandlishAuthor, and Instagram @LouiseCandlish.
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