Two women from two very different lifestyles are both fleeing their lives in a desperate attempt to get away and start over, to disappear.

Claire Cook seems to have to all, married to a wealthy and influential philanthropist with political aspirations, she has a staff of at least ten to wait on her (and watch her every move). Unfortunately, her husband’s money and power also convince people to turn a blind eye to rages and violence towards Claire.

Eva James, brought up in a group home after her drug addicted mother terminated her parental rights, finds herself to be a talented chemist while attending Berkeley but finds that her gift may also be her downfall. Ever the survivor, Eva takes an opportunity from a stranger and uses her talent in ways that lead her into darker places and danger.

This is an interesting novel about women, the choices they make and the choices that are made for them. When there is no knight in shiny armor and no happily ever after, both Eva and Claire decide to take control and change the narrative to varying degrees of success. The timeline splits from the moment the women exchange boarding passes, Claire plummets forward into Eva’s old life as Eva’s story unfolds in the months and days leading up to the crash.

The story is told with enough detail and paranoia to keep the reader guessing while trying to piece together certain parts of the story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book has gotten a lot of hype prior to next week’s publication date and I can see why. Centered around two women meeting by chance, or was it.

Claire Cook is married into a prominent public family and her husband is about to announce his run for Senator. There is a major issue, her husband is abusive to her. Claire, is planning on her escape and with the help of two well connected high school friends, she is very close.

When we meet Eva James, we know very little of her. She meets Claire at the airport and due to unforeseen complications to Claire’s travel, they exchange places. Claire will go to Oakland and Eva will go Puerto Rico and they will trade identities.

When Claire lands in Oakland there is one problem, the plane with Eva has crashed and their are no survivors. You would think that would be in her favor, but this really sets up the one crazy ride.

Told in two Point of Views. Claire after the crash, and Eva in the month’s leading up to the crash. Up until the last quarter, I would have never guessed the ending, but Clark does give great clues throughout. She also happens to leave one surprise to the very last sentence.

This was a really great thriller. The story moved extremely fast. The alternating time lines add a nice layer of complexity. This is a thriller that I will be recommending all summer.

Thank you NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an Advanced Reader’s Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Last Flight is a super well done thriller! The plot is so unique and I definitely did not see all the twists coming... especially at the end! Would love to see this made into a movie!

Claire is the wife of a philanthropist with political dreams -- who also has been abusing her. She's tried to leave him, but he's reeled her back in. Now she's ready to disappear; she has false documents waiting for her at a hotel where she is staying while on a business trip. And then her husband decides that he'll go to that event and she will go to another one in Puerto Rico.

While at the airport, Claire meets Eva, a woman who is heading home to Berkeley, and they realize that they both want to start new lives where no one will find them. They switch boarding passes and head in separate directions. And then the plane to Puerto Rico goes down with no survivors.

Did Eva get on that flight? Will Claire begin a new life in safety...and how will she do it with no papers and no money? There are moments in this book that will make you gasp and moments you really wish would (or wouldn't!) happen. It is a story that will make you think and try to figure out how you would do it if you wanted to disappear, too.

My thanks to Sourcebooks and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sooo good! Clare is married, unhappily, to Ryan, a high flying politically connected abuser. She's desperate to leave him and after careful planning with the help of her only friend, is set to go until...Ryan changes her itinerary. Eva is also on the run. She's an expert chemist who has been making drugs and has come to the attention of law enforcement. She's less worried about that than she is about what her employers will do. These two switch identities at Newark airport, with Eva heading to Puerto Rico and Clare back to Berkley, where Eva lived- but she has no clue of Eva's problem. Then the plane crashes. This moves back and forth in time-and alternates between Clare and Eva. Eva's story is slower to emerge (Clare's is obvious up front). No spoilers from me for this one, which is a real page turner. These two women are wonderful characters who you will find yourself rooting for, in part because both of them are so alone in much of their lives, although Eva develops a relationship with Liz before the crash. There's a twist near the end and then there's the end itself. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. This is a real page turner that I very much enjoyed,. Excellent read.

The lives of two women become inextricably linked in this tense and twisting thriller. When Claire Cook’s carefully crafted plans to leave her powerful and abusive husband fall apart, a seemingly random run-in at the airport with the mysterious Eva kicks off a desperate plot to switch places. Only when Claire’s plane touches down, she realizes Eva went down with the crashed plane Claire was supposed to be on. Or did she? As Claire realizes the woman she traded places with has secrets of her own, she tries to stay a step ahead of the life she had no choice but to flee.
I couldn’t put this book down and read it a second time to pick up on all the clues and turns I might have missed the first time. Engrossing, hopeful, and poignant, this is a perfect book for anyone who wants to escape into an engrossing read. I’ve had trouble recently getting into books and keeping focus, and it was such a pleasure to find something that kept hold of my attention. The author captures the two women at the heart of the book perfectly. We understand their predicaments and root for a positive outcome without getting bogged down in backstory. Secondary characters feel flushed out even without spending much time on the page. The ending resonated with me and has stayed on my mind. Definitely an author I will anticipate reading more of!

Thank you to Source Books & Netgalley for the E-ARC of The Last Flight.

I. Loved. This. Book. Eva & Claire are both looking to escape their lives and have one chance to do so. This book had me guessing throughout the entire duration, which is something I love in a story. When everything finally came together in the end, I was truly surprised by the twists and the connections between characters. I flew through this book in just under 24 hours - I had to know what happened! Thanks for writing such a masterpiece of a novel, Julia Clark!

I'd been in the mood for a thriller/mystery for a while and this perfectly fit the bill. Readers get to peer into the very different, yet very similar, lives of Eva and Claire, unraveling the mysteries of what led them to make the decisions they did. I couldn't bring myself to put this down!

This book kept me turning pages well into the night. I appreciated how the two women at the heart of the narrative were both strong and resourceful in their own ways. This is an excellent entry into the domestic suspense genre and an easy choice for fans of AJ Finn and Sheri Lapena.

3.5 stars. This was an enjoyable, fast paced read that had elements of suspense but was also an interesting character study of the lives of the 2 women who switched places at the airport. It explore what led them both to that moment and the consequences. The author did a fine job building the back story of each woman and developing the plot lines. I liked the main setting in Berkeley CA and the description of life on and around campus also. This is recommended if you like a touch of suspense not also appreciate fine character studies.

I'm lucky to have gotten on a string of great thrillers lately and this one didn't disappoint. In fact, thriller isn't quite the right label for it. It's a super suspenseful mystery, weaving together the stories of two very different women. Claire and Eva meeting in an airport bar. Both desperate to escape their lives, they swap plane tickets. But when one of the planes crashes, things become even more complicated. The writing is sharp, the alternating timelines transition smoothly, revealing backstory while continuously building the suspense. The story touches on heavy subjects, domestic violence, drug abuse, sexism, and grief. Both women are strong protagonists, which I appreciated. Neither is a villain, as it seems is so common in thrillers. This is a compulsive read that proves things are not always as they appear on the surface.

The Last Flight is everything you want in a book! A gripping story of suspense; haunting, vulnerable characters; and a chilling ending that stays with you long after the last page. This thrilling story of two desperate women that will do anything to escape from their lives. The Last Flight is a well-written fast-paced thriller! A must-read of the summer.

This book deserves 100 stars. I found it so engrossing I read it cover to cover . I highly recommend this book for all who enjoy suspense fiction reading about strong women charcters. Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for the opportunity. My review opinion is my own and cross posted at publication.

This was a outstanding read so well crafted to the two charcters both of who this reader liked from the start. Clare is a strong women enduring a loveless marriage to a high powered monster who abuses her behind closed doors. Eva is a equally strong women surviving a life of hard knocks that has now endangered her life working for a high power drug dealer she cannot escape from. Both women are educated,, strong and savvy as they plan their escape from their lives. When their lives collide at a airport both make split second decisions to switch boarding passes. The suspense begins as the story is told chapter by chapter from their perspectives of each step of their new lives.

I loved this book and each charcter as they attempt to rebuild their fractured lives. . The author does a great service in how she portrays each woman not as a victim but as a survivor. They are great examples of the strength of women and how we rise again to begin life anew from impossible circumstances. The author brilliantly tells each story from their perspective including how each plans to move forward. I was unable to part with this book until completion and consider it one of the best books I have read this year. Its well written, exciting and captured my attention from cover to cover. The perfect read !

"The Last Flight" by Julie Clark, was an addictive, fascinating thriller. I give it
4⭐!! (Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the gifted copy). I thought it went in so many unexpected directions, and I thought the characters were well developed. I had no issues really, it was very suspenseful and fast moving. I totally loved it!! Definitely recommend it to my thriller lovers, so be sure to check it out!!

Claire who seems to have the most perfect, ritzy, wealthy life married to Rory. Behind closed doors though, all is not as it appears. Rory is controlling and has an abusive temper. Claire has made secret plans to take off without Rory knowing where she's going. Then you have Eva who has dangerous things going on in her life and also wants to leave and start over. They meet in an airport bar, and decide to swap tickets and destinations, in hopes they can disappear without a trace. What Claire doesn't know is that Eva told her lies about what her life really was. So Claire is going to California, to Eva's home and life, and Eva heading to Puerto Rico. But the plane to Puerto Rico goes down. Both woman end up in danger, from men who are after them. I liked both of these characters and was rooting for both of them. I thought the writing was smooth and very readable and I would love to read more books by Julie Clark!!

This book was so much fun! The plot was propulsive and the changing perspective between the women each chapter was done really well. It made the book feel episodic in a great way. The chapters ended so interestingly that it was like watching a TV show and you can't wait for the next episode. The ending was maybe a little too tidy for my liking but overall, I would definitely recommend this book.

“If we don’t tell our own stories, we’ll never take control of the narrative.”

Two women, both trying to run away from their lives, meet at an airport and switch flights... and in turn, trade identities. However, both identities come with dangerous consequences...

I loved this book! It’s told from both woman’s perspectives and is not only a fast-paced suspense read, but totally intriguing and her writing will have you rooting for women everywhere!

The Last Flight by Julie Clark is a high speed thriller with strong female characters and an original plot. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!

I really enjoyed this book.! It should be on the top of your to be read books this summer! The characters were likable, well drawn, and relatable.

3.5
The opening of this novel is tension filled as Claire Cook, rich socialite and abused wife, tries desperately to complete a plan to escape her marriage. When things begin to fall apart, a chance encounter at the airport with another desperate woman, changes both their paths and sets the story in motion.

The alternating story lines of Eva and Claire give us a back story as well as a current time line to take us through to the end. It shines a light on how difficult circumstances can cause people to resort to desperate measures.

I sat down to read the first couple of chapters of this book and got totally sucked in right away. Eva and Claire are both very compelling characters, and the introduction of their characters draws the reader in immediately. i could clearly see them, especially the moment for each that the new reality of their lives set in. Incredible storytelling; this should be a book on the list of every reader who loves domestic suspense or any type of suspense, and women's fiction.