That was a wild ride! I loved all the character and witness narration. It was so good and really brought this story to life. I was constantly guessing through the twists and devoured this in one sitting. I just couldn't stop. I will definitely be on the lookout for more of this authors work.
Thank you NetGalley, and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to listen and review this advanced copy.

I love a good, twisty thriller. Sometimes it can be hard for a book's ending to surprise me though because I read a lot of them. I could see where this book was going to end up pretty early but there were definitely some twists I didn't expect. The actual ending I didn't expect and I found it a little weird. It didn't come totally out of right field but it was close. Overall, I enjoyed the story and would read future books by this author. This is a great debut novel!!

Wow! This book is one of the best books. I've read in a long time! I listened to the audiobook version, and was surprised that they were so many narrators when the book started. For the audio part, I would give five stars to a narrators. It was nice having different voices instead of one person portraying many voices..

As for the book itself, simply amazing. I enjoyed the many different perspectives. I enjoyed the suspense, and I especially enjoyed the ending.! What a superb book-I can't wait for more from this author!!!

I received an audiobook version of this book from NetGalley in return for my honest review.

This aptly titled debut encompassed various forms of business: official, risky, shady, and perhaps the most important the business of being unputdownable! I was looking for any excuse to throw my headphones 🎧 on and dive back in. 👀 A full cast of narrators that brought their “A” game 👏🏻 had me showing up excited every single time for this one.

Two women from different walks of life take the same ✈️ flight, both send word home that they’ve met a dreamy guy. At first he sounds like a total catch, until the women vanish.

How easy is it to manipulate a situation when people see what they expect to see?

Captivating and gripping I liked how many variables were in play and perspectives from a wide range of characters. It felt like the author was tossing separate pieces of the puzzle 🧩 I enjoyed that it required my attention. I thought it was brilliant to give side characters a voice that in most novels would’ve barely received a mention. I only figured out fifty percent of the twist so I had a little shock and that made my day! 😍 Bravo! Jessie Garcia is one to watch!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the Advance Listening Copy for Review. These are my unbiased opinions.

I'm so glad I started Jessie Garcia's The Business Trip early in the day! I was instantly addicted to this psychological thriller, and there was no way I was going to sleep until I finished!

After seeing a full cast of audiobook narrator names, I knew there would be tons of characters. This type of thriller can easily become overwhelming, but I was pleasantly surprised by just how well each of the characters were introduced, and even more so by how well this book translated to audio!

The Business Trip, broken down into its four parts:

Part One
We are introduced to Jasmine and Stephanie, the former leaving an abusive relationship, the latter heading on a work trip. This part sets up the rest of the (many) characters so perfectly, allowing this wide cast to never become daunting or confusing!

Part Two
Many different characters are brought forward, each with their own perspective and audiobook narrator. These different perspectives slowly reveal recent text and voice message conversations, which become increasingly more strange and evasive with each communication.

Part Three
My eyes were wide when yet another character joined the cast! This audiobook narrator played into the previously laid emotional groundwork with a nagging, pompous, and narcissistic tone to their voice! They stole the show and made me dislike their character exponentially more than if I had just read a physical copy of the book! As the plot continued to twist and turn, thickening with each chapter, my mind started racing with possibilities!

Part Four
A different character took the stage. This voice actor played their role flawlessly, the story rolling off their tongue organically and believably! This conclusive ending provided the final twist and showcased the true intricacies of this story!

Overall
This is such a well executed plot, the layers placed perfectly on top of one another. As each part builds upon the last, you realize just how much strategy went into writing this crisp psychological thriller!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the complimentary audio copy to read and review.

I really enjoyed this book! The writing was great, and the story was entertaining, though a bit repetitive at times, but it felt kind of necessary. I think the audiobook made the experience even better. The narrators were excellent and made it easy to fully enjoy the story.

This was a fun, compulsive read! I listened to the audiobook of Jessica Garcia's debut and binged it in a couple days. I loved the various cast of voices especially the three main characters (Stephanie, Jasmine, and Trent). The premise reminded me a bit of Single White Female with a whole lot of twists. Overall, this was definitely a popcorn type of story with plot points that are pretty wild and hard to believe and not a whole lot of character development but escapism at its best. I'll definitely check out this author's books in the future.

Thank you Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the opportunity to listen to his audiobook.

2 women missing... one man involved in both??


5 stars? Yes, I did it. This was twisty and turny- when I thought I knew I was wrong. I like when a book can do that to me!!!

This was a decent thriller but was so far-fetched at the end that I think the twist just confused me.

This was phenomenal. I cannot recommend it enough. I thought I had it all figured out, but I was so wrong. This book is suspenseful, twisty and absolutely gripping. Such a great read.

I was fortunate enough to have both the digital and audio advanced review copies and the audiobook blew me away. Because the story is told from multiple perspectives, multiple narrators were used, and they were consistently excellent.

Two women board the same flight and sit together. Both women disappear, after sending a strange series of text messages.

I listened to the audiobook and the narration was well done and the narrators did a great job immersing the reader in the story. This book had a lot of twists. We follow to characters with very different lives who happen to meet on an airplane. We meet Stephanie, a news director, who is heading to a conference in San Diego and Jasmine, a woman in an abusive relationship, who is finally leaving her partner for good. Within the next couple of days, they are both oddly texting people in their lives that they met a man named Trent McCarthy, and they are going to his house in Atlanta. You spend your time trying to figure out what happened to them and then, once you think you have it solved, you realize nope there is more to the story. It’s written from the points of view of several people, and going back to see what they did reveals more to the story. This was super engaging and unique, Will definitely recommend this one and I think it could be a really fun book club read.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for the audioarc to preview,

𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑩𝑼𝑺𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑻𝑹𝑰𝑷 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒂 is a really fun, cleverly formatted suspense that I thoroughly enjoyed, especially paired with the spectacular, multi-cast narration in audio!

First, a huge thanks to @macmillan.audio & @netgalley for early access to this exceptionally fun story that comes out on January 14th!

Jasmine is feeling an abusive relationship and Stephanie is heading out on a business trip for her network. These two women both go missing and their friends and coworkers are left trying to put the pieces together. And then who is this Trent guy who seems to be part of both stories?

I loved how the perspectives shifted all over the place! Sometimes this can be a bit much, but I thought it was done so well here and so easy to follow as the story progressed. I did love how the audio had different narrators for each perspective which added to the ease, and each one was perfect for the character. This structure added a freshness that made it very enjoyable for me.

I appreciated how the story made me think a bit about how class distinctions and how it can affect people, which is becoming a bigger cultural issue. That said, this was mostly just incredibly entertaining which is just what I needed after some heavier reading! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

Well, this was a wild ride. I found myself hoping Jasmine escapes her abusive boyfriend and Stephanie, power woman, continues to exceed at work. Then, there's Trent McCarthy, the opposite of what you would think god's gift to women might be. We are treated (ahem) to Trent's private thoughts, and I just couldn't help but thinking, it couldn't have happened to a better guy. As the story continues, I found myself so confused, in a good way, wondering how that happened and why. And then, lots of 'aha' moments as well, and who is Diana? The twists keep coming and boy was this fun! The story was also well narrated.

I was invested in this book from the start. The first half is more of a slow burn with lots of POVs - the second half picks up when everything starts unraveling. I thought the overall premise and structure was unique and sets this apart from other thrillers that have similar twists.

I didn’t love that in the second half the whole story was basically repeating but from Jasmine’s point of view. Her inner monologue was awful because she is such an unlikable character and not because of the authors writing. I thought the character development was great.

Overall, this was a fun time and I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend the audio book as there is a fully cast for all the different POVs which added to the overall experience.

I really enjoyed this audiobook! I was a little worried at first with the multiple narrators, but it ended up working out just fine. And the twists towards the end! Especially the last one! Ha! Got me good lol all the voices were perfect too. Would recommend to friends

I went in blind and I’m so glad I did! This one gripped me from the start. The book is broken into parts, each part mainly focusing on one character. The quick pace and short chapters had me speeding through this on audio, but this popcorn thriller would have been just as old if I read the physical or kindle copy.

I would describe this story as unhinged and some of the characters as immensely unlikeable. I had no idea where the story was going. It was also very well thought out and each time I thought I might have found something that didn’t quite work o a plot hole, it was immediately followed up with an explanation or another twist.

If you like the art of the con, this is a book for you!

This book is twisted in more ways than one from the unlikeable characters I enjoyed not liking, to how the plot played out in the end. It was a really entertaining read from start to finish that I didn't want to hit pause on. I also enjoyed the full cast of narrators in the audiobook. I highly recommend this one for fans of twisty psychological thrillers.

I received a complimentary copy of this book "The Business Trip" and all opinions expressed are my own. I listened to the audio book. I didn't care for the story. There was a surprise but overall throughout the book it was a slow burn. Not sure I could have actually read the book, glad I was listening.

This was a fun read but ultimately nothing super memorable for me. While I really enjoyed the first half, I felt like things went downhill in the second half. The last twist was what really sent this down to three starts for me... it just wasn't believable.

Interesting premise with a wild conclusion! The issue with too many points of view is that you lose a little of the nail-biting, anxiety-fueled drama you get when you tell it from the point of view of the victim. While the story did have a few twists and turns, I wasn’t as drawn into the story because of all the characters telling their side of the story. The twist was well worth the listen but I like a little more anxiety from my thrillers.