Louise Candlish is an absolutely amazing writer and never fails to produce a piece of work that pulls you in and keeps you guessing until the very end. This is another fabulous read that focuses on Jamie, his partner Clare and their new, younger friends Kit and Melia. Jamie and Kit commute together on the London river boat, but when Kit goes missing after Christmas drinks, it seems Jamie was the last person to see him while they were arguing.
The novel also looks at the relationship imbalances between the couples and the individuals and how this leads to tensions and fractures.
I thought I had the story sussed several times, but the twists kept coming until the very end. Unlike some novels, nothing is too far fetched and the research into different issues raised within the book is meticulous.
This is one of the best books I have read for quite some time and I will be purchasing it as gifts for several people I know.

I have read two of the novels by Louise Candlish and enjoyed both of them. This one is possibly the best I have read so far. I have noticed there are a few I have missed so they are going to be next on my reading list. Always pleased to find an author I love and have other books to read.

There are so many things that I love about her story lines. Once again there is intricate detail about the people involved and their interrelationships along with some brilliant descriptions of scenery along the Thames.

Jamie and Clare are married, living in a huge house near the Thames, bought for Clare by her wealthy family. When Melia starts working for Clare, she invites her and her husband, Kit, to dinner as they live nearby.

The story begins with Jamie being met, on his way to work, by two detectives, Parry and Merchison, and they begin questioning him about the disappearance of what is now his riverboat commuter friend, Kit.

Jamie narrates the story and leads the reader back in time to how the two couples met and the situation between them as couples and the relationships within the partnerships.

This is a story about wealth and lack of it, cheating, deceit, murder and double cross but, right until the end, I was wondering who was involved in doing what to whom. Twists and turns in abundance and some evil treachery. Loved it.

Thanks to NetGalley, Simon and Schuster UK and Louise Candlish for my ARC in return for my honest review.

A must read. Highly recommended.

Louise Candlish sure knows how to write a thrilling novel. The twists and turns in The Other Passenger kept me gasping right until the very end. I can't wait for this to be released so I can buy it for everyone I know!

Louise Candlish's writing is excellent. So lyrical, her choice of words is absolutely beautiful! I would repeat some passages to myself because I enjoyed them so much...
In this novel, Candlish is exploring the heavy subject of money and how it influences people's relationships, mainly the feeling of resentment. In the end, it will be the catalyst of the story. A lot of work has been put in the novel, a lot of thought on how best to touch the different dynamics in people relationships when there are income differences.
A strong plot, suspenseful and intense. I also loved the descriptions of London. It made me travel...

If you're a fan of thrillers with so many twists and turns that it's impossible to work out the story is going next, then this book is definitely for you.

The first book by Louise Candlish that I've ever read (but it definitely won't be the last), The Other Passenger begins on December 27 - when Jamie Buckby is questioned by police over the disappearance of Kit Parry, a friend who he commutes into London with every morning. Jamie is the last person to seemingly have seen Kit alive, but the two of them didn't end things on the *best* of terms.

Most of the book is a back-and-forth between January that year (when the two men meet for the first time) and the current day. Jamie and Kit met as Melia, Kit's partner, works with Jamie's girlfriend Clare - and she invites the younger couple over to their home for drinks. One thing leads to another and Jamie and Kit commit to a river bus commute for a year....which, as it turns out, is the beginning of the end of it all.

As the story of what really happened to Kit unravels, it soon becomes clear that there's more to the core four - Kit, Melia, Clare and Jamie - than meets the eye, and it's hard not to question just how much of a reliable narrator Jamie is.

The twists and turns throughout the book will leave you guessing from page to page, and the characters themselves are well constructed - although not entirely likeable.

The kind of thriller that will have you hooked from the start until the end, The Other Passenger is definitely one to add to the 'must read' list in 2020.

I love all of Louise Candlish’s books and was excited to read The Other Passenger, it definitely did not disappoint. Great story with plenty of twists and turns, definitely worth reading.

I'm a huge fan of Louise Candlish, so it will come as no surprise that I absolutely loved The Other Passenger. I feel like every one of her novels is intense in a different way, and this was no exception. Jamie is on his way to work one morning when he is met by two policemen who want to talk to him about his friend Kit - Kit has been reported missing by his wife, Melia, who is worried for his safety. And Jamie was the last person to see him...

What follows is the kind of gradually-uravelled, deeply twisted, and brilliantly plotted story I have come to expect
from Louise Candlish. Just when you think you have it all figured out, the story veers off again, and takes a whole new tangent. I didn't see the twists and coming, and the information was revealed so carefully that I felt completely wrong-footed with every new twist - just what I love from my thrillers!

I don't want to say too much more on this one as it would be to give away details that are best uncovered as the author intends - but what I will say is, as soon as this is available, buy it, buy it, buy it. Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you to NetGalley, who provided me with a free ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Having read previous books by this author, I was looking forward to this one and it certainly lived up to expectations.

Jamie and Clare, Kit and Melia: two very different couples who become friends. But when Kit goes missing days before Christmas, Jamie seems to be the natural suspect. He was the last one to see Kit alive and he apparently seems to have a motive to get rid of Kit. When the police call, Jamie denies all knowledge of Kit’s whereabouts, but is Jamie as innocent as he claims or is someone trying to set him up?

A fabulous twisty tale which will keep you gripped until

Kit and Jamie are commuter buddies, but Jamie is sleeping with Kit's wife Melia. When Kit goes missing before Xmas, what is Jamie's role in it if at all? The police seem very interested in Jamie immediately, but he went straight home after seeing Kit for the last time.
There are plenty of twists and turns in the Other Passenger circling around the four main characters, Jamie, his partner Claire, Kit and wife Melia.

I was really intrigued by the premise of this book, I've definitely never read a book set on a commuter catamaran before!

I liked Jamie as a narrator, and even though a lot of his actions were questionable at best, I still wanted things to work out for him in the end. There was a big theme to the book about money and how the people who don't have it resent those who have. I didn't see the major twists coming, but in hindsight it all makes a lot of sense.

I disliked both of the main female characters immensely. Clare was very condescending and judgemental and it was obvious that Melia was only ever protecting her own interests. I would have liked the ending to have gone differently but I understand why the author chose to wrap things up the way she did.

Overall I would recommend this book to others and as it is only the second book I've read by this author (the other being 'The Swimming Pool', which I liked but didn't love) I will probably read more of her previous novels.

This was an incredible novel that drew me in and never let go. I felt emotionally invested in the characters’ lives and couldn’t stop reading.

Wow, I'll just take a breath I think I need to after reading this book.It was fabulous and I loved it.This book was so twisty I honestly didn't have a clue what was going on.The characters were well written and believable and so was the plot, even if it was complicated.. It was very original, and very entertaining and a great book to read.

I loved Our house so was delighted to get another book by this author!! This was a lot slower for me and took me about 30% to get into it! It certainly has many twists and just shows how people’s greed/ want for a better life makes them react.. Well worth a read!

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Louise's best work till date.
You’re feeling pretty smug about your commute to work by riverboat. No more traffic gridlock or getting stuck on the tube in tunnels (you’re claustrophobic). Now you’ve got fresh air, an iconic Thames view, a whole lifestyle upgrade. You’ve made new friends on board — led by your hedonistic young neighbour, Kit — and just had your first official ‘water rats’ get-together.The day after the drinks, Kit isn’t on the morning boat. The river landmarks are all the same, but something’s off. When you disembark, the police are waiting. Kit’s wife, Melia, has reported him missing and another passenger saw you arguing on the last boat home after your drinks. Police say you had a reason to lash out at him. To threaten him.You protest. You and Kit are friends — ask Melia, she’ll vouch for you. And who exactly is pointing the finger? What do they know about your private lives?No, whatever coincidences might have occurred last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Characters and narration were awesome.
Thanks to NetGalley and Simon Schuster for giving me an advance copy.

Well, if twisty and twistier is your reading choice then look no further! I’ve read a couple of book by Louise Candlish before and enjoyed them but in my opinion this is far and away the best. The drama (and there’s plenty of it) starts on 27th December 2019 when Jamie Buckby is questioned by Detectives Parry and Merchison about the disappearance of Kit (Christopher) Parry. Jamie seems to have been the last person to see him on December 23rd after drinks with fellow commuters ends with a fight between Jamie and Kit. The book covers the period between Christmas and New Year and is interspersed with backtracking from when the two men meet in January ‘19. Kit’s partner Melia works for Jamie’s partner Clare and she invites the younger couple to their house for drinks. They all seem to get on well and after this the two men commute to work daily on the Thames river boat that ferries passengers between Greenwich and the city. The story surrounding Kit’s disappearance takes you on an unpredictable journey of fabrication upon fabrication, lies are woven upon lies as this clever plot reaches its conclusion. Jamie is the narrator and how honest a storyteller he is becomes a million dollar question.

The book is very well written, the plotting clever and plausible and there are occasions where you genuinely don’t know what’s going to happen next. So most definitely my kind of book!!! The dialogue is very believable, capturing the different moods and atmosphere between the main protagonists with the river commute adding another level of atmosphere. The characters are well constructed though not necessarily likeable. The initial camaraderie and almost paternal relationship between Jamie and Kit is clear as is the unraveling of their relationship as the year progresses. Jamie seems honest (?) though not at all moral especially towards Clare and neither are Kit and Melia. One of the things I find most interesting about these two is their sense of entitlement versus working your way up the career and property ladder by hard work. They both resent Clare because of the lovely house she and Jamie live in which is a gift to Clare from wealthy parents and by default Jamie, as they see him as living rent free in lovely surroundings. There’s a mismatch in earning power between Clare and Jamie which adds to the resentment. The last part of the book has one shock after another and without giving anything away it’s a case of ‘the things we do for love’ or there’s no fool like an old(ish) fool. The end is great with two of the characters getting what they deserve.

Overall, an excellent read that grips from start to finish and one I highly recommend to fans of this genre.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the ARC and the author for a very entertaining read!