28 TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | FEB 2018
BOOK
REVIEW
By Nell Klein
THE
PASSENGER
By Lisa Lutz
If you’ve ever done something really bad, like murdered someone, and
you need to get away and change your identity, then this book is for you.
You’ll learn all the ends and outs of becoming a different person. I’m not
spoiling the book by saying that’s what happened to this girl, but for her
own reasons, she had to become someone else to survive.
When Tanya Dubois finds her husband dead at the foot of the stairs,
she knows he’s either fallen to his death or had a heart attack. Either
way, she can’t be around when the cops come calling, so she has to hit
the road. Again. So, Tanya hightails it across country with a new name,
Amelia Keen this time. Along the way Amelia meets a bartender named
“Blue” whose real name is Debra Maze. Blue sees through “Amelia’s”
disguise and since Blue is running from a violent husband herself, they
devise a plan to switch identities. So, off the new Debra Maze (a.k.a.
Tanya/Amelia) goes to her next new life!
On her way to her new destination, she runs into Domenic, a cop that
she can’t figure out, but thinks she needs to stay away from. So, she
runs from him and ends up with a school teacher’s job in none other
than, Recluse, Wyoming. Everything is fine for a while, until things
start unraveling again and Debra starts running again. Finally, though,
Debra/Amelia/Tanya decides she’s had enough and doesn’t want to
run anymore. She goes back to her past life and confronts what made
her leave in the first place. That’s when we finally find out who “the
passenger” really was and who Tanya/Amelia/Debra really is.
I give this book 4 roses. It’s a good solid read, and it’s definitely worth
reading as it has a lot of little surprises that jump out at unexpected
times to keep you guessing right up until the end. I really liked Tanya/
Amelia/Debra and couldn’t wait to find out where she was going to end
up. So, you really don’t need to run from the law (or a jealous spouse)
to enjoy the book, even though it will help you if you ever need to get
away in a hurry.
So, until next time, read a book. If it’s a good read, pass it on!
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