“Mi sto vendicando?
Sto facendo giustizia?
Decidete voi: io posso solo
raccontarvi la mia storia…”

Meg Williams, Maggie Littleton, Melody Wilde. Tre nomi diversi, una sola donna. Capace di assumere, con abilità sconcertante, l’identità di una studentessa universitaria o di una life coach o di un’agente immobiliare… E quando le sue vittime capiscono l’inganno, per loro è ormai troppo tardi.
Però Meg/Maggie/Melody non lo fa per soldi e non lo fa a caso. La sua è una vendetta precisa, calcolata al millimetro. Una vendetta per qualcosa che è successo a lei e a sua madre tanto tempo fa. Mirata a colpire uomini che ingannano, sfruttano, denigrano le donne. Una vendetta senza spargimento di sangue, ma che distrugge la vita di quegli uomini, mandando in frantumi ogni cosa: la loro dignità, la loro reputazione, il loro benessere economico, le loro famiglie.
Meg/Maggie/Melody non ha però fatto i conti con Kat Roberts, un’ostinata giornalista investigativa che da dieci anni segue le sue tracce. Ma perché lo fa? Per smascherarla? O soltanto per capirla?

Un gioco tra verità e inganni, condotto sul filo di una scrittura tesa, coinvolgente e incisiva.

Erleichtert landet Claire in Kalifornien. In Evas Haus gibt es allerdings keine Hinweise auf einen Ehemann. Dann erfährt sie, dass das Flugzeug nach Puerto Rico abgestürzt ist. Und kurz darauf entdeckt sie die vermeintlich abgestürzte Eva in einer Fernsehreportage über das Unglück. Lebendig. Hat sie die Flucht in das Leben einer Anderen am Ende doch nur in eine Falle gelockt?

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY BESTSELLER, & INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!

Look for The Lies I Tell, the next novel from Julie Clark, coming in June 2022!

"The Last Flight is thoroughly absorbing—not only because of its tantalizing plot and deft pacing, but also because of its unexpected poignancy and its satisfying, if bittersweet, resolution. The characters get under your skin."—The New York Times Book Review

Two women. Two flights. One last chance to disappear.

Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of ten, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns bright and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move.

What he doesn't know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish. A plan that takes her to the airport, poised to run from it all. But a chance meeting in the airport bar brings her together with a woman whose circumstances seem equally dire. Together they make a last-minute decision.

The two women switch tickets, with Claire taking Eva's flight to Oakland, and Eva traveling to Puerto Rico as Claire. They believe the swap will give each of them the head start they need to begin again somewhere far away. But when the flight to Puerto Rico crashes, Claire realizes it's no longer a head start but a new life. Cut off, out of options, with the news of her death about to explode in the media, Claire will assume Eva's identity, and along with it, the secrets Eva fought so hard to keep hidden.

For fans of Lisa Jewell and Liv Constantine, The Last Flight is the story of two women—both alone, both scared—and one agonizing decision that will change the trajectory of both of their lives.

Praise for The Last Flight:

"The Last Flight is a wild ride: One part Strangers on a Train, one part Breaking Bad, with more twists than an amusement park roller coaster! Julie Clark is a devilishly inventive storyteller."

—Janelle Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Watch Me Disappear and Pretty Things

"The Last Flight is everything you want in a book: a gripping story of suspense; haunting, vulnerable characters; and a chilling and surprising ending that stays with you long after the last page."

—Aimee Molloy, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Mother

"The perfect combination of beautiful prose and high suspense, and an ending that I guarantee will catch you off guard."

—Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of Dear Wife and The Marriage Lie

"The Last Flight sweeps you into a thrilling story of two desperate women who will do anything to escape their lives. Both poignant and addictive, you'll race through the pages to the novel's chilling end.

Meg Varnum. Maggie Littleton. Meg Upton. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. I'm not a con artist as much as an avenger. A righter of wrongs. But nothing about me is real, other than my desire to hold men like you accountable for the things you've done.

I don't break any laws, and what I take is given willingly. I can't be blamed for how easy it is to manipulate you. It's a discipline involving confidence, cleverness, and deception. And now, I'm about to work my final trick . . . this time under my real name. Because when it's done, I want you to know who I am and remember what you did to me.

Combining blistering pace with brilliant female characters, this is the unforgettable new thriller from the author of the international bestseller and number one ebook bestseller The Flight, called 'absolutely sensational!' by Jo Spain.

Meg Williams est une arnaqueuse de haut vol. Kat Roberts, journaliste à Los Angeles, est bien décidée à la démasquer pour se venger d'elle. Elle se rapproche alors de Meg sous un faux prétexte. Mais Meg est-elle aussi malfaisante que Kat l'avait imaginé ? Par l'autrice duDernier Vol, best-seller duNew York Timesavec 500 000 exemplaires vendus.

L'une ment. L'autre pas. Toutes deux veulent se venger



Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Différents noms pour une même personne, selon les villes où elle opère. Une arnaqueuse qui se fait passer tantôt pour une coach, un agent immobilier ou une étudiante. Elle se glisse à vos côtés et, le temps de vous retourner, vous avez tout perdu.
Kate Roberts attend depuis dix ans le retour à Los Angeles de la femme qui a détruit sa vie. Déterminée à se venger, elle gagne sa confiance. Mais, alors que les deux femmes se rapprochent, les certitudes de Kate vacillent...
Dans son nouveau suspense, Julie Clark plonge au coeur de la psyché et des motivations de deux femmes hantées par leur passé. Un passé qu'il est temps pour elles d'affronter...



" Qui du chat ou de la souris l'emportera ? Un jeu de dupes fascinant. "

BookPage



" Une Robin des bois des temps modernes. L'un des meilleurs suspenses de l'année. À ne surtout pas manquer. "

Kirkus Reviews

" Les personnages vont vous hanter longtemps ! "The New York Times

Claire avait tout planifié pour fuir Rory, homme politique charismatique doublé d'un mari tyrannique.
Mais, à la dernière minute, la mécanique s'enraye. Son chemin croise alors celui d'Eva à l'aéroport JFK. Elle aussi a de bonnes raisons de vouloir changer de vie.
Et si chacune prenait la place de l'autre ? Les deux jeunes femmes décident d'échanger leurs billets d'avion.
Claire s'envole donc pour Oakland au lieu de Porto Rico, où elle apprend, horrifiée, que le vol qu'elle aurait dû prendre s'est abîmé en mer.
Claire est désormais Eva aux yeux de tous. Mais la nouvelle vie dont elle rêvait pourrait se révéler pire que celle qu'elle a laissée derrière elle.
Eva avait des secrets ; Claire en a hérité. Des menaces pèsent à présent sur elle...

Claire y Eva llevan vidas muy distintas, pero tienen algo en común: las dos están en peligro y necesitan desaparecer. La glamurosa vida de Claire solo es perfecta de puertas para fuera, mientras que Eva está decidida a superar lo que le ha ocurrido huyendo a otro lugar.

Cuando se conocen de forma casual en el aeropuerto, la solución es simple pero arriesgada: intercambiarse los billetes y no mirar atrás. Ambas deberán tomar una decisión que cambiará por completo sus vidas, confiando en que sus secretos dejen de perseguirlas de una vez por todas.