Book Review: The Business Trip

Stephanie, a high-powered TV executive, heads to a conference in San Diego on a routine business trip—but when the event wraps up, she sends a cryptic message to her friends and colleagues saying she’s met a man and is flying to his home in Atlanta for a week. Then… radio silence. Or worse—strange, increasingly disturbing texts that suggest something is very wrong.

Meanwhile, Jasmine, a woman desperately fleeing an abusive relationship, happens to be on the same flight. She’s not just trying to escape her past—she’s trying to disappear altogether.

What unfolds is a tangled, suspenseful web of mystery, misdirection, and survival, told through multiple viewpoints.

This book was seriously a trip (pun absolutely intended)! I love a thriller that keeps me guessing, and for the first half of the book, I genuinely had no idea what was going on. In the best way. The plot constantly shifted in unexpected directions, and just when I thought I had something figured out, the story veered somewhere completely new. It kept me hooked and turning pages late into the night.

Now, I’ll be honest—I was a little apprehensive when I realized how many perspectives the book switches between. We get at least six different POVs, which sounds like a lot (because it is!). But surprisingly, the structure worked. The chapters are super short, which helps the pace fly, and the way some scenes are revisited from different angles actually made things easier to follow. That said, with so many characters and quick chapter changes, most of the characters felt a bit surface-level. I would’ve loved a little more depth and emotional nuance from a few of them, especially Jasmine.

Still, the twists and payoff made up for it. And without giving anything away, I really appreciated that the ending wasn’t just clean-cut justice. There were consequences across the board, even for characters who weren’t strictly “villains,” which felt refreshingly realistic.

If you’re looking for a fast-paced, high-stakes thriller with a unique structure and plenty of surprises, The Business Trip is worth the ride.