The Passenger

By: Daniel Hurst

Narrated by: Rupert Bush, Deirdra Whelan

Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

She takes the same train every day. But this is a journey she’ll never forget. The Passenger is a stunning psychological thriller with a nerve-shredding climax. Perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, K.L. Slater and Miranda Rijks.

Amanda is a hardworking single mum, completely focused on her job and her daughter, Louise. She’s been saving for years, and now, finally, she can afford to give up work and chase her dream. But then, on her commute home from London to Brighton, she meets a charming stranger - who seems to know everything about her. He delivers an ultimatum. She needs to give him the code for the safe where she keeps her savings before the train reaches Brighton - or she’ll never see Louise again. Convinced that the threat is real, Amanda is stunned, horrified. She knows she should give him the code, but she can’t. Because she also knows there is a terrible secret in that safe which will destroy her life and Louise’s, too....

©2021 Daniel Hurst (P)2021 W F Howes

Critic reviews

“Hurst draws the reader into his characters’ world and turns our expectations on their heads as we try and navigate through this unusual and cleverly drawn plot." (On the Shelf Books)

well-written and well narrated

Remember this is fiction, and this makes for a good story. If you analyze it in terms of would people really do this or that, maybe these things are not likely to happen, but this is in the imagination. And actually some of the plot elements really do happen. (No spoilers here.)

Keeps the interest going from the start, and continues as it goes.

Both narrators were excellent! They brought the interesting characters to life.

Most importantly the ending ties it all up so well in this story.

Of the four books I've listened to on Audible by this author, this and the Intruder were the two best.

Really enjoyed this book!!!

Great Mystery. I enjoyed the accents. Will try his other books!! St. Pancras is where my mother is from.

Had Potential

So I was looking forward to this for awhile. It was different than a lot of the junk being put out there.
Then I listened to it.

So I'm supposed to believe that 2 guys get out jail, ok. Then one happens to swipe right on this girl and finds out her mom has 20,000 pounds in a safe at home. Very convenient that one was a conman and the other a thug. And of course both guys are the most attractive men ever.

It gets crazier as it goes on, but don't want give anything away. It seemed like a lot of work and risk for only 10,000 each. Especially when they just got out of jail.

It's not bad book, definitely not based on reality. I couldn't stand that spoiled daughter who wouldn't work or go to school. Just expected her mother to give her money to travel around.

Ehhhhh

This was decent but disclosed pieces of the story way to early so it was very limited suspense

Interesting. Worth listening. Could be better.

The author has a great story with very interesting outcomes but seems to have a bad editor. There are some ridiculously glaring flaws that occur throughout the story. As a result it misses the mark for being a great read or listen. It's a shame too because they were fixable. Plausible explanations and or additional steps could have been taken by the characters to resolve them. But they were not so you are left with "that was pretty good but could have been really great". The fact the main female characters are not pushovers is very commendable and about time! Hooray for giving the women some backbone.