Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    The Passenger
    The Passenger
    The Passenger
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Passenger

    Written by Lisa Lutz

    Narrated by Madeleine Maby

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    “A dead-serious thriller (with a funny bone)” (The New York Times Book Review), from the author of the New York Times bestselling Spellman Files series, comes the story of a woman who creates and sheds new identities as she crisscrosses the country to escape her past.

    Forty-eight hours after leaving her husband’s body at the base of the stairs, Tanya Dubois cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair brown, demands a new name from a shadowy voice over the phone, and flees town. It’s not the first time.

    She meets Blue, a female bartender who recognizes the hunted look in a fugitive’s eyes and offers her a place to stay. With dwindling choices, Tanya-now-Amelia accepts. An uneasy―and dangerous―alliance is born.

    It’s almost impossible to live off the grid in the twenty-first century, but Amelia-now-Debra and Blue have the courage, the ingenuity, and the desperation, to try. Hopscotching from city to city, Debra especially is chased by a very dark secret. From heart-stopping escapes and devious deceptions, we are left to wonder…can she possibly outrun her past?

    The Passenger’s white-knuckled plot and unforeseeable twists make one thing for certain: the ride will leave you breathless. “When the answers finally come, they are juicy, complex, and unexpected. The satisfying conclusion will leave readers rethinking everything and immediately turning back to the first page to start again. Psychological suspense lovers will tear through this thriller” (Library Journal, starred review).

    Editor's Note

    Buckle your seatbelt…

    Lutz’s standalone novel is a cold sweat-inducing ride in stolen cars with a woman on the lam, constantly changing her name and hair to survive. Is it possible that she’s not as guilty as she seems of her husband’s murder? Buckle your seatbelt and brace yourself for the twists and turns to find out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateMar 1, 2016
    ISBN9781442396494
    Author

    Lisa Lutz

    Lisa Lutz is the New York Times bestselling, Alex Award–winning author of the Spellman Files series, as well as the novels The Accomplice, Heads You Lose (with David Hayward), How to Start a Fire, The Passenger, and The Swallows. She has also written for film and TV, including HBO’s The Deuce. She lives in upstate New York.

    More audiobooks from Lisa Lutz

    Related to The Passenger

    Related audiobooks

    Thrillers For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      The Girls off the Cliff

      May 6, 2017

      The Girls off the Cliff
      1 min read

    • Article

      How To Install Your First Widget

      Feb 9, 2021

      > As you would expect with Apple, the company has made installing widgets in iOS 14 a piece of cake. Your device will come with Apple apps that have their own widgets ready to go, although you might have to launch third-party apps at least once befor

      1 min read

    • Article

      Love, Lust, and More

      Feb 12, 2020

      Fleetwood Mac was singing She is dancing away from you now, and I squirmed in my seat. Kabir was rubbing my thigh as he drove, a gesture I once thought was reserved for me. Bah! I also used to think he only took naked selfies in bed with me, but then

      11 min read

    • Article

      Hollywood, Ending

      Feb 13, 2018

      Hollywood, Ending
      7 min read

    • Article

      Roundtrip For One

      Nov 1, 2019

      Roundtrip For One
      5 min read

    • Article

      Nikki Sixx

      Oct 12, 2021

      Nikki Sixx
      14 min read

    • Article

      Life In The past Lane

      Aug 27, 2021

      Life In The past Lane
      5 min read

    • Article

      Sex In A Pandemic

      Jan 16, 2021

      Sex In A Pandemic
      4 min read

    • Article

      Free Spirit

      Jul 19, 2021

      Free Spirit
      4 min read

    • Article

      It Happened to Me…

      Jun 16, 2022

      A genuine miracle occurred at the art opening of the Blinky 40th Anniversary Exhibition at California State University Northridge Gallery in Southern California on 2 February 2019. An artwork by Erika Ostrander of the “Shroud of Blinky” was found wee

      6 min read

    • Article

      Never Meet YOUR HEROES?

      Apr 2, 2020

      Never Meet YOUR HEROES?
      7 min read

    • Article

      The Turn

      Aug 14, 2019

      HERE’S a story. In college I entered the spring semester of my freshman year on academic probation. There wasn’t one reason this happened. There were many. I had signed up for a computer science class called Digital Security with no programming knowl

      5 min read

    • Article

      Siphons

      Feb 6, 2020

      Siphons
      6 min read

    • Article

      Blonde BOMBSHELLS

      Feb 15, 2024

      Blonde BOMBSHELLS
      7 min read

    • Article

      It Happened to Me…

      Sep 7, 2023

      It Happened to Me…
      8 min read

    • Article

      Some Kind of Reality

      Jun 1, 2020

      Some Kind of Reality
      16 min read

    • Article

      Free Spirit

      Jul 19, 2021

      Free Spirit
      4 min read

    • Article

      It Happened to Me…

      Jan 5, 2022

      I too have experienced ‘The voice of authority’ [FT410:75]. When I was younger, I had a romance that lasted about six months. At first it was terrific, then it wasn’t, then it ended. Nothing drastic. Several months later, I had a day off work. I had

      7 min read

    • Article

      HUNTING With The Ellements…

      Sep 13, 2021

      HUNTING With The Ellements…
      19 min read

    • Article

      The Leather Coat

      Apr 4, 2024

      The Leather Coat
      6 min read

    • Article

      Pulling Up Azaleas

      Jan 10, 2023

      Throughout their lives, women are showered with bouquets of roses on numerous splendid occasions. But men? They’re only given flowers at their funeral. It’s a harsh world for men, as our lives tend to go unappreciated until death. Such was the case a

      22 min read

    • Article

      The Lives of Bryan

      Jun 1, 2023

      The Lives of Bryan
      19 min read

    • Article

      Deep Impact

      May 31, 2020

      Deep Impact
      9 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for The Passenger

    4/5

    525 ratings81 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 4/5
      Enjoyable! Fast moving, not overly complicated. Narrator wasn't bad. ~JTC~

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      fantastic book! really enjoyed this story and the characters. Only problem was the audio book kept skipping parts of the book between chapters. not sure if that was only due to Scribd not working properly or just this book, but it was really annoying.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very good listen. Twists and turns with the unexpected at the end. I wasn’t ready for it to end even tho I felt as tired as the main character.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      JUST LIKE A PASSENGER IN A ROLLERCOASTER!!!
      This is very fast, twisting and very satisfying ride!!!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I listened to the entire book in one day! Couldn’t stop listening. It pulled me in and I had to finish before I could go to bed! It’s like Sneaky Pete only a women’s version! Wanted to listen to the first chapter again to really hear what she was feeling from the start!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Wonderful story. Brilliant writing. Fantastic story telling. Never flags and perfect pacing. No wasted words.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      THE PASSENGER is a suspenseful tale about a woman (possibly) named Tanya, who's on the run for, well, lots of reasons. She may have killed her husband, though she promises that she didn't. But, there's a something else before that (a mystery), and plenty of somethings after that keep her running.Part mystery and adventure, this book was dark & twisted, but also fun. Tanya's life on the run living off the grid was a wild ride. My only complaint is that I felt like a few loose ends were left open, though I enjoyed the ending. After reading this book, I will definitely keep a closer eye on my purse! Sticky fingers are out there.I listened to the audio of this book, narrated by Madeleine Maby. She did a great job with Tanya's voice and with the secondary characters. This is one that I couldn't wait to get back to listening to.Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Easy listening, kept my attention. Many twists and turns - not always unpredictable but well thought out. I enjoyed it.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      If you're looking for a fast-paced adventure that's not too "heady" but still heavily weighted in mystery and suspense, this may be just the book you want to put on your TBR list. Bits and pieces of the main character's past are slowly revealed as she switches identities to avoid being caught (or killed). Some people will do anything to bury a secret, including committing murder. The question posed to the reader is whether or not the main character is one of those people, one of their victim, or both.Note: I was given a free ARC of this title from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Tanya Dubois finds her husband's dead body at the bottom of the stairs and flees. She cashes in her credit cards, dyes her hair, demands a new name from a shady person over the phone and leaves her life behind.. for the second time. She meets Blue along the way, a bartender she happens to have a thing or two in common with. Blue offers her a place to stay and a new life. Amelia-now-Debra-now-somebody else changes names, appearances and places like crazy, but can she run forever?

      Despite some things being far-fetched, it's still five stars. It was a compelling read that made me stay up until early morning because I had to know what was going to happen next.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Very clever and well written. First book I have read by this author. Recommend!!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I really Enjoy this audiobook. Good story good action a little tension and suspense I found myself really rooting for the protagonist

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Having read all the Spellman books I was interested in reading a different genre by Lutz. Quick read, one that you want to finish to see what happens, much like Gone Girl although not quite as well written. Did enjoy the story and the theme of how things can snowball out of control when you make certain decisions. Great if you want a fast paced quick read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great read. Interesting, fast paced and intriguing. Couldn't stop listening.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      This one took me a good while to get into, especially reading it in audiobook form, but once I did, the story became very compelling. This is definitely an author that I would read again, and a narrative of life on the run that actually proved to be deeply engaging in audio form.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Tanya Pitts Dubois comes home one day to find her husband, Frank, lying at the base of the stairs, quite dead, with a big gash on his head. She decides that if she notifies the police and remains at the house until they arrive, she will be the most likely suspect. For various reasons, she concludes, this would not be a brilliant idea. So, she packs her bags and leaves.ThePassenger SpellmanFiles For a book I contemplated not reading, I would have made a grave (no pun intended) error in not reading The Passenger because I couldn?t put it down. I am a big fan of Lisa Lutz and the Spellman series. However, I couldn?t get through Heads You Lose, her ?joint venture? with David Hayward. Plus, I?m not typically a fan of humorous mysteries, which I thought this was. I had put a reserve on the book and it arrived, I was between books and said ?What the heck.? It was truly a smart move.I?m not going to write any more about the plot. It will speak for itself as you read. You?ll love Tanya as you travel with her, as you read her emails and learn her history. The Passenger is a truly entertaining read.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      When Tanya finds her husband dead at the foot of the stairs, she reacts not by calling 911, but by packing a bag and going on the run. This isn't the first time she's run from a dead body and so she has some experience in disappearing. Lisa Lutz's new novel is a lot of fun. The plot is complex, but reasonably believable, the characters are fully rounded and the atmosphere is tense. This is one of the best thrillers I've read in some time.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This book was fantastic! It kept me very engaged and entertained throughout the entire story.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A quick mini review since I'm on vacation. I loved this fast- paced thriller. A page-turner and a quick read kept me glued to the pages. I just thought the wrap-up was less than shocking but I certainly enjoyed the ride!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Such a great book! I finished it within a couple of days. It kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Truly fun and satisfying read. Will read more by Lutz!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Gosh I loved this book. I?m so relieved because at least two trusted friends thought it was just okay. I needed a book that was completely engrossing, and I?m very glad I found one.I debated for a while whether to give this book 5 stars or 4 stars. It?s 4 ? stars from me. I decided on 5 because I zoomed through it (and that?s very unusual these days) and because it gripped me and held on. The resolution was also so satisfying. I was afraid it would not be, but it was so much better than what I?d hoped for, and more complex as well. I loved the complexity of the characters, the events and the circumstances. Action packed but character driven story.For me the only reasons for the ? star deduction are the often frenetically series of events (though they were fun) and the fact that sometimes I didn?t think it was realistic the times when she was caught or the times when she got away; there were a few instances of each that just didn?t seem as though that would be a likely outcome. I never stopped enjoying the story though. This was so much fun, a real romp, and my attention was completely riveted. Also, it?s weird to say because of the characters and plot, but somehow I really identified with the main character in some if not in all ways. This is definitely not a cozy and it doesn?t have a lot of humor, but I just loved it, even with all the violence and threatened violence. I loved the well-drawn characters, particularly the main character narrator and (view spoiler)Reading this book reminded me of the readers dilemma quote: ?When a book is so good you?re rushing to finish it, but you don?t want it to end.? In this case I did want it to end because I wanted the mystery solved and wanted to know what would happen, but now that I?ve finished the book, I?m sad, especially since my next main book probably won?t be ready for pick up for at least 2 days. I?m tempted to pick it back up and reread it, already knowing what?s what, but I probably won?t.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 2/5
      The Passenger was a little "out there" from the beginning. Although I could relate to the main character, wanting to just start over anytime she felt like it, changing everything about herself, becoming a new and different person. I feel as though the book missed the mark on the thriller/suspense side of things, and was left somewhat disappointed with the characters and abnormality of human behavior that was present. The end of the book did hold my attention though with a twist that was unexpected.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The main character goes on the run after her husband falls down a flight a stairs and dies. She is afraid the authorities will think she did it and find out who she really is. Seems she ran away from something terrible and took on another's identity. As the story progresses, we learn a little about this woman, and how she changes identities so quickly and why. At first, I thought it ridiculous, but then I was drawn in by her emails to someone named Ryan and her quest to find some peace and some sort of life. I was wanted to know why she couldn't go back home and when she finally does, wow! That's all I can say. I didn't see that coming. The book was fast paced, thrilling, suspenseful and emotional.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This was a very good book, I hope to listen to more from this author.
    • 4/5
      Very dynamic! Plot isn't so complicated. Blue is the best?
    • 5/5
      Really enjoyed this book it had a lot of twists and kept me guessing till the very end.
    • 3/5
      I honestly don’t know what I thought of this book. At some points I was really impressed and into it, then later I’d feel like we skipped a few steps and glossed over some details. Then the ending just didn’t seem right. After allllllll that we’d gone through together, the ended felt rushed and unrealistic. But I did enjoy it as a whole, I never wanted to stop reading.
    • 4/5
      Some spoiler I guess???

      I listened to this is one sitting, some scenes are thrilling enough to keep me on my toes, but some scenes dragged on for too long to lose momentum. The way the novel was narrated is wonderful and the idea is brilliant. I must say Nora can be extremely naive and stupid that I face palmed and wondered if I could be a better criminal. Would've like it better if Nora and Blue ended up together, but that's just me.
    • 5/5
      I did Not see that end coming. Good reading. Looking forward to more of Lisa Lutz’ books.