The Business Trip: A Novel [Hardcover]

A stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo! --BA Paris,New York Timesbestselling author

Wow,The Business Tripwas nonstop twists and turns. I loved the unusual way that the story was told, and I kept reading all day long because I couldn't wait to see how it ended! -- Freida McFadden,New York Timesbestselling author

IT WAS THEIR CHANCE TO GET AWAY, NOT GO AWAY . . . FOREVER.

Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women dont know each other but have boarded the same plane. Stephanie is on a business trip and Jasmine is fleeing an abusive relationship.

After a few days, they text their friends the same exact messages about the same mansoon, the messages become stranger and more erratic. And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, red flags go up, and panic sets in.

When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the question: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these womenor what did they do to him?

Twist upon twist, layer upon layer, nothing is as it seems. The Business Trip takes you on a descent into the depths of a mastermind manipulator. But who is playing whom?

Jessie Garcia is an award-winning sports journalist who has risen the ranks in television news, first as an anchor/reporter, then to newsroom management. She is the News Director at the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Her non-fiction booksMy Life with the Green and Gold: Tales from 20 Years of SportscastingandGoing for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of our State Olympianswon Midwest Book Awards, and her documentaryLeaps and Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track and Fieldwas featured in over a dozen film festivals. She also taught journalism at four universities. A native of Madison, WI, Jessie has two adult sons and resides in Milwaukee witló