A solid thriller about a plane hijacking intertwined with the tale of a marriage on the brink of collapse. The narrative is mostly told through the accounts of Mina, Adam, and Sophia: a small family made up of a flight attendant, a police officer with a huge secret, and their adoptive daughter who struggles with an attachment disorder. The family's difficulties are well laid out and it's rewarding to see how they progress in their struggles throughout the book; each parent has a different take on how to cope with Sophia's needs (the uniqueness of bonding with a child with an attachment disorder) so the reader is given a well-rounded image of Sophia at both her best and worst moments.

On the plane and on the ground, the reader is constantly learning new things about the passengers, the hijacking, their family secrets... There's a lot to uncover, even in places where the plot seemed pretty straightforward, and Mackintosh does a great job both surprising the reader and foreshadowing what's to come.

In terms of Pete Peeves in books that, like this one, focus on disabilities, adopted children, marriages, and radical ideology: I found all topics to be respectfully covered. The author's note at the end adds important context as to how Mackintosh expects the reader to feel about the radical ideology presented by the antagonists, which I think is important in all books that have radicalized antagonists.