Missing in Flight

By: Audrey J. Cole

Narrated by: Renata Friedman

From USA Today bestselling author Audrey J. Cole comes a harrowing thriller about a woman faced with the unthinkable, when her infant goes missing aboard a plane to New York.

Rushing back to her seat, Makayla Rossi is relieved that all’s still quiet. But when she checks on her sleeping baby, relief morphs into fear. The bassinet is empty.

Liam is gone.

It was a long flight from Anchorage to New York, and with every flight attendant busy, Makayla reluctantly ran to the restroom, asking a seat neighbor to watch her son. She stepped away for just a few minutes. Yet at thirty thousand feet, he still vanished.

Passengers and crew scour the plane to no avail, and since no one recalls seeing her with a baby, suspicions begin to mount about Makayla’s mental state. She’s certain this is nothing like her mother’s on-air memory meltdown. If only Jack, her husband, were there. He would believe her. A high-profile banker featured in Forbes, maybe he could even help.

But Makayla is squarely on her own. And she’ll have to think fast in order to find her son—before it’s too late.

©2025 by Audrey J. Cole. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Claustrophobic, intense, and impossible to put down.”—Victor Methos, bestselling author of A Killer’s Wife

“Audrey J. Cole is at the top of her game in this gripping, wildly original locked room thriller. Impeccably plotted with mind-blowing cliffhangers at every turn, I could not turn the pages fast enough!”—Susan Walter, bestselling author of Good as Dead

MISSING IN FLIGHT

Thos is really a good book! NARRATORS & STORY ARC ARE AWESOME!! KINDA OF A SLOW BEGINNING BUT WOW!!! THAT REALLY CHANGES QUICKLY ONCE THE BACKSTORY CANGES TO A REALLY QUICK & INTENSE STORY THAT SOUNDS VERY BELIVEABLE! I WOULD DEFINITELY READ THIS AUTHOR'S NEXT BOOK!

You never know

The Suspense of the storyline was fantastic and the characters were really authentic. I enjoyed it so very much

kept me on the edge of my seat until the end

liked how the author kept the tension throughout the story that takes place within a span of just hours

Raw fear from mother!

I loved this the suspense! you could fear the fear from mother even she questioned herself. The mother’s back ground provided a little from all the other characters in the story. Well done!

A Mother’s Determination

Makayla’s struggle to find her son amidst unhelpful staff, doubts of her own memory, and suspicion of those close to her was an inspiring and crazy tale! This was an excellent thriller to listen to!

What a ride! 😳

Talk about intense! Every mother's worst nightmare is brought to life in this twisty, locked room thriller. While flying home from visiting family, Makayla and her infant son, Liam, have the worst, most eventful flight of their lives. Liam goes missing midflight, and no one can find him 😳 He can't have gone far, right? I mean, they're 30k feet in the air, trapped in a tin can... whew! What a ride!

So good!

The ultimate cat & mouse, lots of potential theories and suspects. A couple of the subplots were weak needing more or just to be removed as they were a distraction from the main story. Characters were relatively developed well. Some characters vacillated too much which imo didn’t highlight guilt but just an annoying character. Overall though Makayla’s fear as a mom is clear and her fierce determination to find her son knows no bounds.

Narration was good especially portraying Makayla’s fear and confusion.

It was exciting

This book kept me engaged every chapter thru the book. I will continue to read this author for my future books

The ending was so ridiculous

This was similar to the movie flight plan but somehow even more unbelievable. The characters were not bright and it was hard to root for them.

Painfully Redundant and Boring

I had high hopes for this one, and I can't believe I stuck it out to chapter 43 before I DNF'd it. The unrealistic story and painfully boring charachters finally got to me. I dont even want to know what happens in the end. A waste of reading time!