The Business Trip, Jessie Garcia
The Business Trip, Jessie Garcia
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The Business Trip
A Novel

Author: Jessie Garcia

Narrator: Andrew Eiden, Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick, Fred Berman, Gail Shalan, Hillary Huber, Jennifer Pickens, John Pirhalla, Kimberly M. Wetherell, Kirby Heyborne, Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/14/2025


Synopsis

This program features multicast narration.

“The ensemble of narrators adds great depth to this audiobook, allowing listeners to immerse themselves in the richness of well-defined characters…The result is a riveting audiobook that will keep listeners hooked from start to surprising finish.” — AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)

"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 Times bestselling author

"Wow, The Business Trip was 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 Times bestselling author

THE BUSINESS TRIP is the gripping, page-turning debut from author Jessie Garcia.

Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on 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 man—the messages becoming stranger and more erratic.

And then the two women vanish. The texts go silent, the red flags go up, and the panic sets in. When Stephanie and Jasmine are each declared missing and in danger, it begs the questions: Who is Trent McCarthy? What did he do to these women— or what did they do to him?

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

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

About Jessie Garcia

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 books My Life with the Green and Gold: Tales from 20 Years of Sportscasting and Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of our State Olympians won Midwest Book Awards, and her documentary Leaps and Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track and Field was 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 with her husband, dog and cat.

About Andrew Eiden

Andrew Eiden has been narrating audiobooks since his first title in 2012. An eclectic story teller and broadly talented actor, his narration spans nearly every genre from Disney children’s books like Frozen, literary works by Jack Kerouac as well as award winning non-fiction works. He has over one thousand audiobooks under his belt, many performed under his much spicier romance/erotica pseudonym: Teddy Hamilton. A staple name in romance audio, he has contributed his voice to books from best selling independent and published authors alike in nearly all sub-genres of the Romance craft.

About Dylan Reilly Fitzpatrick

A proudly queer artist, Dylan is a passionate narrator with a deep, abiding love for intricate character work. They bring a distinct voice to each piece they work on, always ensuring that not only is the narration tailored to the author’s voice, but that each character voice within, has it’s own unique sound. Having spent much of their career steeped in theatre and traditional voiceover, Dylan has a knack for bringing vibrant energy to all their work, regardless of genre.Additionally, their work won them inclusion in the Deadline Award’s “Trailblazer Cohort”, and their first solo-narrated work, “Go Luck Yourself” by Sara Raasch, was named an Apple Music Must Listen.As a narrator, Dylan is most inspired by the depth of character that is afforded by audiobooks as a medium. A lover of fantasy, science fiction, and all manner of romance, Dylan loves bringing bizarre worlds and heightened situations to life, grounding and infusing them with humanity and vulnerability.

About Fred Berman

Fred Berman is a five-time winner of the AudioFile Earphone Award for Audiobook Narration and the recipient of the 2013 Audie Award for narration in Spy the Lie. He has read a number of audiobooks for young listeners, including Judy Blume’s Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One and Andrew Clements’s The Last Holiday Concert. He has also narrated the audiobooks for Robert Kirkman’s popular series, The Walking Dead.Berman is an accomplished actor of both the stage and screen as well, performing on Broadway as Timon in The Lion King and off-Broadway in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. On television, Berman has had roles on NBC’s hit series Smash as well as All My Children and Law and Order. He lives in New York City.

About Gail Shalan

Gail Shalan (she/her) is a NYC-based storyteller on screen, stage, behind the mic, and with puppets.A 2024 two-time Audie Award winner ( Best Young Adult and Best Middle Grade), as well as a multiple Earphones Award winner, praised by The New York Times, Library Journal, Vulture Magazine, Booklist, and Audiofile, she’s narrated 200+ titles.Gail has performed on stage at The Bristol Old Vic, Cherry Lane Theatre, St. Ann’s Warehouse, and other various theater spaces across the US and UK.Her work as both an actor and a puppeteer was featured in the award-winning short film Coyote Girl (BostonIFF Best Short).Known for her dexterity with character and dialects, her tangibly emotional reads, and her deep respect for the text, Gail is passionate about stories that center generational healing and mental health, that navigate the sticky spaces between childhood and adulthood, and stories that ask who am “I”? Who are “we”? And what swells in the space between us, what dwells in the space within us? For that’s where the greatest discoveries and curiosities lie.For more follow her on socials @grshalan and check out www.gailshalan.com

About Jennifer Pickens

Jennifer Pickens is an Earphones Award–winning narrator of over 100 titles. She has been a storyteller since childhood, creating characters to inhabit, and acting out their adventures. A lifelong bookworm, it was her love of books that led to voice acting. Believing that stories can create change and teach empathy, Jennifer crafts honest performances that create an intimate connection between the listener and the text.

About Kimberly M. Wetherell

A 2024 Audie Finalist and multiple Earphones Award-winning narrator, Kimberly M. Wetherell is a kaleidoscopic storyteller with a multifaceted history. Florida-grown and Brooklyn-cured, her journey to engage and inspire, be it as an actor, director, writer, or producer, has taken her around the world, working in a variety of mediums—opera, theatre, film, and literature—giving voice to smart, strong, not-so-silent types.In her work, just as in life, Kimberly refuses to be hemmed in by a single genre. In more than 100 audiobooks to date, her passion for vivid, cinematic storytelling can be heard in the abject terror of a twelve-year-old running from an avalanche, the awkward fumbling of a geeky teen’s first kiss, or the villainous glee of a serial killer that not even Jessica Fletcher saw coming. Her obsession with languages and dialects, combined with her keen musical ear, brings authenticity to characters from Paris, France to Paris, Texas and all points in-between.In short, she’s manic-pixie quirk, slathered in GenX snark, dusted with ebullient bookishness, and boy howdy, does she have a story to tell you.

About Tim Campbell

Tim Campbell is the Audie, Voice Arts, Independent Audiobook, and AudioFile Earphones Award–winning narrator of over 1,000 audiobooks. He also sings professionally with the Grammy Award-winning LA Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera, as well as on TV and film scores such as Star Wars IX, Superman, Venom, and many others.He is most known for his versatile and varied characters and facility with accents and dialects. He's constantly inspired by the kindness and generosity of the audiobook community and is exceptionally grateful for the support of his wonderful family and friends.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on January 14, 2025

5 star Audible! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ If you both LISTEN TO and read books-I highly recommend that you listen to this one, as each character is voiced by a different narrator! Spectacular! I paired my reading 📖 with the Audiobook 🎧 which I love to do and finished in one day! 9 hours 7 minutes at 1.0x , 6 hours 5......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 04, 2025

Three words can define this book: jaw-dropping, heart-throbbing, riveting! I loved the execution of the "expect the unexpected" theme! The mystery keeps you guessing as the building pressure keeps you on your toes. I honestly kept cursing one of the characters and crossed my fingers so tightly, hopi......more

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on October 17, 2024

Stephanie and Jasmine have nothing and everything in common. The two women don’t know each other but are on 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 man—the message......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on February 08, 2025

First 50%: 4+ stars! 50-90%: 2 stars Last 10%: 1 star Overall rating: 2.5 stars I’m going to keep this short as my rating breakdown clearly shows how I felt about this one. I was intrigued and invested right from the start and enjoyed the tension and suspense until around the halfway point. The story ha......more

Goodreads review by Abbie on January 10, 2025

I LOVED THIS BOOK!! The story twists around on itself so many times that you don’t even realize it’s happening when it’s happening, but everything all matched up and made sense!! SUCH a great thriller 🌟......more


Quotes

"Two ordinary women. Two very different lives. No overlap and nothing in common until a chance meeting on a westbound plane triggers a stunning, edge-of-your seat suspense that had me sick with apprehension as the pages turned." -- TESS GERRITSEN

"Wow, The Business Trip had 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

"Jessie Garcia’s THE BUSINESS TRIP is a fast paced psychological thriller that lands you in a story that isn’t what it seems. Tightly paced with pages that practically turn themselves, you will race to find answers…and I promise you, they’re not what you think they are." -- Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight

“I loved THE BUSINESS TRIP by Jessie Garcia, a hold your breath thriller that ramped up the tension at every turn. Every time I thought I had it all worked out, Garcia pulled the rug right out from underneath me. The cleverly executed twists and turns had me reeling and made me glad I’m not about to take a business trip anytime soon...First-class thriller writing - I couldn’t put it down.”—Sarah Pearse, New York Times bestselling author of The Sanatorium

"Wickedly entertaining and impossible to predict, The Business Trip is a stunning debut by a writer to watch!" —Jeneva Rose, New York Times bestselling author of Home is Where the Bodies Are and The Perfect Marriage

“Wickedly clever. The twists come fast and furious in this taut thriller that’ll spin you up, down and around while ensuring you enjoy the ride. I loved it!" -- LISA GARDNER

"What a rollercoaster of a book! I raced through it in two days and thought it was brilliant. I started it last night and had trouble putting it down to eventually get some sleep. I couldn’t wait to pick it up again this morning; I absolutely needed to know how it would all end. So very clever! This is a stunning and accomplished debut, with hugely relatable characters and an addictive storyline that kept me turning the pages well into the night. Bravo!" -- B.A. PARIS

"Readers will relish following Jasmine and Stephanie as they take the roads less traveled in this absorbing, tightly plotted debut." --First Clue