Printable Book Club Questions for The Last Flight by Julie Clark

What were your first impressions of Claire and Eva? Did that change at all as the story went on?
Rory is violent and abusive toward Claire. What was the catalyst for her to finally get away?
Why do you think Claire made the decision to take on a new identity and leave the old one behind? Why do you think she couldn’t just leave and divorce him? What would you have done if you were Claire?
Do you think the author based Rory off of any real-life politicians?
In what ways are Claire and Eva similar? And how are they different?
Eva is desperate to switch flights with Claire but she knows she has to make it seem like it’s Claire’s idea to do so. Why do you think Claire also decided it was the right move to switch flights?
The flight to Puerto Rico crashes and everything thinks that Claire was on the flight. Let’s talk about Claire’s reaction to the flight.
We get to know Eva’s backstory starting six months before the crash. Let’s talk about how Eva got involved in making drugs for students.
Let’s talk about Eva’s relationship with Liz and how it impacted her going forward.
Did you assume that Dex was actually Fish all along? Or were you surprised at the reveal?
Why do you think Eva decided to leave behind Berkeley instead of testifying against Dex?
Were you surprised when not only was Danielle Liz’s daughter but that she’s ends up helping Claire in the end?
Let’s talk about the big decision when Claire decided to come forward to the media regarding the truth about everything with her and Rory.
Why did Claire decide to stay in Berkeley?
Were you surprised at the reveal that Eva did in fact get on the fated plane?
Did you feel this story was believable? Why or why not?
In the author’s interview at the end of the book, she mentions that she wanted to shine a light on what’s not working in our society. “The way a woman’s truth is sometimes held to a higher level of scrutiny than a man’s.” Let’s talk about this.