Alex Finlay Follow

Holy heck! This was a crazy wild ride and I couldn’t read it fast enough. This is the first book by this author that I’ve read so I was pleased to find that the main characters were relatable and the storyline consumed my mind even when I wasn’t reading it. I was trying to connect the dots and predict the outcome along the way but when the twist and turns popped up I was gobsmacked. This was a heart pounding read that never slowed down. It is laced with thrills and danger along the way ratcheting up the intensity with each turn of the page. I will definitely be checking out Mr. Finlay’s other books.

Alex Finlay adds to an impressive string of first class thrillers with The Night Shift, a wildly entertaining story built upon a pair of nearly identical late night slaughters of ice cream store employees. The killings occur fifteen years apart, and each leaves a single survivor, who share a common memory of a whispered message from their unknown assailant. Finlay weaves the tale primarily through the eyes of three characters, two of whom are the survivors, with the other an appealing FBI agent who is determined to solve both crimes. Finlay’s characters are extremely well drawn, complete with layers of complexity that make them interesting and keep us fully invested in their plights. The well-crafted plot unspools smoothly, with enough twists and turns to keep us guessing right to the end. Finlay’s writing is tight and direct, and the buildup of tension through the final chapters will keep you on the edge of yours seat … or awake all night.

Ryan Smith, his new name, is spending part of his summer from law school in Italy where he receives a strange note that takes him back five years ago when his high school girlfriend Alison disappeared and most everyone believed Ryan Richardson killed her. After reading the note Ryan get notification that Alison's car has finally been found at the bottom of a lake with two dead men in it. When Ryan meets the person who left him the strange note it's the man from that awful night, the man from his nightmares, the man no one believed existed and this man tells Ryan "she" is alive; Does he mean Alison? Then a new deputy from Ryan's hometown contacts him and informs Ryan a coded message was found in Alison's car and once the deputy reluctantly tells Ryan the message he knows she's alive and he is determined to find her. With mobsters, liars and killers also on the trail of Alison and her father Ryan is determined to find her and the whole truth.
(Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy)

A secret five teenage friends from a group home have kept for twenty- five years.
Now one of the five has been murdered and the other four have had attempts made on their lives. Who would be targeting them and does it have to do with that long kept secret? The surprise is well worth the read.
(Thanks to NetGalley for an advance copy for an honest review)