Oh this was sooooooooo good. This is my first by this author but please excuse me while I go devour everything ever written. It was intense, and gripping form the very beginning and I loved the character development throughout. Thank you for the ARC copy!

A fun and all encompassing thriller from Alex Finlay… AGAIN. I’ve been a fan since reading The Night Shift and will continue to be after reading If Something Happens To Me. Finlay knows how to write a compelling story with multiple POVs and timelines and focuses on the humanity of their characters.

This wasn’t the most spectacular thriller I’ve ever read but is definitely worth a read if this is your genre. My only criticism is that the ending felt a little too neat and wrapped up in a bow but other than that it was a great read and I’ll always keep an eye out for anything from this authour.

Have I ever told you how much I absolutely LOVE all of Alex Finlay’s books?! This was an absolutely incredible, shocking, fast paced read that I could not put down! I loved absolutely every second of this book and I’m so sad it’s over!!

Huge thanks to @netgalley and @stmartinspress for the ARC!! This masterpiece will be released on May 28th, 2024 😍😍

5 billion/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book. I have enjoyed Alex Finlay’s books in the past and really enjoyed this one.

In a small town gripped by whispers and speculation, Ali’s life took a haunting turn as suspicions arose about her boyfriend, Ryan. The air became thick with uncertainty, and shadows of doubt cast a pall over their once serene relationship. Friends and neighbors exchanged wary glances, wondering if behind the closed doors of their seemingly ordinary existence, a sinister truth lingered. As the community grappled with the possibility, Sarah's absence became a poignant question mark, leaving those who knew her in a disconcerting limbo between hope and fear. The unfolding mystery unfolded like a dark novel, its chapters revealing the complexity of human relationships and the haunting echoes of what might have been.

Ryan’s girlfriend is taken right before his eyes. But no one believes him and thinks he had something to do with her disappearance. Years later her missing car is found and what it unveils is not what anyone saw coming. That’s all I’m saying because you want to go into this book with no other info!

Wow! I was not prepared for sitting down and starting this book and not wanting to do anything else until I finished it! Which explains why I finished it in 24 hours. This book was an absolute page turner from the get go!

Its short chapters (which I love) would switch between different POVs. They would end in a small cliffhanger that made you HAVE to continue reading to see what happens next. I love how the stories of each POV were their own until you finally connected them all. I really liked so many of the characters in this book. There were even some characters that weren’t the best people, but still had qualities or circumstances that made you like or feel for them.

Before I started reading this I started to feel myself going into a small reading slump, but this book changed that immediately!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press/ Minotaur Books for this advanced copy!

Woohoo!!!! Alex Finlay has wowed me yet again! I LOVED this book!!! It kept me on my toes, turning the pages with a gleeful smile on my face! This is how you do it! Anyone picking this book up to read is in for a treat! If Something Happens to Me is gripping, fast paced, shocking, perfectly plotted and kept me on the edge of my seat. I had no idea what I was getting into when I turned the very first page, and I loved every second of it.

A young teen is bullied at an elite school and the aftermath leaves his parents devastated.

Five years ago, Ryan Richardson was at lover's lane with his girlfriend, Alison, when suddenly a man opened the door yanking him from the car. Alison and her car were never seen again. Everyone thought Ryan was responsible but with no proof he has been able to move on even though the court of public opinion still believes him to be responsible. He has now moved on and while in Italy with his law school friends, he gets a call from his father informing him that Alison's car has been found.

Poppy McGee had just started her job as a deputy sheriff when a car if found. Inside is an envelope which reads "If something happens to me." She is up for the challenge and throws herself into the investigation and will stop at nothing until she gets some answers.


Wowza! This book was a well thought out, well written, fast paced page turner! It also has a nice amount of shocking twists and reveals. There are quite a few characters in this book, but it was easy to keep track of all of them. I loved how Finlay brought everything together in the end. Paths will cross, answers will be sought, tensions will rise, and readers will be left amazed. Finlay blew me away with this well thought out, well written and thrilling book.

Highly Recommend.

TW: bullying, violence

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.

What happened to Alison Lane? For years, no one knows, until a car is found and old secrets come out revealing people aren’t who they seem. Alex Finlay uses a vast cast of characters to weave a tragic story.

This book took me on a wild ride that I wasn’t necessarily expecting. At first, I found it hard to follow exactly all the characters and what was going on, but when it all comes together, boy does it come together!! The story was so well thought out and clever, it was incredibly well written and held my interest the entire time. A murder mystery that upends everything you think might have happened. I really enjoyed this story and Alex Finlay’s writing style, looking forward to picking up more of his work.

What happened to Ali, did her boyfriend Ryan kill her? Why can't he remember what happened? Alex Finlay builds up the plot to this engaging thriller and the reader can't put it down!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book for my honest review. I absolutely loved this thriller. The 3 different story lines in the beginning are all mysterious and suspenseful. I love the different points of view and how they were all woven together. This was incredibly fast paced and impossible to put down. The layers of this story all come together masterfully at the end. Highly recommend picking this one up!

This was just as good, if not better than all of Finlays other books. What a crazy, twisty story. I loved the way it was interwoven and you knew just enough to keep you desperately wanting more. Loved!!

Alex Findlay’s newest mystery is good but never seems to meet the level of the prior stories he has written but If Something Happens to Me is a well written mystery that loses its footing near the end.

“𝙸𝚏 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚎.

𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝙰𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝙻𝚊𝚗𝚎?“

This is now the 3rd novel I’ve read by Alex Finlay and I have yet to be disappointed. Finlay’s ability to seamlessly weave together the past and the present is unmatched. Each time, he manages to craft an utterly compelling and completely relatable tale filled with likeable, yet flawed, characters.

“𝚃𝚘𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚝 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚛.“

This binge-worthy story is part mystery, part police procedural. Each character here has a story and each story is heartbreaking.

“𝚆𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚍𝚎𝚕𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚟𝚎𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚜 𝚠𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝.“

Full of action, mystery, and suspense, Finlay’s latest novel is one that will keep you up all night. You won’t want to put it down until the very last word.

“𝚆𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞‘𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚐 𝚝𝚠𝚘 𝚐𝚛𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚜—𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚖𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏—𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝.“

I am a huge fan of Alex Finlay's pacing. His stories always start with a bang that draws the reader in and captures their attention. And for the most part, it keeps their attention throughout the book. While If Something Happens to Me wasn't my favorite novel by the writer, I must admit that it kept me guessing. The story was intriguing, albeit, unbelievable. Not the idea that grief and revenge can make a person do some horrible things, but that everything fit together so neatly. I felt that the characters were underdeveloped, but still likable. Overall, it was an enjoyable read.

This was my second Alex Finlay book and I was thoroughly pleased! His other book the night shift fell flat for me and I had a hard time getting into it but this one I was hooked from the start. So much was happening at once. I felt my heart rate rising more than once throughout this book.

Thank you NetGalley and at martins press for my copy!

Anything Alex writes I will read. He can do no wrong. The twists are always SO GOOD. And I am guessing till the last page

This was such a wild ride. Action packed, suspenseful, with short chapters and twisty turns. l've been a Finlay fan since Every Last Fear and was stoked to get approved for this one.
And it did not disappoint. I loved the format with multiple POVs and the guessing game of how all of the stories tied in. The way the story unfolded was brilliant and ended with a bang. It was such a fun thriller. * *

A brilliant and very action-packed thriller that begs to be read in one sitting. I know I did If Something Happens to Me is perfectly plotted, nail-bitingly intense, and incredibly compelling. Finlay proves once again that he is a master of his craft and kept me going from the first to last page.

“If Something Happens to Me shows why Alex Finlay is one of the leading thriller writers today. Pulse-pounding, layered, and impossible to put down. Finlay―the master of twists―has outdone himself.

THIS WAS SUCH A FUN READ!

The different POVs, timelines, and locations were everything! Not to mention how everything comes together in the end, is just perfecto! I love Finlay’s writing style - this is my 3rd book by him and he knows how to write fast paced thrillers with twists! You’re going to want to read this one!

Thank you @minotaur_books and @netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review. Pub date: 5/28/24