I’ve really enjoyed reading a couple of books by this author so I was excited to read his latest book and it does not disappoint. As always he weaves together a story you cannot put down. Even though I saw the plot twists coming the story is so engaging it did not in anyway diminish the fun in reading it. There are so many believable things, like obviously the boyfriend would be tarnished and found guilty in the court of public opinion and there is that YouTube channel that famously found the submerged victim before the cops did that the story starts out with a solid foundation. That helps as things start to build and go in different directions.

I very much enjoyed the pacing and story but I really hope next time the author does strain credibility. There are ridiculous choices that leave killers alive and talk about not hurting anyone or using guns which are ridiculous in this type of violent story. That are obvious plot choices that could have been more believable but again despite these criticisms it is a very enjoyable book and I look forward to the next one.

I was hooked from the first page. Tension flows through the pages. The intertwining of the characters keeps the reader anticipating how they’re connected. The short chapters make easy reading and suspense building! Highly recommend this book!

This book had some good parts like the three different views but it didn’t have a lot of thrill. The ending also was just ehh.

Alex Finlay has written another fast paced thriller. Five years ago, Ryan and his girlfriend Ali were parked at the local “lover’s lane”. He’s attacked and when he comes to, Ali and the car are gone. The only thing he remembers about his attacker was that he was missing both his pinkies. Now, Ali’s car has been found with two men executed inside. And in her purse, an envelope in Ali’s handwriting “if something happens to me” with a cryptic message inside.
The story bounces between multiple characters. Ryan has changed his name and is now in law school. On a trip to Italy, he sees the 8 fingered man. Meanwhile, Poppy is a new sheriff’s deputy and is working the cold case. And then there’s Shane O’Leary, a crime boss in Philadelphia. How does he figure into the story? I found all three of these characters to be well developed.
This is great entertainment. It’s a quick, easy read and moves at a high rate of speed. There are plenty of twists and I appreciated that I didn’t see them coming.
My thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books for an advance copy of this book.

Alex Finlay has done it again!!

Every Last Fear is one of my all time favorite thrillers, and The Night Shift was also fantastic. I definitely still enjoyed What Have We Done, but it felt like it had a different vibe than the first two books that made me fall in love with Finlay’s work. Therefore, I was SO excited when I realized that If Something Happens To Me is more in line with Finlay’s first two novels- a page turner that hits the ground running and just keeps plowing ahead. I have been just crazy busy these past few days and didn’t have as much time to devote to reading as usual, and taking so long to find out what happens in this book was killing me!


You can tell that Finlay only writes stories that take place in locations he’s actually lived and spent time in, and I love that this book can span so many cities, towns- countries really, and feel so authentic. Also, sometimes I feel that novels with so many characters and story lines can get jumbled and confusing, but I think the short chapters helped me keep everything straight, while also helping me feel some of the disorientation and struggle to keep up that the main characters, Ryan and Poppy, were feeling.

Overall I give this 4 stars and would recommend to any thriller fan, but especially to anyone who loved TNS or ELF but didn’t feel strongly about WHWD.


Thank you Minotaur books and NetGalley for a chance to read this book early in exchange for an honest review.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I read The Night Shift last year and that made Alex Finley an auto-read psychological thriller writer for me. His new book did not disappoint. Jumping perspectives and divided into 3 parts, the book kept me guessing. Bombshells that turned the story on it's head happened multiple times and throughout the book. This is great if you love a story that will get your adrenaline pumping.

One of my favorite things about reading is when a book makes it feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride, with all the dips and twists and turns. This book did just that, in spectacular fashion. There were a lot of characters, and for a while, I didn’t understand how they were connected. But it was one of those spiral upside-down turns that I felt when it was revealed.

There was also a moment where it felt like the bottom of the coaster’s car dropped out from under me and took my jaw right with it. Holy Heck! I didn’t see that drop coming and I LMAO long enough to make my kid side-eye me and ask if I was okay.

This book was fantastic. I loved all the characters, even the bad guys (ok, maybe not that one bad guy, but I don’t think I was supposed to anyway). I loved the introduction to Shane O’Leary, how sweet he was to his wife, and the corkscrew turn the end of his first chapter brought. I loved Michael and wished there was one more surprise chapter at the end, because he was amazing.

Poppy and Alison were wonderful. Though there wasn’t much from Alison’s POV, I grew to love her character. Poppy had a tenacity that matched her fiery red hair and the smile I had on my face when she gave the bad guy their comeuppance at the end had was that after-ride smile of riding one of the best roller coasters in the world.

Being done with the book, I now feel that “let’s do it again!” feeling, and I wish I could unread this so I could read it all over again. I’ll definitely be looking into this author’s other books, because I wanna do this again.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

♡ eArc - eBook Review ♡
♤ Release May.28 ♤
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This is my first book by this author, Alex Finley, and I will be coming back for more.
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Alison and Ryan were parked in a car at loverlane when suddenly a guy with 8 fingers hit Ryan in the head and took Alison and the car. Since Ryan was hidmt in the head and can't remember what happened that night, he is naturally blamed for Alison disappearances. But he's not convinced of anything and tries to return to his normal life and basketball, but it doesn't happen that way. Ryan has to change his name and move and enter law school. He's put his past behind him.

Until, on a summer trip abroad to Italy with his law-school classmates, Ryan gets a call from his father: Ali's car has finally been found, submerged in a lake in his hometown. Inside are two dead men and a cryptic note with five words written on the envelope in Ali’s handwriting: If something happens to me…
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This story has a lot of components that the author makes work. The twist and turns toward the end will blow your mind.
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♡ Thank you, Netgalley, and St. Martin Press for the eArc for my honest review.

If you want a wild ride, this is your book! It starts quickly with the intense kidnapping of Ali in the prologue. Flash forward five years to Ryan in Italy haunted by being left behind and suspected of having something to do with Ali's disappearance. Two plot lines develop that seem to have nothing to do with one another, but the further you read they begin to come together and in the end are intensely intertwined. The characters in this book were strong with each trying to solve their part of the mystery. If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay is definitely a five star book for me that led to two sleep deprived nights. I was impressed with how well this book was crafted and I found myself unable to stop reading!

Alex Finlay has hit it out of the park once again!

He has moved his way into my top five auto-buy authors.

I struggled to book this book down at night for the three nights it took me to read it. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!

I loved the short chapters, the multiple POVs and the rising tension throughout the book.

If you love secrets, cyphers and revenge stories. This is for you!!

Poppy must solve the mystery that is Allison’s disappearance. Her boyfriend, Ryan claims he didn’t do it, but there is still suspicion. His past continues to haunt him, even in the present. What really happened that night?

The idea of the story is good!! It was intriguing. I did have to keep going back to remember who each character was as I felt there were a bit toooo many. It is well written. Overall, it was enjoyable.

This was a good story that kept me guessing. There are three different "stories" from different perspectives that we get. I tried to find a connection between them and slowly you get some clues to how they are connected.

There is one element of this story that I didn't love. I can't say what it is because I feel like it will give away too much of the twist. However, once you find out who is behind everything there are still some good twists and suspenseful moments.

Overall, another good one by Alex Finlay!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Ryan RIchardson was there the night his girlfriend, Ali, was pulled from the car with Ryan left unconscious. The car and Ali have not been seen for five years. Ryan remains under a cloud of suspicion with only vague memories of that night. 

While vacationing in Europe with some classmates, Ryan receives a call from his father - Ali's car has been found with two dead men inside, identities unknown.  The case is being investigated by a young deputy sheriff with little experience. As Ryan processes this information, he sees the man who has "haunted his dreams."  Ryan seeks out the mysterious man wanting to know what information he posses regarding the night that changed Ryan's life.

If Something Happens to Me caught me from the first chapter. The story is told from the perspectives of the various characters, moving from present to past, and changing countries; yet the plot line is well integrated and easily followed. Plenty of suspense will have the reader wanting more.  

Most enjoyable read I've had in weeks!  Highly recommended.

It took me a second to get into this, but once I did, I absolutely loved it! I liked the settings, the way all the perspectives were woven together, the twists (I was surprised by one and guessed the other but still loved it), big fan. This was my first Alex Finlay book but I will be reading more now.

The twists and turns in Part 1 & 2 kept me engaged. I felt like Part 3 was rushed and the author was trying to wrap up the ending quickly.

I would have preferred if each chapter header included who the POV was and maybe the date (past or present).

Rating: 5 stars

Five years ago Ryan's girlfriend Ali disappeared without a trace, as he was left behind with no memory of the event. When her car is recovered years later with two dead bodies and a cryptic note labeled "if something happens to me" Ryan will do anything it takes to figure out where Ali went, and what happened after all these years.

Alex Finaly proves once again why he is one of my absolute top authors. Right from the prologue I was hooked. The story is told from three main character's perspectives, however how they are all connected isn't quite clear. How they end up intertwining was perfection. I really enjoyed the mobster perspective, the dirty doings of the O'Leary crime family was so entertaining to follow. I was able to piece clues together as I went along and would just should in my head "I KNEW IT!!!" as twists were revealed. While I don't typically love being able to predict twists, in this case I didn't mind one bit and had so much fun and satisfaction figuring it out correctly. And boy did this one have me on the edge of my seat, and even had my heart racing. I stayed up past my bedtime (which trust me is RARE) to squeeze in a few more chapters. Finlay may take my award for favorite thriller of 2024!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers St Martins Press and Minotaur Books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

This was a great book with several different plot lines, which seemed separate at first but wove in and out in the most interesting ways. There were a few twists I didn't see coming and some that were more obvious; overall, it was a great read that left me wanting to get to the end to find out what happens. The author did a great job establishing each of the different characters in each of the plot lines, which made you empathize with each of them and want to see how their journey ends.

I received an ARC of If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay.

I absolutely loved this fast-paced thriller! The storylines that were woven throughout the book were just fantastic and captivating and had twists and turns with each chapter. From the very first page, i was hooked with the story and trying to figure out what happened… how is everything connected.

How far would someone go to protect their family and the ones they love? It shows the intricacies of many different relationships .. boyfriend/girlfriend , father/daughter, brother/sister , boss/workers, etc.

There was one twist that absolutely shocked me and had me looking at everything through a different lens , and as i continued reading., the pieces started falling into place. There was a lot of action happening as well!!

This book was very fast paced and kept me intrigued until the very last page ! I would definitely recommend this book to friends and tell them to read it immediately ! This is a book that was an immediate 5 stars from me from the very beginning, and remained that way until the end. It did not disappoint!!!

This book kept me reading. Such great twists and turns. At first I was worried about keeping track of so many points of view but I enjoyed each character.