This book gets all the stars possible! It is such a fantastic book!

An amazing plot, although I could do without some of the more graphic details. You like, or at least understand, all the characters, there is excitement and sadness, and many great twists. I was trying to figure everyone out with all the clues and minute details uncovered in every chapter, but I was so far off and I loved it!

There are a few TW to be aware of (suicide, bullying, death of a child) are the main ones I would note, but otherwise I cannot recommend this book enough!

I thought this book was a good pallet cleanser. I enjoyed the sbort chapters and the alternating POVs. I would say this book isn’t really anything special. I prefer his other books compared to this one, but still overall a great Summer read

This was very bingeable and I liked the main twist.

My complaint is as someone who lives near Leavenworth, KS it was not described accurately and that really irritated me.

I love when a book takes off from the moment you crack it open. My heart leaping, wondering what the next pages twist will bring. I literally flew through this book. Ali and Ryan have been high school sweethearts for four years. Tonight is their last night to be together and they are looking for some alone time. They go to the favorite spot for all young lovers. The night does not end like they had hoped. Ryan is knocked unconscious and Ali is not seen from again. Leaving everyone in their small Kansas town believing that Ryan had something to do with Ali’s disappearance.

Five years later Ryan is finally taken hold of his life. He is in law school. Traveling in Italy with his classmates. When he gets a note. His entire life begins to unravel, along with the mystery that started that night. There is a new deputy who is willing to dig deep and ask the hard questions. You have no idea who is involved and how. My mind was spinning a million miles a minute.

The book is split into three parts and told from multiple points of view. It is definitely a bingeable read that does not let up. Thank you to Alex Finlay and Minotaur books for my gifted copy.

Wowwww!! So good! This is a new author to me but I’ll be looking for his other books to read. Told from multiple POV’s, in different locations but you know they’re all going to line up somehow. Read this in two days. Michael’s girlfriend Allison was abducted 5 years ago and he’s been living under a cloud of suspicion from just about everyone and the guilt and shame he feels from the events has changed his life. All he remembers from that night, is an 8 fingered man. Did he imagine it, force his mind to think of someone to blame other than himself? But when this man hunts him down, he’ll get closer to unlocking the truth.
This novel flowed really well and I felt like Michael, in a race to uncover the truth. Give it a read!
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Publishing Group, & Alex Finlay for this ARC.

This is my 2nd book by Alex Finlay, and I'm really enjoying his works. This book is told from multiple POVs so it keeps you guessing as to what happened. It's a really good thriller book that takes you to different parts of the world. I can't wait to read more my Alex Finlay!

There are many characters and POVs in this slow-burn thriller. I enjoyed learning how the puzzle pieces of the plot came together. My favorite character was Poppy. She was tenacious, determined, and intelligent. Poppy was a breath of fresh air in this very intense story. Entertaining, original, and suspenseful describe this intricately plotted thriller. Thank you, NetGalley and Minotaur Books for my copy.

A mysterious encounter at a car accident and a missing woman center around this thriller that takes readers around the world. Multiple narrators create suspense and make this a quick read.

Alex Finlay's "If Something Happens to Me" is a gripping thriller that had me captivated from beginning to end. The story follows Ryan, a law student grappling with his girlfriend's mysterious disappearance, and intertwines multiple perspectives, including a determined rookie deputy in Kansas. Finlay deftly manages complex plot threads spanning continents and timelines, maintaining a relentless pace throughout. While some coincidences might stretch credibility, the story's momentum swept away any lingering doubts. What truly sets this book apart is Finlay's ability to balance intense suspense with genuine emotional depth, creating characters that feel real and relatable. "If Something Happens to Me" showcases Finlay's talent for crafting intricate, surprising narratives, solidifying his place among today's top thriller writers.

not nearly long enough for the amount of pov’s and how fast-paced it was. the major twist surprised me but everything else about the book did not impress me. i have another of this author’s novels on my irl shelf waiting to be read, so we’ll see if this was just a fluke or there’s a pattern…

Wow. This was a thrill ride from start to finish. When I say I couldn’t put it down… I mean I literally couldn’t put it down. Every time I would start to put it down and get back to real life, the author would throw in another grenade and I HAD to keep reading. This was a fast paced thrill ride! My thanks to the publisher for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review.

Not my favorite Finlay book, but still a page turner that I finished in one day!

This thriller is definitely compulsively readable, as, after five years, Ryan struggles with memories of his girlfriend Alison being kidnapped right before his eyes. She was never seen again. Now her car has been found in the lake in their hometown, but Alison isn't inside: police find the bodies of two strange men instead. Traveling abroad in Italy, Ryan starts to wonder exactly what happened to Alison, especially as he's contacted by local law enforcement from back home, a new deputy sheriff named Poppy.

The story is told from multiple POVs, including Poppy and Ryan, and weaves in an intriguing mob aspect. It's dark and gruesome, as is typical of a Finlay story. It delves into the theme of family and exactly what we will do for those we love. I especially loved Poppy's character: a war veteran struggling to find her place in the sheriff's department of her hometown.

I did find a lot of this story to be rather predictable, working out much of the twists way ahead of time. There are plenty of surprises, but many of them do seem rather obviously mapped out. Still, if you're looking for a quick thriller, this is a fun one.

✨ Publication date: May 28, 2024✨

If Something Happens to Me is the latest Mystery Suspense from Alex Finlay. I have previously enjoyed this author and this one is my favourite so far.

This book is written in multiple POV in multiple locations adding to the twisty plot. There is plenty of action and mystery. Every time you think you’ve figured it out, something else happens that throws you off!

Alison Lane went missing from her sleepy Kansas town 5 years ago leaving a mountain of suspicion on her boyfriend at the time. Without much to clear him, Ryan changes his last name and goes to school out of town in hopes of changing the narrative about him.

Alison’s car is found at the bottom of the local lake with two bodies inside, neither of them Alison’s opening a whole new set of questions around what actually happened that night.

The new deputy sheriff a young hometown girl gets assigned to review some of the old case files. The files are thin and she starts asking questions she soon discovers she doesn’t want the answers to. As her investigation takes her very close to home, Poppy is determined to find out what happened to Alison Lane.

This was a solid 4 star read for me. I really enjoyed the multiple POV and the variety of locations and how everything eventually came together. Super quick read that kept me interested every single page!

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

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This book was wild! It grabbed my attention from the very first page, and it kept me engaged until the very end. I love books that make me gasp out loud when an unexpecting twist happens, and I gasped more than once! I was only able to guess one twist out of many, so that was fun!

Thank you, @netgalley, @stmartinspress, and @minotaur_books for the #gifted e-arc!

Thanks so much to St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the ARC! I always love Alex Finlay's books - this one was no exception! I found this book to be incredibly interesting and fast paced. I loved the different perspectives, the dive into the past and how it all comes together at the end of the book. Can't wait to recommend this to others!

I don’t have a ton of thoughts about this book, so this will be a shorter review.

I really liked the first half of the book. It was intense, I couldn’t figure out what was going on, and there was a twist about halfway through that I didn’t see coming at all.

The second half felt more dull to me. Which is weird, because a lot continued to happen. I think that most of the big twists were revealed at that point, and there was another twist coming that I thought was painfully obvious (and I’m usually oblivious).

Overall, it was good but missing that wow factor.

Thank you to Minotaur Books for my gifted copy!

This was an attention grabber!

Ryan Richardson had a future as a basketball player. He was dating a popular and nice girl, Alison Lane when his world fell apart.

Ryan and Alison were spending time at Lover's Lane when a man abducts Ryan and knocks him out. With Alison gone, suspicion fell on Ryan, and for many years, he was hounded by people wanting to know what happened. The pressure was so intense that Ryan decided to change his name and attend law school. During a trip with his classmates in Italy, a man approaches telling him, he knows who he is.

Poppy McGee, a military veteran, returns to her home in Kansas and joins the police department as a Deputy sheriff. Her father is sick and she moved closer to take care of him. During her first week at the new job, someone finds Alison's car and to everyone's shock there are two dead men inside. Poppy is trying to decipher the mystery of Alison's disappearance and the why.

Shane O'Leary is a crime boss in Philadelphia. He loves his wife and child and would do anything for them. Yet, he is ruthless at his job. Someone crosses him and he won't stop until they are five feet under.

If Something Happens to Me was engaging from the very first chapter. I wanted to know what happened to Alison. Even when I figured it out early on, I couldn't stop myself from wanting to continue and finding out how everything was going to end.

From his first book, Alex Finlay has delivered interesting stories that this reader has enjoyed. I can't wait for his next book.

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs

A complimentary copy was provided by Minotaur Books via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was my fourth Alex Finlay novel and I have loved them all! He excels at writing fun, fast-paced, unputdownable mystery/thrillers. As soon as I picked this one up, I became fully invested and didn’t want to put it down—I needed to know how the POVs tied together! I would highly recommend this, especially if you love: multiple POVs that are expertly woven together; short chapters and fast-paced thrillers; complex characters; and traveling / action that takes characters to different places around the world.

Alex Finlay is an auto-buy author for me. I see a book by him I need to read it. And this one being free ( thanks NetGalley) was a great added bonus! He always keeps me guessing and leaving the twists for the end.

I was hoping to love this book as much as the author’s first book (Every Last Fear), but this book just didn’t do it for me. I felt like the story was all over the place. There were too many perspectives and I didn’t care about the characters. I thought the beginning was interesting, but then I got pretty bored after a big reveal happened about midway through the story.

I still want to read Finlay’s other books since I loved the other book I read by him and I enjoy his writing.

Thank you to the publisher for providing the eARC of this book via NetGalley for review.