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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
WOW!!! This book is hard to put down. Very well written, changing chapters among all the main characters was the way to go. The reader was given clues but not enough to guess who and why everything unfolded the way it did. Agent Keller was a bad ass, I loved the very last chapter from her. Definitely will recommend to all my thriller seeker friends.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Alex Finlay for free e-ARC in return of my honest review.
NYU student Matt Pine return from a party and has an FBI agent on his door step. He learns that his whole family is gone. His family was vacationing in Mexico, and local police claims it was an accident. However, FBI does not believe it. The story makes all major newspaper headlines, and it was not the first time Pine family made headlines. There is a documentary about the murder, the older son of Pines was accused of.
The layers of mysteries are slowly unravelled, though present and past, through many narrators the truth comes out. Page turning, heard spinning thriller. I was intrigued by the way Alex Finlay has decided to relay the story.
NYU student Matt Pine return from a party and has an FBI agent on his door step. He learns that his whole family is gone. His family was vacationing in Mexico, and local police claims it was an accident. However, FBI does not believe it. The story makes all major newspaper headlines, and it was not the first time Pine family made headlines. There is a documentary about the murder, the older son of Pines was accused of.
The layers of mysteries are slowly unravelled, though present and past, through many narrators the truth comes out. Page turning, heard spinning thriller. I was intrigued by the way Alex Finlay has decided to relay the story.
4.5 stars.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay is a puzzling mystery.
The Pine family has never been the same since oldest son Danny’s conviction for murdering his girlfriend, Charlotte Rose, seven years ago. Evan believes his son is innocent and he will do anything to prove it. Evan is keeping serious secrets from his wife, Olivia, but he knows the time is drawing near tell her the truth.
However, when he and his daughter Maggie receive details that might be the proof they need to clear Danny's name, Evan books a Mexican vacation. The only person who does not join them is Matt, who is away at college. After Evan, Olivia, Maggie and youngest son Tommy’s bodies are discovered in their vacation home, Special Agent Sarah Keller must break the news to Matt. With the Mexican consulate demanding a family member claim the remains, Matt travels to Mexico only to find himself in danger. Why would someone want to murder the Pine family? And what, if any, connection do the tragic deaths have to Danny’s murder conviction and the trip to Mexico?
The Mexican authorities believe the deaths were accidental but Agent Keller wants to dig a little deeper. She understands Matt is grief stricken, but she needs his help to claim the bodies. After his experience in Mexico, Keller’s instincts tell her she is on the right track. But what new information has been recently been revealed that would lead someone to take such drastic measures?
Weaving back and forth in time and alternating between various points of view, an intriguing picture begins to emerge. Evan and Maggie work as team to try to find evidence that would exonerate Danny. Matt wants nothing to do with Danny’s case since he believes his brother is guilty. Olivia understands Evan’s obsession but she is concerned about the effect his efforts to save Danny are having on the rest of the family. After their deaths, will Matt and Agent Keller find out the truth about what happened to them and why?
Every Last Fear is an absolutely riveting mystery with a clever storyline. The cast of characters is interesting and well-developed. The story unfolds at a brisk pace with each chapter and perspective change ratcheting up the tension. Debut author Alex Finlay brings this mesmerizing mystery to a breath-taking conclusion. I greatly enjoyed and highly recommend this outstanding mystery to fans of the genre.
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay is a puzzling mystery.
The Pine family has never been the same since oldest son Danny’s conviction for murdering his girlfriend, Charlotte Rose, seven years ago. Evan believes his son is innocent and he will do anything to prove it. Evan is keeping serious secrets from his wife, Olivia, but he knows the time is drawing near tell her the truth.
However, when he and his daughter Maggie receive details that might be the proof they need to clear Danny's name, Evan books a Mexican vacation. The only person who does not join them is Matt, who is away at college. After Evan, Olivia, Maggie and youngest son Tommy’s bodies are discovered in their vacation home, Special Agent Sarah Keller must break the news to Matt. With the Mexican consulate demanding a family member claim the remains, Matt travels to Mexico only to find himself in danger. Why would someone want to murder the Pine family? And what, if any, connection do the tragic deaths have to Danny’s murder conviction and the trip to Mexico?
The Mexican authorities believe the deaths were accidental but Agent Keller wants to dig a little deeper. She understands Matt is grief stricken, but she needs his help to claim the bodies. After his experience in Mexico, Keller’s instincts tell her she is on the right track. But what new information has been recently been revealed that would lead someone to take such drastic measures?
Weaving back and forth in time and alternating between various points of view, an intriguing picture begins to emerge. Evan and Maggie work as team to try to find evidence that would exonerate Danny. Matt wants nothing to do with Danny’s case since he believes his brother is guilty. Olivia understands Evan’s obsession but she is concerned about the effect his efforts to save Danny are having on the rest of the family. After their deaths, will Matt and Agent Keller find out the truth about what happened to them and why?
Every Last Fear is an absolutely riveting mystery with a clever storyline. The cast of characters is interesting and well-developed. The story unfolds at a brisk pace with each chapter and perspective change ratcheting up the tension. Debut author Alex Finlay brings this mesmerizing mystery to a breath-taking conclusion. I greatly enjoyed and highly recommend this outstanding mystery to fans of the genre.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It is a pretty standard crime novel. Basically no surprises, and pretty easy to follow. Some details can be omitted.
mysterious
medium-paced
Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay was a thriller that drew me in right away, and it didn't let me go until its very last pages. Matt, a college student, finds out his whole family has been murdered in Mexico as this story begins. This is now the second time his family has made headlines. His brother Danny was the subject of a true crime podcast focused on his brother's murder conviction. While Danny confessed to murdering his girlfriend, the podcast was about a potential wrongful conviction. With this new tragedy, Matt is thrown into figuring out what actually happened to his family and who is responsible. There seems to be more to the tragedy, and Matt also wonders if this connects to his brother Danny. The story focuses on the present day crime (and investigation) that has happened, but also looks back at Danny's story. The past and present weave together to help the reader figure out what might have really happened in both instances. This kept me reading as clues were revealed along the way. Multiple family members served as narrators, so it was especially captivating to piece together what happened (with both crimes) through their eyes. This one was so well done, and it is a literal page turner that I devoured. Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this March 2021 release!
mysterious
slow-paced
I truly enjoyed this book! Kept me guessing until the very end and kept my attention!