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Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
WOW, what a thriller! Right away from the description, I knew I wanted to read Every Last Fear, the debut thriller novel from Alex Finlay.
Every Last Fear starts with NYU student Matt Pine getting devastating news: his parents and two younger siblings have been found dead in Mexico while on a spring break trip. Their deaths make the national news, and unfortunately, this isn't the first time the Pine family has been in the spotlight. Matt's older brother, Danny, is spending life in prison for the murder of his high school girlfriend and a recent Netflix documentary brought national attention to the case.
With the deaths abroad and some suspicious circumstances, the FBI gets involved, and Alex Finlay takes us on a hunt to find the truth. The story follows several different characters, alternates between past and present, and has short chapters (my favorite)! I was a little overwhelmed at first with all the characters, but the audiobook narrators, Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom, did a great job, and I quickly caught up with all of them. Once I had the characters straight, I could not stop listening! I was hooked on this page-turner from the beginning and it never slowed. I thought it wrapped up well and was a solid debut thriller, I'm looking forward to more from this author!
Every Last Fear starts with NYU student Matt Pine getting devastating news: his parents and two younger siblings have been found dead in Mexico while on a spring break trip. Their deaths make the national news, and unfortunately, this isn't the first time the Pine family has been in the spotlight. Matt's older brother, Danny, is spending life in prison for the murder of his high school girlfriend and a recent Netflix documentary brought national attention to the case.
With the deaths abroad and some suspicious circumstances, the FBI gets involved, and Alex Finlay takes us on a hunt to find the truth. The story follows several different characters, alternates between past and present, and has short chapters (my favorite)! I was a little overwhelmed at first with all the characters, but the audiobook narrators, Cady McClain and Jon Lindstrom, did a great job, and I quickly caught up with all of them. Once I had the characters straight, I could not stop listening! I was hooked on this page-turner from the beginning and it never slowed. I thought it wrapped up well and was a solid debut thriller, I'm looking forward to more from this author!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Death