Every Last Fear - Alex Finlay

Thriller

Rating: 9.5/10

You know how book quotes lean towards hyperbole? A knife edged thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat…a riveting page turner you won’t be able to put down…in the case of this book, believe the hype!

A family made famous by a true-crime documentary is found dead, leaving their surviving son to uncover the truth about their final days. If that were the only burden left to him this would have been a quicker, and far less impressive read. But he also has to unearth the truth of what happened the night of his brothers’ girlfriends murder.  A murder his brother is currently imprisoned for.

This brilliantly written and structured debut novel reveals new plot elements with each chapter, adding more layers to the story with the turn of every page, compelling the reader to ceaselessly adjust whatever theory’s they may be congratulating themselves on having sussed out. 

Don’t mistake this as just a riveting thriller, it’s also a poignant and heart wrenching story of family. The characters in this book are flawed and unique, with their humanity captured adroitly in the hands of this author.

My thanks to Net Galley, St. Martin’s Press and the author for my advance readers copy.

Footnote: Finlay is a masterful writer, plot, structure and character were flawless in this book.  I look forward to future works by this debut author. Now would be good…