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If Something Happens to Me

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If Something Happens to Me

Written by: Alex Finlay
Narrated by: Helen Laser, John Pirhalla, Paul Dateh
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A USA Today Bestseller!

From “one of the genre’s most exciting voices” (E! News) comes one of the year’s most-anticipated thrillers.

For the past five years, Ryan Richardson has relived that terrible night. The car door ripping open. The crushing blow to the head. The hands yanking him from the vehicle. His girlfriend Ali’s piercing scream as she is taken.

With no trace of Ali or the car, a cloud of suspicion hangs over Ryan. But with no proof and a good lawyer, he’s never charged, though that doesn’t matter to the podcasters and internet trolls. Now, Ryan has changed his last name, and entered 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…

Then, halfway around the world, the unthinkable happens: Ryan sees the man who has haunted his dreams since that night.

As Ryan races from the rolling hills of Tuscany, to a rural village in the UK, to the glittering streets of Paris in search of the truth, he has no idea that his salvation may lie with a young sheriff’s deputy in Kansas working her first case, and a mobster in Philadelphia who’s experienced tragedy of his own.

In classic Alex Finlay form, If Something Happens to Me is told by several distinct, compelling characters whose paths intersect, detonating into a story of twist after pulse-pounding twist. The novel cements Finlay as one of the leading thriller writers today.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

©2024 Alex Finlay (P)2024 Macmillan Audio
Psychological Suspense Transportation Italy Exciting Village Fantasy
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What the critics say

A USA TODAY bestseller!

An Amazon Editor's Pick—Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Selection for May—Best Books Voted by Librarians

A Harper's Bazaar Best May 2024 Book Releases

A Parade magazine Best New Books of the Week

A Goodreads' Biggest Books of the Spring

A E! News Best Summer Reads

A BookBub 2024 Best Beach Reads

“A tightly coiled spine tingle . . . As in Finlay’s previous novels, relentless pacing, impressive characterizations, and the author’s knack for surprise combine to produce top-shelf entertainment. This is a smart, unpredictable winner.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

“[T]he overall listening experience is thoroughly engaging from beginning to end.”AudioFile

If Something Happens to Me is a lightning-fast ride on a rollercoaster with young, genuine characters who will make you care deeply for them."Bookreporter

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Tropey

Kinda seemed like a Hallmark Mystery Movie. Don't get me wrong, I watch those sometimes. But they're not particularly good while also being fine. Plot was propulsive even as it was far-fetched. An ending that tried too hard to tie things up and convey an emotional depth that wasn't earned. Also, niggly pet peeve: someone was described as having a "regional" British accent. Is this a thing people say? Felt like a placeholder word. Also also, the author really loved their joke about Swiss people never leaving a five-star review. I'm not Swiss, yet here we are.

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There are so many characters involved in so many different storylines that I found it impossible to stay involved. There are also way too many narrators. I've clicked finished on the player and I couldn't tell you even one of the storylines, having just listened to it. I know there are mobsters contributing scenes of violence, plus FBI and all those other shiny-badge-big-weapons agents the USA likes to parade about. This may be one of those rare books that's better absorbed in a printed format. I think I'm just going to find a good book featuring Scotland Yard right now, and erase this mistake from my mind.

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