if there’s one thing alex finlay knows to do, it’s write a fast-paced, addicting, heart-pounding thriller 🤯 I love a good ol thriller that I can’t put down!!! 

five students go missing during parents weekend, leaving their parents scrambling to cover up their own secrets while find out the truth about what happened 😮‍💨 and it definitely felt more like a true crime doc more than anything 

there wasn’t much mystery to this one, as the detective (the same one from EVERY LAST FEAR and THE NIGHT SHIFT) methodically ruled out every red herring until they were only left with one solution - and while I thought it was obvious, I lived for the drama between all of the parents!! there’s something about a messy secret that just gets me going 😂

this was definitely a telling rather than showing type of story, and the cast of characters was so huge that it felt a bit overwhelming at times. even when the readers were supposed to connect with the missing kids, I felt like I didn’t really know them due to the lack of characterization and time spent with each character 🤷🏼‍♀️

a huge thank you to netgalley and minotaur for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

rating: 3.5 stars
wine pairing: burgundy red blend