I had the opportunity to read the initial chapters of Alex Finlay’s EVERY LAST FEAR on Bookish First and was immediately intrigued. I wasn’t lucky enough to win their raffle, so I was thrilled to receive an ARC from the publishers!
EVERY LAST FEAR begins with the discovery of a family dead in Mexico. The parents, their teenage daughter and young son are found in their vacation rental, apparently victims of a gas leak. This isn’t just any family, though. Their oldest son Danny is in prison for murdering his girlfriend and they’ve been the subject of a Netflix documentary and a lot of news coverage, so their deaths are bound to make headlines. Their other son Matt is a student at NYU struggling to distance himself from the family drama in their past when he gets the news of his family’s latest tragedy.
Matt has always believed in his brother’s guilt but it is up to him to visit his brother and deliver the bad news about their family. When the officials in Mexico prove difficult in providing information on the case and releasing the bodies, it is Matt who must go to Mexico to intervene. For a supposed accident, things just aren’t adding up. Questions are raised in both the present case and in Danny’s.
This book had me hooked from the very beginning and it kept up the pace throughout. We get multiple POVs including Matt, the agent working with him, his family members in flashbacks to the time before their deaths and snippets of the Netflix documentary. It was a big heartbreaking hearing from the family, knowing what was coming for them, but it added a great deal of suspense and information to the story. I especially loved Matt’s sister Maggie and her passion for her brother’s defense.
I would highly recommend this one to the thriller fans. This was a fantastic read and I look forward to seeing what Alex Finlay comes up with next!
EVERY LAST FEAR begins with the discovery of a family dead in Mexico. The parents, their teenage daughter and young son are found in their vacation rental, apparently victims of a gas leak. This isn’t just any family, though. Their oldest son Danny is in prison for murdering his girlfriend and they’ve been the subject of a Netflix documentary and a lot of news coverage, so their deaths are bound to make headlines. Their other son Matt is a student at NYU struggling to distance himself from the family drama in their past when he gets the news of his family’s latest tragedy.
Matt has always believed in his brother’s guilt but it is up to him to visit his brother and deliver the bad news about their family. When the officials in Mexico prove difficult in providing information on the case and releasing the bodies, it is Matt who must go to Mexico to intervene. For a supposed accident, things just aren’t adding up. Questions are raised in both the present case and in Danny’s.
This book had me hooked from the very beginning and it kept up the pace throughout. We get multiple POVs including Matt, the agent working with him, his family members in flashbacks to the time before their deaths and snippets of the Netflix documentary. It was a big heartbreaking hearing from the family, knowing what was coming for them, but it added a great deal of suspense and information to the story. I especially loved Matt’s sister Maggie and her passion for her brother’s defense.
I would highly recommend this one to the thriller fans. This was a fantastic read and I look forward to seeing what Alex Finlay comes up with next!