I loved trying to figure out how everyone in this story was connected. (I didn't figure it out) I went into this one blind and didn't realize it was going to have an element of mobsters and witness protection! It definitely made for a wild ride.

Read this if you love:
Trying to solve cryptic notes/puzzles
Organized crime
Action/fast paced
Multiple pov

Thank you MacMillan Audio and NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of Alex Finlay's work! And this is another for me!

I like going into the books I am reading/listening to without knowing the premise. I find a lot more excitement, mystery, and overall fun in not knowing what is going on ahead of what I am going into. I think that made this book even better (I think it makes most books better).

I really enjoy books with multiple timelines and points of view, as well as a sense of mystery in where everything is heading. This book really pushed all those buttons for me. There were moments of shock, twists, and intensity- all things that I look for a mystery/thriller/suspense.

Is this literary fiction? No. Is it a fast and fun read, absolutely.

I give this book 4 stars for originality, fast paced, and multiple storylines/narrators. It takes quite a bit to make a book a full five stars for me, or I guess the exact right mood? All that being said, I do think it is worth the quick read/listen at the end of the day.

I really enjoyed listening to If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay. The narrators were great and made the story come alive. I was on the edge of my seat and I loved every minute of it!

Thank you to Macmillan Audio, NetGalley, and Alex Finlay for the complimentary audio. All opinions expressed above are my own.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If Something Happens to Me
By: Alex Finlay
Narrators: Helen Laser, John Pirhalla and Paul Dateh
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Pub Date: 5/28/24
Another phenomenal thriller from Alex Finlay. This audio had a full cast which I really enjoyed. Helen, John and Paul were amazing. They really embodied the characters for me.
Ryan Richard’s still struggles with the events from 5 years ago. His girlfriend Ali was ripped out of his car at lovers lane. Everyone in their small town believes he killed her. Ryan’s family hires a good lawyer and he was never charged. The torment he went on through, with everyone believing he’s a murder. He ends up changing his name. He’s now studying to be a lawyer.
When a YouTuber locates Ali’s car in Suncather lake with two unidentified men in the front seat and a note that needs a cipher to decode, Poopy, a local sheriff deputy, begins to dig into the case. What she finds is a hornets nest that involves a lot of people including her dad and brother. Will she figure it out?
Thanks to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and Alex Finlay for the ARC of this book.

I'm a little torn with this one. I enjoyed it and couldn't put it down. The writing was great, and I'm curious to read more by this author. My issue with it was that I struggled to keep up with all of the different characters. I think a list of characters would have helped, or maybe even reading along on the physical copy would have helped. The narrators did awesome. I just struggled to keep up with who was who. It has multiple POVs and different stories within the plot. This book has a lot of wonderful reviews, so if you're curious about it, I say give it a try! The ending was definitely unexpected, and had that big reveal moment.

#macaudio2024

Read if you like:
#️⃣ Multiple POV
🧮 The Accountant
📚 Short Chapters
🔀 Twists and Turns
🔫 Mobsters

This book is very fast paced in the way it was written with short chapters that end with cliffhangers and then as the chapter ends moving into another POV that you can’t figure out how they all come together and connect, until bam! It all connected!

I feel like the amount of different pov, timelines, locations, and what not created a hard to follow plot with keeping everything straight which reduced my enjoyment of this thriller, but it definitely played out like a movie as I read.

Thanks so much to the publisher for my ALC and ARC in exchange for my honest feedback!

Five years ago, Ryan and his girlfriend Ali were assaulted in his car and the last thing he remembers is her piercing scream as she is taken. She disappears without a trace, as well as her car, leaving Ryan as the prime suspect. The only thing he remembers is the man from that night. He’s never charged thanks to a good lawyer and no proof of his guilt. Years later, while Ryan is on a trip in Italy, he receives a call from his dad saying that Ali’s car has been found submerged in a lake in his hometown. Inside are two dead men and a note with five words written on the envelope in Ali’s handwriting: IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME… What really happened that terrible night and WHY? Ryan races through Italy, the UK and Paris to try to piece together the answers; he’s not alone though, a young sheriff’s deputy and a mobster are also out for answers.

BRAVO, Alex Finlay. 👏🏽 This was a pulse-pounding thriller with such an intricate plot and riveting characters whose paths intersect in the most explosive way! It’s twisty, with despicable characters and action packed scenes. This reminded me of a KARIN SLAUGHTER thriller, so well-plotted (if you didn’t know, she’s one of my FAVORITE writers.)

My only note is a small one - on audio, it was difficult in the beginning to keep track of all the characters (there are many) but it all comes together without confusion in the end. The audiobook performances are great. Overall, excellent execution, easily binged in a day.

Rating 4.5 stars

This book blew my mind. If I didn’t know better grammatically, I’d say it literally blew my mind. Except for one, I didn’t see any of the many twists coming and the foreshadowing of these twists, though very much included, was subtle enough that you had an aha moment right after reading the twist.

I would absolutely recommend this books to readers. It will stick with me for a long time to come.

This was fine, I didn't love it. Felt a bit far fetched overall and the characters a bit flat. The mystery was pretty good, I was a bit surprised at the reveal.

Wow! This one has a lot of moving parts!!
AND…a whole lot of twists and action…

Ryan and Ali were HS sweethearts.
One night Ali is in her car screaming…and Ryan gets knocked out and thrown down. When he wakes up, Ali is GONE. No trace of where she is or what happened…and all eyes are on Ryan.
His memory is sketchy at best, but he DOES remember some significant facts about that night…but no one believes him…

He is never proven guilty, and years later he escapes and changes his name.
On a trip abroad to Italy, with his classmates from law school, he thinks he sees the man from that night so long ago. But no. It can’t be.

Now determined to get to the bottom of what happened, he goes all in to find Ali and her abductors…killers.

But the roads lead him to places he’d never imagined…

And when they find Ali’s car in the bottom of the local lake, well, all bets are off!!

Terrific twists! Crazy escapades! Police involvement. FBI links. The mob. Double crossers…and so much more! This is one not to be missed!

#IfSomethingHappensToMe by #AlexFinlay and narrated beautifully by #HelenLaser, #JohnPirhalla and #PaulDateh.

Thanks so much to #NetGalley and #MacmillanAudio for an ARC of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. This is due out shortly on 5/28/24.

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for me!

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This book was a wild ride and there were more than a few instances where my jaw dropped and I was totally surprised! There was action, some romance, multiple narrators, some mob men, lots of secrets, a kidnapping and murder, and so so much more! I really couldn't get enough.

Finlay kept me guessing the whole time. I had no idea how anything fit together or where the story was going. I was on the edge of my seat and kept looking for excuses to take a ride or do a mundane task so I could turn the audiobook back on.

The novel worked incredibly well as an audiobook. The pacing was fantastic, I liked the use of multiple narrators and thought each narrator did a really good job. It was exciting, thrilling, and unputdownable.

This is a pretty quick book. The audio wasn't even eight hours which was impressive considering how much plot is packed in there! Finlay delivered an expert story with well-developed characters and a streamlined plot. It was nice that some of the fluff we get in other novels wasn't included here and it felt like every (very quick) chapter packed a lot of punch.

Definitely recommend this one! Thank you to MacMillan Audio, Minotaur, and NetGalley for the copy. Don't miss this book!

Alex Finlay is back!!! He hits If Something Happens To Me right out of the ballpark. I had the audio version of this one and thoroughly enjoyed the multiple narrators! This is an addicting, fast paced story surely to keep the thriller lover completely engaged. Mr. Finlay weaves multiple storylines together that will keep the pages turning very quickly! Action packed and extremely intense, I was very taken by this heart pounding story!! That ending, well I did not see it coming!!! I highly recommend this one, Alex Finlay never disappoints.

Thank you NetGalley, MacMillan Audio and Alex Finlay for this compelling story to listen to and review. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
#netgalley #macmillanaudio. #alexfinlay
#arc. #thriller. #audio

Loved this book, unfortunately I'm not sure if it's the audiobook itself or the Netgalley app, I could not get past the 52% mark. I was really disappointed because I enjoyed the narrators and their pace.

This book was so good on audio! The narrators were great and I found myself not wanting to stop listening! I actually started looking forward to my drives home in traffic! There were twists that I didn't see coming and I really enjoyed the ending of the book. Excited to read more from Alex Finlay.

If Something Happens to Me helped pull me out of a reading slump. It was fast paced and definitely twisty! There are a lot of characters but they and their storylines were easy to keep track of.
I listened to the audio while I followed along with the ebook. The different narrators made their characters come alive.

I always appreciate when storylines mesh together in ways I didn't expect! I've read a lot of reviews in which readers were confused by all of the characters in If Something Happens to Me but I didn't feel that way at all. I would have liked, however, to see more character development for a few of the main players so I could connect more with the story emotionally. All-in-all, this was a good read which I felt was on par with other Finlay novels I've read!

Thank you to @macmillian.audio and NetGalley for an opportunity to listen to an advanced copy of this audiobook!

Whoa! If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay is the standard for suspense and dynamic storytelling. Finlaty never disappoints! Cat and mouse games with brilliant connective threads... what a ride! You will get sucked in and feel like you are watching a movie, this book it very cinematic! Do yourself a favor and read this book... as a matter of fact, read all of Finay's books including The Night Shift, Every Last Fear and What Have We Done. You can thank me later :-) Also, the audiobook has great quality and superb narration.

I will start by saying that this was a fun read! There is lots of action, plenty of plot twists, and the multiple narrators were enjoyable to read. I think if you have read a lot of thrillers you may figure the twists out somewhat early on, but there are definitely some crazy things I wouldn’t have guessed. While I did enjoy it, I don’t think this was really the book for me - but I can definitely see the appeal, and you should check it out if the plot sounds good to you! A note on the audio: this one has a full cast narration, which was perfect! It read like a movie, and was super entertaining!

Read this if you like:
🔪 fast-paced thrillers
🔪 crime thrillers
🔪 travel
🔪 multiple pov

🎧Audiobook review 4.5🌟 (rounded up)

I loved this one. The audiobook is a thrilling ride that kept me on the edge of my seat. At just over 7 hours, it hits that sweet spot. I love books between 6-8 hours. I went in blind and the prologue was so vivid, I could picture it perfectly in my mind and I was instantly hooked. The full cast narration brought the characters to life and heightened my emotions.

The story felt a little chaotic, but in a good way. It was well-organized chaos. I was never bored, but I had to pay close attention to avoid getting lost because there was a lot going on. There are multiple timelines and points of view, which makes it fun to figure out how they all connect.

Overall, I found this audiobook thrilling, and it kept me engaged and entertained with its involved plot and lively narration.

It’s a yes for me!! 🖤

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio and Alex Finlay for the ALC in exchange for my honest review. It was my pleasure.

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I listened to the audiobook with this story. It has 3 narrators. Helen Laser, John Pirhalla, and Paul Dateh do a fantastic job with the different story lines. The story kept me listening from the beginning. However, as the story progressed, some of it was predictable. I will say it didn't take away from the story, though. It's an easy listen and Alex Finlay can definitely write an interesting book.

Thank you to NetGalley, MacMillan audio, and Alex Finlay for the opportunity to listen to this book.