I really been looking forward to this one especially on audio and it did not disappoint! I've enjoyed some his other work especially The Night Shift. This one had me hooked right away! It kept me super invested and engaged throughout the whole thing and was pretty fast paced. I'm usually not a huge fan of a thrillers with several different main characters but I feel like this one did a good job. It constantly kept me on my toes and trying to figure out what was going on. I really enjoyed it and recommend adding it to your upcoming thriller releases! The audio was fantastic!!

Huge thank you to Macmillan Audio for the ALC!

Side note: this may be one of my favorite book covers ever! I mean, look at it!!

FINALLY an actually thrilling thriller! Just like THE NIGHT SHIFT by Alex Finlay, this one had me on the edge of my seat and was non-stop action! If like me, you loved THE NIGHT SHIFT and maybe didn't love WHAT HAVE WE DONE, you need to give this one a shot!!

There was one twist that really got me good! It's so rare that a twist is SO well done and SO satisfying that I literally wanted to applaud Finlay for the way he pulled this one off!

There was a lot going and this required my full attention, which was easy to give because I couldn't look away! I started reading this with a friend and left her in the dust (sorry) because I literally couldn't put it down! Make sure when you plan to start that you carve out a large chunk of time!

Finlay has definitely become an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to see what he comes up with next! This one will be a huge hit for sure!

The audio production was well done! Helen Laser is quickly becoming a new favorite narrator for me!

This will be available on May 28th!

“A good rule to live by: Never criticize someone’s family.”

Woah! When I requested an ARC of this book I was convinced that I had read and loved Alex Finlay. To my surprise, I realized that this is actually my FIRST book by this author. And if If Something Happens To Me is any indication of this author’s other works I will be adding them all to my tbr asap!

This book is such a page turner that I quite literally could not put it down. In fact, I read it in one sitting. It has everything that I love in a thriller: a crazy story that held my interest, short chapters, multiple pov, and both likable and veryyy unlikable characters. This is a mystery that unwraps like a present. Just..all of the stars!

The audiobook was *chefs kiss*. Read by three narrators this book was utterly addictive. One narrator that can do multiple voices is always fantastic. But multiple narrators? It’s like sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching a movie. Loved it!

“The only way to truly experience a city, or a country, for that matter, is to experience it with a local.” Absolute FACTS!

Thank you to Netgalley, Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books, and the author for the ARC and ALC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced audiobook.

Another hit from Alex Finlay. This was just the right amount of overlapping plots for different characters, that ultimately all pull together in the climax. There were surprises from beginning to end. Never a dull moment.

This is a fast-paced thriller that started with a bang and just kept on going. I could not help but finish this in one sitting. This is my first Alex Finlay read and most definitely will not be my last.

Ryan and Allison are at their local Lover's Lane when suddenly the car door flies open, and he is ambushed. When he awakens, he is left in the grass and Allison and the vehicle has disappeared. No matter the years that go by, this nightmare haunts Ryan. He changes his name and works to reinvent himself and works towards a law degree at Georgetown University. Ryan takes a trip to Italy with his law school classmates when he receives a call that Ali's care has been found submerged in a local lake. Inside are two bodies or two men but also some possessions of Ali's. It is not until late that Ryan lets of a cryptic note "If something happens to me".... Immediately upon receiving this news, Ryans would is flipped upside down.
Meanwhile back in Leavenworth, newly appointed Deputy Sheriff Popp McGee is working the case. It seems everyone has connections and secrets.

The number of layers and unsuspected ties kept me engaged and on the edge of my seat. The main characters are likeable and the whole time I was so invested in Ryan's life and Poppy's relentless pursual to solve the case. This book was in a dual perspective layout, and I found that it was easy to keep up with the events, who was speaking, and which timeline we were on.

I received an ARC Audiobook and enjoyed the narrations by Helen Laser, John Pirhalla and Paul Dateh. Everyone delivered a solid performance, made it clear who was speaking and portrayed emotions appropriately.

Thank you NetGalley, Alexy Finlay, and Macmillan Audio for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Publication date: May 28th 2024

It seems like Finlay is trying to hard to give off a Patterson vibe. This was okay but nothing special, and there was way too much commentary about social media. It was overall a quick and interesting read, but other authors do this better.

Thank you Netgalley MacMillan audio for the e-Arc and alc. My opinions are being left voluntarily. This was a twisty layered book and dare I say my favorite Alex Finlay book yet. The twists I did not see coming the connections I was left in awe. What a great book gotta add this one to my forever shelf.

4.5/5☆

I work with the criminal justice department and can see this book in those classes.

Complex characters from different backgrounds from teenagers to the mob and interlocking stories.

You need to pay attention as there are many characters and story lines, but watching it come together was intriguing.

Great, face paced suspense novel!! I would highly recommend the audio version of this book. The book follows a couple different characters and the multi person narration was not only enjoyable but helped keep track of all the characters, settings and details.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC.

I can absolutely see this as a movie with Irish mob and a bullied kid! I wasn't sure at first how the storylines would all connect, but the twist was fabulous. I don't want to give too much away, so Ryan is suspected in a possible murder/kidnapping of his girlfriend. Years later he is still trying to figure out what happened that night.
I love how Alex Finlay weaves a complex yet amazing tale of a crime thriller. You absolutely start to connect with characters and, I will say, are sometimes heartbroken for the characters he has developed. I absolutely recommend this book, especially if you like Irish mob themes.

I listened to this so quickly! Very little else was accomplished that day. That is always the best compliment for a thriller. I was very perplexed by all the different story lines but wow, when they came together! Great plotting

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | Format: Audiobook & E-Book

Short chapters, writing so compelling that you’re hooked on page 1, and memorable characters so filled with surprises that you’re not sure who to root for as the book progresses — what more to ask for in a thriller? It’s one of those books where you keep telling yourself you’ll stop reading for the night after “just one more chapter” until you realize you’ve binged the whole book in one sitting, it’s that good.

Huge thank you to Alex Finlay, Minotaur Books, Macmillan Audio, & NetGalley for the ARC! All opinions are my own.

Twisty, action packed thriller. Told by multiple POV in 3 different locations, and several different points in time. It is told in a way though that this does not cause confusion. All of the characters were likable/humanity evident on some level. At parts this book did seem to drag on, and my mind did drift from the audio.

Thank you NetGalley, the author and publisher for this opportunity.

There is very little story here and it felt dragged out by having three POV.

I did like the female deputy sheriff and think if the entire story has unfolded from her POV as she “worked the case” it would have been a much superior book.

“If something happens to me” by Alex Finlay was an edge of your seat gripping thriller. This book was a really fast read because I just couldn’t put it down.

What a suspenseful thriller by mystery writer Alex Finlay.
The book centers on two characters whose lives intersect - Ryan, a law student trying to escape his past, and a new deputy sheriff intent on solving the disappearance of a young girl five years earlier just before her high school graduation. The law student, now at Georgetown Law School, was the boyfriend of the missing girl, not guilty of her murder, but for years suspected of it nonetheless. Ryan is alerted to the discovery of the missing girl's car submerged in a lake with the bodies of two unidentified men and feels the compulsion to solve the mystery of her disappearance.
The narrators are terrific and by the use of more than one, creates a gripping tension.
Finlay does a wonderful job slowly revealing the clues that each of them independently uncover, and their inevitable collaboration. Mobsters, wartime buddies, close friends all play key roles in uncovering the mystery. I highly recommend it!

4.5 stars

I flew through this one in a couple hours while flying. The multiple POVs were so well done. I was hooked on this mystery, and how all the parts intertwined.

The characters were well developed and mostly I didn't see the end coming. Highly recommend if you're looking for a good mystery!

Huge thanks to NetGalley, MacMillan Audio & St Martin's Press for an advance copy!

I loved listening to this book in audio format! The narration was divided between Helen Laser; John Pirhalla and Paul Dateh and I think they all did a fantastic job of portraying each characters POV.

If something happens to me is about two high school sweethearts who have their whole lives together ahead of them. They are planning their future and their long distance relationship as they embark on separate college journeys, when their future gets ripped away from them in what appears to be a violent kidnapping.

This book gripped me from the first chapter, I was immediately invested into their relationship and even though I had an idea of what was going to happen, I found myself holding my breath as events unfolded.

To then find that Ryan was not only suspected and outcasted by his small home town, but also holding on to his deep feelings for his missing girlfriend many years later, I knew that no matter what happened I would be backing our MC.

Ryan is on a school vacation 5 years later. He has reinvented himself. Nobody knows who he is or what happened to him. Out of nowhere he gets a call that will change his life, and from then on events get crazier and crazier.

I absolutely loved the twists and turns in this book. I was a big fan of the MC and really wanted the best possible outcome for him.

It was a lot of fun watching things all come together and seeing all the secrets come to light.

Thank you to Alex Finlay, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for an advanced listeners copy!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ALC! I was so excited to get this one! I love this authors work! This one did not disappoint! The writing style makes you second guess everything! So so good!!

If Something Happens to Me has many elements similar to other suspense and thriller novels: missing persons, mobsters, abductions, betrayals, war buddies, naive "civilians," witness protection, and much more. So, what distinguishes If Something Happens to Me from all those others? Finlay, aided greatly by its brilliant narrators in this audiobook, infuses his characters with depth, employs changing perspectives, and keeps it all going with a relentless pace. Finlay adds a few surprises, too. Readers/listeners will find it hard to step away from the compelling story. Fans of Finaly's work as well as readers new to it will be most gratified with this novel. it's a winner.