⭐4 Making a Murderer+Taken Hybrid Stars ⭐I have a name for books like this. I call them 'surface stories'. Kinda the opposite of a book that's character driven. We don't get a lot of depth with the Pine family members, or atmosphere with the locations. Instead the plot moves fast, strong and straightforward. It's a book that reads like a movie, and I was hooked from, like, the first page!A huge THANK YOU to Net Galley for allowing me to read this ARC!

In 2018, an Iowa family of four died after asphyxiating from toxic gas while vacating at a resort in Akumal, Mexico. Being an Iowan myself, this story was pervasive at the time. First they were missing, since loved ones weren’t able to get in touch with them, but Mexican authorities eventually found them dead in their rental condo. Their names are Kevin, Amy, Sterling (12) and Adrianna (7) Sharp. Have you ever heard of the Sharps and their tragic story?It seems as if author Alex Finlay has, as h...

Every Last Fear by Alex FinlayWhat a time to read a book that I didn't want to put down. I was reading this book on Christmas Eve and Christmas so I couldn't just read nonstop and ignore my husband, like I might do on other days...ha ha. This story starts with a dead family, mother, father, son, daughter, on vacation in Mexico. Such a terrible tragedy caused by a gas leak. The Pine family had suffered so much already. Years ago, the oldest son, Danny, was convicted of murdering his high school g...

Matt Pine, an NYU student, receives some devastating news that his father Evan, mother Olivia, sister Maggie and baby brother Tommy have died at their holiday accommodation in Mexico. His elder brother Danny is in prison convicted of killing his girlfriend Charlotte. The family utterly believe in Danny’s innocence and cite a false coerced confession which is the subject of a Netflix documentary about wrongful conviction. Matt receives sucker punch after punch in this very compelling psychologica...

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to one of my favorite reads in 2020!!5 stars to one of my favorite thrillers of the year! Matt Pine, a college student at NYU, returns from a night of partying...only to find out that his mom, dad, younger brother and sister died while vacationing in Mexico. The cause of death was apparently a gas leak. This makes headlines for multiple reasons, but mainly because the Pine Family is famous after a Netflix documentary was released regarding Danny Pine, Matt’s older brother,

A thriller that actually thrills from beginning to end? Yesss, sign me up!College student Matt Pine receives the most devastating news: almost his entire family has perished on what should've been a fun-filled spring break trip to Mexico. Now the only remaining person left in his family is his brother Danny, who did not go because he is serving a life sentence for killing his girlfriend seven years ago. At first, their family's death is ruled an accident, but soon clues emerge that make it look

I guess what they say about universe giving us signs is true.Universe was conspiring against me/ for me , because it didn't wanted me to read this book. Sign 1 :- My arc request got rejected Sign 2 :- I broke my phone the day I got my eBook so I had to wait for a week till I get to read this. Sign 3 :- When I finally started reading it , nobody in my house got chill , my siblings and parents weren't constantly nagging me.But now when I finally completed it , I guess Universe was correct.2* Wh...

Remember this name-Alex Finlay is going to be your next Auto-Request author after you read his debut!! And, this book is AVAILABLE NOW! Opening Paragraph: “They found the bodies on a Tuesday. Two days after the family had missed their flight home. Six days after all the texts and social media had gone dark.” The Pine family was one made infamous by the true crime documentary “A Violent Nature”, which chronicled the story of the conviction of Danny Pine for the murder of his girlfriend, Charlot...

“They found the bodies on a Tuesday.” Matt Pine receives word that his family has been found dead in Mexico. The Mexican Authorities have deemed it an accident. The FBI and State Department have their suspicions. All the remains of their family are his older brother who is in prison and himself. The Pine family is well known. Danny, Matt's older brother is serving time for killing his high school girlfriend, Charlotte. Everyone believes that he is innocent. He was convicted with no evidence

This is a Suspense Mystery, but I would not call this a thriller. I really loved the beginning, but the ending was just good not great. I guess all the twist way before they where revealed which kind of let me down. I did think the plot/story line was good, and the characters where good. I do think if you did not guess the reveal it would be a really great read. I enjoyed the book, and I still really liked this book. This book did keep me wanting to reading it, and there where points that was st...

Apparently my New Year’s tradition every year should be to read an amazing psychological thriller, because 2020 began with The Silent Patient, and 2021 has begun with this brilliant gem. Alex Finlay delivered an outstanding debut with this story of a family torn apart by past and present tragedy. You know it’s going to be intense when the book starts with the deaths of most of the members of the family that the book is about.The Pine family: dad Evan, mom Olivia (Liv), daughter Maggie, and sons

Matt Pine's older brother, Danny, is serving a life sentence for allegedly killing his high school sweetheart, Charlotte.After Danny's trial, a True Crime Documentary was released claiming he was wrongfully convicted. Many of the documentary's viewers seemed to agree; think aftermath of Netflix's Making a Murderer. Matt remembers something about the night of Charlotte's death though that no one else knows. Because of this, he believes Danny may actually have done it, or at least been involved.Th...

Wow! What a book! "You have two choices when you're confronted with your every last fear: Give up or fight like hell." Matt Pine, a student at NYU, wakes up with a raging hang over after a hard night of partying only to find that the FBI would like a word with him. His world comes crashing down when they inform him that his father Evan, his mother Liv, his teenage sister Maggie, and five year old brother Tommy died while vacationing in Mexico. An apparent gas leak but FBI agent Sarah Keller