One of Business Insider's “Top Mystery and Thriller Books of 2022, According to Goodreads Reviews”—
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"The Night Shift is a masterpiece of misdirection and misplaced motivation, further establishing Finlay as a literary force to be reckoned with." —Providence Sunday Journal
“A suspenseful tale of vengeance, brotherly love, teenage romance, and the perils of jumping to conclusions. Finlay spins it at a rapid pace, his characters well-drawn and his tangled plot expertly developed. The twists arrive at a dizzying pace, and when the killer is finally revealed, few readers are likely to see it coming.” —Associated Press
"Encompassing the genres of thriller, mystery, and horror, The Night Shift is a novel that will stick with you." —Reader's Digest
"[Finlay] has outdone himself with this latest... [He] grabs readers from the very first line and keeps them propulsively turning pages with absolutely thrilling cliffhangers." —Newsweek
"Fans of dual-timeline thrillers with intricately connected characters will love Finlay’s fast-paced tale that delivers one stunning surprise after another. " —Library Journal (starred review)
“Every Last Fear became one of our favorite thrillers of 2021 and Finlay's new release about a pair of small-town murders 15 years apart that may be connected is every bit as electrifying. Add in some Y2K nostalgia—R.I.P. Blockbuster!— an exploration of lasting trauma and a final twist you won't see coming, and it's safe to say Finlay is one of the genre's most exciting voices.” —E! News
“Alex Finlay returns with the tense, edge-of-your seat thriller The Night Shift . . . . Finlay does a masterful job of diving deep into each character’s thoughts and emotions in tight, fast-paced chapters. . . . Fans of Grady Hendrix and Riley Sager will tear into this sophomore-slump-defying thriller.” —BookPage
“Every line counts in this cunning cat’s cradle of a thriller. Alex Finlay has the knack of combining forward motion with powerful emotion.”—Sunday Times (London)
"Finlay does a fine job weaving the tangled lives and crimes together in a suspenseful tale... Thriller fans will eagerly await Finlay’s next." —Publishers Weekly
“Finlay’s newest thriller delivers a one-two punch of 90’s nostalgia and gripping, genuinely unputdownable plotting, and ties it all together with characters whose intertwining fates—and secrets—will keep you hooked from the book’s first page to its very last.” —Crime by the Book
“Instead of succumbing to the pressure that comes with a sophomore release (following last year's highly anticipated Every Last Fear), Finlay embraces that buzz and tension with his latest release The Night Shift, and transfers all that potential angst onto his characters. From the book's opening scene, the tension never lets up.” —The Big Thrill
"[H]ighly recommended for readers looking for fast-paced, twisty thrillers." —Mystery Tribune
“Wow, this is crime fiction at its best. Instantly immersive, pacy and propulsive, and full of surprises. Alex Finlay is the real deal, believe me.” —Lee Child, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
“The Night Shift weaves together two crimes, past and present, into a fast-paced, page-turning, slam-dunk of a thriller. An exciting, entertaining read that I couldn’t put down!” —Samantha Downing, #1 Internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and For Your Own Good
“With an unforgettable cast of characters and a plot that races through twist after twist, Alex Finlay’s explosive new thriller, The Night Shift, will grab you and not let go until the final, electrifying conclusion. I can’t remember the last time I tore through a book so fast, or how many times I thought I knew what was going on only to be proven wrong yet again. You know you’re in for a wild ride when one of the narrators ends up dead in the first chapter…Fans of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix are going to LOVE this book.” —Julie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight
“A terrific thriller, tautly written with compelling characters. I was totally hooked." —Peter James, New York Times Bestselling Author
“In his second novel, The Night Shift, Alex Finlay takes his place in the upper ranks of thriller writers. From the very first chapter, Finlay expertly grabs the reader’s attention with a horrific mass murder at a Blockbuster store in 1999. Flash forward fifteen years later, the events of that dreadful night echo in a small New Jersey town, with lots of unanswered questions and theories of what happened. Then, a similar mass murder takes place at an ice cream shop, and the lives of several people—from investigators to survivors—interact in dramatic fashion. Filled with crisp dialogue, incredible suspense and memorable characters, The Night Shift is one not to miss. Highly recommended.” —Brendan DuBois, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author
★ 03/01/2022
Fifteen years ago, someone murdered four young night-shift employees of a Blockbuster store and left a fifth for dead. The police arrested a local teen but soon released him because of insufficient evidence. Then he disappeared. Now an almost identical crime has taken place at a local ice cream shop—three night-shift employees killed, with one survivor, a teen in foster care. No one can deny the similarities between the two events. Ella, the lone survivor of the Blockbuster murders, is now a therapist who's asked to question the survivor of the Dairy Creamery murders, a high school student named Jesse Duval. As the investigation continues, Ella and Jesse discover they have more in common than being survivors. The public defender, Chris Ford, also has secrets about his connection to the Blockbuster case. As eight-months-pregnant FBI agent Sarah Keller works the Dairy Creamery case with local law enforcement, she discovers links between the two sensational murders. Will more people die before they discover the killer's identity? VERDICT Fans of dual-timeline thrillers with intricately connected characters will love Finlay's (Every Last Fear) fast-paced tale that delivers one stunning surprise after another.—K.L. Romo
