Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
**3.5-stars rounded up**
Alex Finlay’s latest Thriller novel, Parents Weekend, revolves around a group of families who each have a child attending a small Liberal Arts college in Northern California.
For Parents Weekend, it’s decided that the students in this particular Capstone group will all get together for a nice dinner, along with their parents, as a way to kick off the special weekend.
On the designated night though, while all the parents show up to the agreed upon location, the kids never do. At first, all assume, it’s just kids being kids, but as the hours pass, and another night falls with no word from any of the students, panic ensues. What could have happened?
Due to the high profile nature of a couple of the families, the campus police are forced to call in reinforcements. Before long the disappearances are national news.
FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller, who you may remember from her appearances in Every Last Fear and The Night Shift, is one of the reinforcements brought in to investigate the case. Can she find the five missing students before it’s too late?
Parents Weekend is a quick and punchy, action-packed Thriller. I was fully entertained and curious about what had happened with the missing students, and why.
Even though I felt the conclusion was a little simplistic, particularly in regards to the who and why, I still feel like it was well worth reading. I will admit though, I rounded up mainly for Sarah Keller. I love her and want Finlay to keep bringing her back.
I did really enjoy the drama of these families. As expected, there were a lot of messy dynamics and I’m always down for feeding on other people’s drama.
I would recommend this for Thriller Readers who are fine with more action than character work. While we do find out a lot about these characters, the action of the plot is what really drives this story.
I always look forward to Alex Finlay’s new releases. He never fails to pull me in and I tend to fly through his novels, unable to put them down once I start.
Thank you to the publisher, Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio, for providing me copies to read and review. This is a great pick for your Summer Reading List!