A review by thereadingraccoon
If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If Something Happens to Me is a twisty crime thriller about a missing person’s case that gets reopened five years later.

Five years earlier, Ryan Richardson’s girlfriend, Ali, is kidnapped right in front of him while they were parked on a Lover’s Lane in Lexington, Kansas. Ryan’s recollection of what happened is hazy because he was struck on the head and didn’t see who took her or where they went in her car, but he becomes the main suspect in the court of public opinion. But five years later her car, which has remained missing since that night, is found in a nearby lake with two unidentified men, Ali’s purse, and an encrypted note in her writing that says, “If something happens to me.” The story of that night and what happened to Ali is told through alternating points of view: a brand new deputy sheriff, Ryan under a new name on a college trip to Italy, and the head of an organized crime family in Pittsburgh.

This is a fast-paced and enjoyable mystery and thriller with twists and turns.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🎧 Audiobook Notes: If Something Happens to Me is narrated by Paul Dateh, Helen Laser, and John Pirhalla, who do an excellent job bringing the three different points of view to life.