Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay is my second Finlay book I’ve read. I enjoy thrillers and love a good police procedural mystery as well. This was a good mix of both. 

Following five families during a parents weekend at college it did get to be a little confusing until I got all of the characters and families straight. When five students parents come to visit them at school for a parent’s weekend they schedule a dinner outing. The parents all show up to this dinner but all of their children do not. 

Told from multiple points of views from the parents , their children , and the lead agent on the case find out what these children did to stop them from showing up to visit with their parents. Are they hurt ? Are they lost ? Are they hiding something they are ashamed to tell their parents? 

I felt like a lot was happening and nothing was happening at the same time? You know books like that. I would still recommend it even though it was not my favorite mystery ever. 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Minotaur books for the early release of Parents Weekend. All opinions are my own. This book is set to release in May of 2025.