by Alex Finlay. Pub date 03/01/2022
4 stars. Best enjoyed when you want something twisty, turning, and ultimately satisfying.
New Year’s Eve, 1999. A mass murder at the local Blockbuster rocks the nation as four teens are killed. Only one teen, Ella, survives the attack. The main suspect, Vince Whittaker, is released from custody only to disappear hours after he is freed.
Almost 20 years later, the same thing happens at an ice cream parlor. Only one survivor remains. Ella, now a therapist, gets a call from her former teacher asking her to help the lone teenager, Jesse Duvall, come to terms with what has happened. However, what Jesse tells her shocks her. It seems that the two incidents may not have been a coincidence. Could the killer be back?
Told from varying point of views between Ella, FBI detective Sarah Keller, and attorney Chris Martin, formerly Whittaker, this suspense thriller whodunnit will leave you questioning until the shocking conclusion.
If you enjoy police procedurals and dark dramas, this book is a perfect addition to your shelf. I really did enjoy it, even though at times I was kind of feeling that the plot was dragging, which is why it lost a star for me. There are a lot of situations that add up to more questions, but this is definitely not the kind of book that leaves you unsatisfied at the end. That is something that I truly appreciate when it comes to complex mystery stories. Alex Finlay did an excellent job tying up the loose ends to some very surprising twists.
Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for an advanced copy of Night Shift in exchange for this fair and honest review.
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