If Something Happens to Me by Alex Finlay

Genre & Style: Thriller with fast pacing, multiple perspectives, and unexpected twists.

Author: Alex Finlay.

Main Focus: Follows Ryan Richardson, haunted by the disappearance of his girlfriend Ali after a violent attack years earlier. Though never charged, suspicion has shadowed him.

Plot Overview: While studying law in Europe, Ryan learns that Ali’s car has been found submerged in a lake containing two bodies and a note reading: “If something happens to me…”. He spots someone from the night she vanished, sparking an international search for answers that takes him from Tuscany to rural England, Paris, and back to Kansas—helped by a rookie sheriff’s deputy and a grieving mobster.

Narrative Technique: Told from multiple character viewpoints, with intersecting storylines.

Publication Details:

Publisher (US): Minotaur Books

Publisher (UK): Head of Zeus / Aries Book

US Hardcover Release: May 28, 2024

UK Paperback Release: June 6, 2024

Page Count: Approximately 336 pages.

ISBNs:

US Hardcover: 9781250373410 / 9781250863799

UK Paperback: 9781804546383

Acclaim & Recognition: USA Today Bestseller, Amazon Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, LibraryReads Hall of Fame (May 2024), and starred review from Publishers Weekly.

Tone & Structure: Cinematic, suspenseful, and emotionally layered, with multiple timelines and converging narratives.