Parents Weekend

By: Alex Finlay

Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press/Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the ARC of the book!

It’s parents weekend at a small private school in Northern California. The parents and their children are supposed to be meeting for a dinner at The Hut. As the parents meet for dinner, the children never show. At first, everyone chalks it up to kids being kids. But soon it becomes clear that it’s more than that. And with a recent student death, it’s time to take it seriously and call in reinforcements.. the FBI. Five students missing. What could have happened to them? And why have they disappeared?

This was another fantastic book by Finlay. We see the re-introduction of Agent Sarah Keller who was in The Night Shift and another one of Finlay’s books. Though, this isn’t a series and you definitely don’t need to read those books in order to read this book. This book is engaging and fast paced. Finlay keeps the mystery going as Agent Keller and the rest of the team keep looking for leads, dispelling leads, and try to find more clues.

There are a lot of red herrings in this book, and it’s filled with family drama. But when it boils down to revealing who was behind the kids missing, I never put it together. I may not be the best judge of that as I’m not usually good at figuring out what’s going on!

I will say this: there are a lot of characters and the book is told from multiple points of view. At times, I forgot who was who (especially in the beginning). So while I understand this choice made sense for this book, it was a little much for me.

Otherwise, super enjoyable!

Publish Date: May 6, 2025
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