

Now, as the deaths in Mexico appear increasingly suspicious and connected to Danny’s case, Matt must unearth the truth behind the crime that sent his brother to prison-putting his own life in peril-and forcing him to confront his every last fear.” When Matt returns to his small hometown to bury his parents and siblings, he’s faced with a hostile community that was villainized by the documentary, a frenzied media, and memories he’d hoped to leave behind forever. The tragedy makes headlines everywhere because this isn’t the first time the Pine family has been thrust into the media spotlight: Matt’s older brother, Danny - currently serving a life sentence for the murder of his teenage girlfriend Charlotte - was the subject of a viral true crime documentary suggesting that Danny was wrongfully convicted. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain - and they won’t tell Matt why. “After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to devastating news: nearly his entire family-his mom, his dad, his little brother and sister-have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. I really liked Every Last Fear, but before we get into the nitty-gritty, here’s the summary courtesy of the publisher: While any other (most other) writers would likely struggle with keeping track of such an insane amount of detail and what feels like 20 different story threads, he somehow makes it work.


Because the sheer amount of story that he packs into his books is something to behold. Or even just stare into space for a second. I have to be honest about something: I’m a little worried about Alex Finlay.Īfter reading two of the author’s thrillers - The Night Shift earlier this summer (a five-star read for me) and Every Last Fear via my Kindle Unlimited subscription at the tail end of September - I have to wonder if this poor man’s brain ever relaxes long enough for him to, say, sleep.
