In the aftermath, three lives intersect: the survivor of the Blockbuster massacre who’s forced to relive her tragedy the brother of the original suspect, who’s convinced the police have it wrong and the FBI agent, who’s determined to solve both cases. Police quickly identify a suspect who flees and is never seen again.įifteen years later, in the same town, four teenage employees working late at an ice cream store are attacked, and again only one makes it out alive.īoth surviving victims recall the killer speaking only a few final words… “Goodnight, pretty girl.” But at a Blockbuster Video in Linden, New Jersey, four teenage girls working the night shift are attacked. Y2K is expected to end in chaos: planes falling from the sky, elevators plunging to earth, world markets collapsing. A well written thriller that held my attention but that I could get through quickly.

I knew this would be a book that I could get into quick but also set down if I needed to for something and come back to without feeling lost and that’s exactly what I got. I think the biggest thing that appealed to me about this book was the nostalgia factor (the original murders are set in 1999 in a video store) mixed with the now modern day copy cat murder. Author Alex Finlay is a seasoned writer with quite a few well received thrillers under his belt and while this is my first book by him, it will NOT be my last! I loved the characters and the mystery so overall it was a solid read and a good choice for a vacation read for those that prefer murder over beach reads while on vacation. It was fast paced with short chapters that advanced the plot nicely. This book was an absolute perfect fit for me. Finally I gave in and picked it up on the plane ride down to Salt Lake City. But this one kept coming up on my recommended lists in Goodreads and on Audible. While I was on vacation I knew I wanted to read a fast paced thriller/murder mystery but I didn’t really have any idea what I wanted to read or what might fit the bill. I had this book sitting on my TBR shelf forever.

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay