Alex Finlay

Alex Finlay is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2025 instant national bestseller, Parents Weekend. His work regularly appears on best-of-the-year lists and has been translated into twenty-six languages and sold around the world. Alex’s books have been optioned or in development for film and television, including Parents Weekend, which was recently acquired for adaptation to the screen. Alex is the director of the thriller/mystery section of the Leopardi Writing Conference in Italy, and a board member of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. He lives in Washington, D.C.
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Books by Alex Finlay
Fictions and Others
The Anniversary
2026 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery | Release date May 12, 2026
Parents Weekend
2025 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
If Something Happens to Me
2024 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
What Have We Done
2023 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
The Night Shift
2022 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery
Every Last Fear
2021 | thriller, crime fiction, psychological thriller, suspense thriller, mystery