The Night Shift

A Novel

By: Alex Finlay

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Cady McClain, Devon Hales, Gary Tiedemann

From the author of the breakout thriller Every Last Fear, comes Alex Finlay's electrifying next audiobook The Night Shift, about a pair of small-town murders fifteen years apart—and the ties that bind them.

“The night was expected to bring tragedy.” So begins one of the most highly-anticipated thrillers in recent years.

It’s New Year’s Eve 1999. Y2K is expected to end in chaos: planes falling from the sky, elevators plunging to earth, world markets collapsing. A digital apocalypse. None of that happens. But at a Blockbuster Video in New Jersey, four teenagers working late at the store are attacked. Only one inexplicably survives. Police quickly identify a suspect, the boyfriend of one of the victims, who flees and is never seen again.

Fifteen years later, more teenage employees are attacked at an ice cream store in the same town, and again only one makes it out alive.

In the aftermath of the latest crime, three lives intersect: the lone survivor of the Blockbuster massacre who’s forced to relive the horrors of her tragedy; the brother of the fugitive accused, who’s convinced the police have the wrong suspect; and FBI agent Sarah Keller who must delve into the secrets of both nights—stirring up memories of teen love and lies—to uncover the truth about murders on the night shift.

Twisty, poignant, and redemptive, The Night Shift is a story about the legacy of trauma and how the broken can come out on the other side, and it solidifies Finlay as one of the new leading voices in the world of thrillers.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

Entertaining Story, but...

I liked the story. It was a fun, fast read. The only problem I had was 1) Most everyone is dumb. How do you assume a fingerprint in a blockbuster is enough to convict a guy? Especially when his little brother says he was at home? And a knife in a school locker? He didn't even have time to go back to school to plant it there
(eyeroll) Sorry the cops on case #1 were idiots. And the Super pregnant FBI is a bit unbelievable, as she runs circles around everyone. Hahaha! But please read it. It's a good story.

Absolutely Loved It!

So so good! I couldn’t get enough. Story was great and so were the narrators. Thought I had it figured out, but of course I didn’t. Highly recommend!

Perfection

This book had it all- listened to it faster than any of the 125 titles or so this past year. ***reviews that rate based on narration are annoying, they hurt the author and steer ppl away from phenomenal stories… If you’re so appalled by a narrator’s voice- buy the book it in print.

Predictable

The "foreshadowing" is actually a neon sign saying "this is going to happen, this is person has a relationship with this person in this way." I'm a bit disappointed. From reading the reviews I thought it would be a good mystery I could get lost in.

Loved It!

I really enjoyed this book! I loved all the different readers they had for each chapter for each character.