{"product_id":"parents-weekend-alex-finlay-hardcover","title":"Parents Weekend -- Alex Finlay, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIf Something Happens to Me\u003c\/i\u003e, comes one of the year's most anticipated thrillers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the glow of their children's exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families plan on a night of dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kids--five residents of Campisi Hall--never show up at dinner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first, everyone thinks that they're just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours click by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Soon, the campus police call in reinforcements. Search parties are formed. Reporters swarm the small enclave. Rumors swirl and questions arise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLibby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella--The Five, as the podcasters, bloggers, and TikTok sleuths call them--come from five very different families. What led them out on that fateful night? Could it be the sins of their mothers and fathers come to cause them peril or a threat to the friend group from within? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold through multiple points of view in past and present--and marking the return of FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller from \u003ci\u003eEvery Last Fear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Shift\u003c\/i\u003e--\u003ci\u003eParents Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e explores the weight of expectation, family dysfunction, and those exhilarating first days we all remember in the dorms when our friends become our family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Finlay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.12w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250360724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2024 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEX FINLAY is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2024 national bestseller, \u003ci\u003eIf Something Happens to Me\u003c\/i\u003e. His work regularly appears on best-of-the-year lists and has been translated into twenty-five languages and sold around the world. Nearly all of Alex's books have been optioned or are in development for film and television. Alex lives in Washington, D.C. and Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Finlay, Alex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46287131410660,"sku":"9781250360724","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250360724.jpg?v=1778584879","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/parents-weekend-alex-finlay-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}