Alex Finlay dazzles readers once again with a twisty as heck thriller that tackles everything from coming-of-the-age dilemmas to harrowing secrets and gruesome action in What Have We Done.
Told from multiple perspectives of seemingly ordinary people living out their lives when each and every one is targeted for termination by a masked assassin wielding a very unorthodox weapon. From pop stars to stay-at-home moms, each character shares a chilling past together that has brought violence to their doorstep once again. In order to get to the heart of the mystery, they must come together again and put aside their differences. It all goes back to their time in the orphanage, from where they all emerged alive but broken.
What Have We Done imbues a sinister and eerie tone of unpredictability and distrust as it tells the one big narrative from the POVs of the characters. Each character has his/her distinctive charms and quirks that create a compelling page turner as the prose and the story stay fresh and active no matter what. Even with a large roster of characters and the back and forth between past and present, the narrative never gets confusing or too much to unpack. Alex Finlay is a bona fide master of entwining multiple layers of storytelling with a practiced finesse that meets the highest of expectations.
With such a domestic vibe, I was pleasantly surprised to read hard-hitting fast-paced action written in crisp bursts of adrenaline and surety of technical prowess. With one of the characters doubling as a highly trained and lethal assassin, the action sequences were wonderfully handled as bouts between formidable adversaries that will please those looking for an action-packed and adventurous read interspersed with high suspense and dark mystery.
Can’t get enough of stay-up-all-night-skip-work-tomorrow thrillers? What Have We Done is exactly the kind of thriller that you can sacrifice your sleep for and still be happy through the next day because it is just that scrumptious to devour in one sitting.
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