{"product_id":"the-anniversary-a-thriller-hardcover","title":"The Anniversary: A Thriller - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Finlay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eParents Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Everything I want in a thriller!\"―Ashley Elston\u003cbr\u003e\"I could not put it down!\"―Angie Kim\u003cbr\u003e\"Nonstop twists!\"--Jason Rekulak\u003cbr\u003e\"A master of his craft.\"―Jeneva Rose \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery May 1st, a serial killer stalks a small town. \u003ci\u003eEvery year he comes for them . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn May 1, 1992, Jules Delaney and Quinn Riley hardly know each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJules is high school queen bee in a small Midwestern town when she survives a brutal attack by the elusive May Day Killer--a predator who strikes every May 1st and then vanishes without a trace. Quinn, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks, is arrested the same night after trying to break up a fight and nearly killing someone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy morning, their lives are forever connected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA year later, Jules is haunted by trauma and guilt, tormented by one question: \u003ci\u003eWhy was she spared?\u003c\/i\u003e Quinn is newly released from juvenile detention and returns home to devastating news--the unsolved murder of his mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the next decade, their lives are revisited on a single day each year: May 1st.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the years pass, secrets surface, lies unravel, and the paths of Jules and Quinn draw closer together. Two mysteries edge toward the truth--what really happened the night Jules was attacked, and who murdered Quinn's mother? All the while, the May Day Killer is still out there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the clock is racing toward another anniversary. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwisty, high-concept, and emotionally charged, \u003ci\u003e The Anniversary\u003c\/i\u003e is an addictive murder mystery and nail-biting thriller--but it's also a tender, heartrending story about fate, innocence lost, and two people bound by a single day. With its masterful structure and propulsive tension, \u003ci\u003eThe Anniversary\u003c\/i\u003e reaffirms Alex Finlay as one of the leading thriller writers today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eALEX FINLAY is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2025 instant national bestseller, \u003ci\u003eParents Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eParents Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.46 x 6.49 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377111032115,"sku":"9781250360755","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KIbi-EcDy59781250360755.webp?v=1779314913","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-anniversary-a-thriller-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}