Alex Finlay’s debut Every Last Fear has hit a number of different ‘most anticipated book’ lists from Buzzfeed to Goodreads. Every Last Fear starts out as a young college student’s family is wiped out in an apparent accident—that may not be what it seems—while the family still labored under the pall left by his older brother’s debated murder conviction. Alex himself was born in the south but has lived across the globe, from a Pacific island to a British village to the remote Far East. Alex Finlay is the pseudonym of an author who lives in Washington, D.C.  Born in the American South, Alex spent years traversing the globe, from a tropical island in the Pacific to a small village in the UK to a remote region in the Far East.  But it was on a trip to Tulum, Mexico where he was inspired to write Every Last Fear.  The novel is an Indie Next pick, a LibraryReads selection, and a Newsweek, Goodreads, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, most anticipated book of the year. Alex Finlay’s favorite drink is Cîroc vodka (because it is gluten free).  He said, “a friend sends me a case periodically to ensure I don’t fall on the wagon.” His favorite snack is salt-and-vinegar potato chips, a staple from his youth.

Lisa Gardner’s books have been published in 30 countries with 4 made into movies. She has received too many awards to list, including the Silver Bullet from International Thriller Writers for her work with the Humane Society and at-risk children. She lives in New Hampshire where she goes hiking and snowshoeing with more than one canine companion. In Before She Disappeared, a flawed missing persons detective searches for a Haitian teenager in a not-great area of Boston but finds everyone working against her. Lisa’s favorite drink is Prosecco. Her favorite snack is brownies or chocolate, and that requires, according to Lisa, a lot of time spent in the gym, dammit!