{"product_id":"the-anniversary-a-thriller-9781250360755","title":"The Anniversary: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Razor sharp, smart, and emotionally charged―it's everything I want in a thriller!\"\u003c\/b\u003e―Ashley Elston, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFirst Lie Wins\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eParents Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, comes one of the most anticipated thrillers of the year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery year he comes for them . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250360755\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 87\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alex Finlay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360517583029,"sku":"9781250360755","price":24.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_35786e47-d655-41e6-8245-a328c4c99c96.jpg?v=1773721332","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-anniversary-a-thriller-9781250360755","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}