{"title":"Alex Finlay","description":"ALEX FINLAY is the bestselling author of several acclaimed novels, including the 2025 instant national bestseller, Parents Weekend. 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 Parents Weekend, 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.","products":[{"product_id":"if-something-happens-to-me-paperback","title":"If Something Happens to Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USA Today Bestseller!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"one of the genre's most exciting voices\" (E! 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