Parents Weekend A Novel
Parents Weekend by Alex Finlay, published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on May 6, 2025, is a novel that delves into the complexities of family dynamics during a pivotal moment in a young adult’s life. Set against the backdrop of a small private school in Northern California, the story unfolds as five families gather for Parents Weekend, only to find that their children, residents of Campisi Hall, are mysteriously absent from dinner. As the evening progresses, initial assumptions of youthful irresponsibility give way to rising panic, prompting campus police and search parties to investigate the situation.
Readers will encounter a narrative that unfolds from the perspectives of the families involved, revealing the intricacies of their relationships and the pressures they face. The story explores themes of expectation and dysfunction, while also highlighting the bonds formed during the transformative experience of college life. With elements of mystery and psychological suspense, Parents Weekend invites readers to consider the hidden complexities within families and friendships, as well as the potential dangers that lurk beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary events. This edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English.
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In the glow of their children’s exciting first year of college at a small private school in Northern California, five families gather over dinner and cocktails for the opening festivities of Parents Weekend. As the parents stay out way past their bedtimes, their kids—five residents of Campisi Hall—never show up to dinner.
At first, everyone thinks they’re just being college students, irresponsibly forgetting about the gathering or skipping out to go to a party. But as the hours tick by and another night falls with not so much as a text from the students, panic ensues. Soon the campus police call in reinforcements. Search parties are formed. Reporters swarm the small enclave. Rumors swirl and questions arise.
Libby, Blane, Mark, Felix, and Stella—The Five, as the podcasters, bloggers, and TikTok sleuths soon call them—come from very different families. What drew them out on that fateful night? Could it be the sins of their mothers and fathers come to cause them peril—or a threat to the friend group from within?
Told from each family’s point of view—and marking the return of FBI Special Agent Sarah Keller from Every Last Fear and The Night Shift—Parents Weekend explores the weight of expectation, family dysfunction, and those exhilarating first days in the dorms when friends become family.
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