Though the trauma of their childhood has never left them, each went on to live accomplished―if troubled―lives. They haven’t seen one another since they were teens but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is trying to kill them. What Have We Done is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and a gut-wrenching coming-of-age story. And it cements Alex Finlay as one of the new leading voices in thrillers today.

But those kids are not gang of LOSERS! Of course they lost their loved ones and sent to Savior House: an abusive group home for parentless kids. Just like IT’s losers’ gang: these five kids get bullied by the other troubled members of the home! But there was a monster in that place haunting young girls: most of them vanished into thin air! Another lightning bolt to the chest. It’s the young woman from the bus stop. The woman steps gracefully onto the floor and shoves a duffel bag into Jenna’s hands. Finlay makes skilled use of point of view.. Fast-paced action and a compelling study of friendships power this suspenseful thriller."— Kirkus

Rachael’s Review

Moral injury does not imply that atrocities in war have occurred or war crimes have been committed --- It means that an individual's ethos has been violated. Though the trauma of their childhood has never left them, each went on to live accomplished–if troubled–lives. They haven’t seen one another since they were teens but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is trying to kill them. Many combatants involved in these campaigns feel that they were conducted under false premises, and were additionally tainted by ignoble domestic and geopolitical political motivations, and ultimately question the meaning and validity of the mission.

A] top-notch mystery thriller . . . . Readers will eagerly follow the maze-like plot, with its many twists and turns, to the exciting conclusion. This isn’t to be missed.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review) He’s never been so happy to see rats. Scurrying, dirty, disgusting varmints that will unquestionably tear his flesh down to the bone if he dies. But for now, they’re a welcome sight: They’re alive. There’s still oxygen. Explosive, whip-smart, and compulsively readable, What Have We Done sets a new high-water mark as Alex Finlay’s best thriller yet"— Sarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling co-author of The Golden Couple Jenna- trained as an assassin as a teen (we don’t get that full story unfortunately) but has left that life behind, trying to build a normal family nowNico: a successful reality show producer with gambling problem and with dangerous connections to Irish mob, finds himself at mine explosion ( another creative attempt of twins to get rid of him) Pfft.” Tom grips the microphone, leaning as if he’s being held up by the stand. Donnie has a brief image of a younger man in the same pose. Even then, Tom was always bossing everyone around. The only thing that’s changed is Tom’s hair plugs, those white Chiclet teeth, and the tighter fit of his leather pants.

To survive, the group will have to revisit the nightmares of their childhoods and confront their shared past—a past that holds the secret to why someone wants them dead. I also take strong issue with “forgiving” which the author repeatedly refers to. During therapy, or over conversations – some soldiers claimed to have found self-forgiveness. In therapy other participants (soldiers) would “forgive them”. Forgiveness is an act bestowed by the victim (or the victim’s family members) if possible. Having un-related people, in a therapy session for example, grant forgiveness rings hollow. Self-forgiveness seems a psychological coping mechanism – or a form of denial. What right does one have to forgive oneself for outrages against a victim(s); one example given was the beating of a prisoner.Though the trauma from Savior House has never left them, each went on to successful, if troubled, lives. They haven’t seen each other since they were teens, but now are reunited for a single haunting reason: someone is killing them one by one.