The Weekend by T. M. Logan

 

When a group of friends stumbles across a backpack hidden in a remote cave, they are faced with a dilemma. Do they do the responsible thing and hand the backpack to the police, or do they keep the contents? Their choice threatens to tear apart the close friendships and puts lives at risk.

I always know that when I pick up a book by T. M. Logan, I won't want to put it down until I've finished it, and The Weekend fits that description perfectly. It is so easy to place yourself in the position of the characters. Three middle-aged married couples, who've been friends for years, are faced with making a difficult decision when they find a backpack containing a large amount of money. Any normal person would immediately know that there's probably something illegal involved with the money and hand it over to the police. For the group of friends, it isn't quite as clear-cut as most of them have problems that could be solved by an injection of cash.

As one of the group says, "Money does strange things to people,.....it changes them", and rifts between the group start to show. When a chunk of the money disappears, accusations begin to fly, and each one wonders if they truly know the people they've associated with for years. I loved this aspect of the story, as the author doesn't make it clear who is responsible for the missing money; there are small hints, but not enough evidence to make a definitive decision.

Tension begins to build when the police turn up. This leads to a dangerous situation that causes an even greater dilemma for the friends. While I had an idea of what the twist would be, I was on the edge of my seat as revelation after revelation delivered shocks, and the final twist was an absolute delight.

The Weekend by T. M. Logan will be published on 26th February 2026 in hardback, ebook and audio format. My thanks to NetGalley and Zaffre for a review copy.

Author Details

T.M. Logan's thrillers have sold more than three million copies in the UK and are translated into 22 other languages for publication around the world.

Tim's latest novel, THE DAUGHTER, follows the story of Lauren, who goes to pick up her daughter from university at the end of her first term - only to find the room occupied by a stranger. No-one knows her daughter’s name or recognises her picture, and it soon becomes clear she’s vanished without trace… His tenth novel, THE WEEKEND, is coming in March 2026.

THE HOLIDAY was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and spent ten weeks in the Sunday Times paperback top ten. It has since won a Nielsen Gold Bestseller Award and been made into a four-part TV drama with Jill Halfpenny. THE CATCH was also adapted for TV, starring Jason Watkins, Poppy Gilbert, Aneurin Barnard and Cathy Belton.

Tim's other books are THE DREAM HOME, THE MOTHER, THE CURFEW, TRUST ME, LIES and 29 SECONDS.

A former national newspaper journalist, Tim lives in Nottinghamshire with his family and writes in a cabin in the corner of his garden.