Finlay Donovan is Killing It

 

Finlay Donovan is a woman who can’t catch a break if it fell right into her hands.  She’s a recently single mom of two young children and a barely known author struggling to make ends meet since her ex left her for their sexy real estate agent.  After a harrowing morning with her kids involving a bad haircut and messy breakfast that ends with syrup, blood, duct tape and a knife … don’t ask … Finlay meets her book agent, Sylvia, at Panera to discuss her newest book.  When a woman sitting at a nearby booth sees some of these remnants of her morning on display in her diaper bag and overhears their book plot discussion about murder, she draws the wrong conclusion and invites the unwitting Finlay to help take care of her pesky husband problem - permanently. Unfortunately, getting out of this unwanted job proves much harder than getting into it, especially when it involves some very shady, powerful people.

I won’t dive into the remaining plot details, because it’s better to discover all the twists and turns for yourself, but I will say that I was impressed with how author Elle Cosimano tied up the threads of this seemingly impossible scenario Finlay finds herself in.  

This book was a blast!  With my schedule, there’s no such thing as a one day read, but if I could’ve, I would’ve.  The plot is tight and fast-paced, with well-developed, interesting characters and loads of humor.  Finlay’s kids’ nanny, Vero, is smart, spunky and delightful, and even when she creates problems of her own, she’d still be my go-to girl if I needed help.  Julian, the bartender, and Nick, the cop?  I’d take either one in a heartbeat if I was single, though I was leaning in a different direction than the story went.  You win some, you lose some.  I wasn’t too disappointed.  The ending is clearly setting up for a sequel, so who knows where all these characters may end up when the merry-go-round stops spinning.  All I know is  … I want to be on the next ride!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review. It's due for publication February 2, 2021.

★★★★★ ❤️