Finlay Donovon Knocks 'Em Dead

Finlay Donovon Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano, 357 pages

After her previous escapades with her nanny Vero, divorced mom and struggling novelist Finlay Donovan is still struggling a bit with writer's block and still in need of a reliable source of income. Vero thinks that they should become the hitwomen they've previously been mistaken for, and it's in her searches that they learn that there's a hit out on Finlay's ex-husband. Now, instead of trying to kill him, she's determined to keep him (and her kids) safe, while attempting to find the person who wants him dead, coming up with another novel to keep her publisher happy, and keeping her nosy family in the dark about all of it.

This was a fun sequel, and while I'm fearing that the gimmicks might get old, they haven't yet, and so I'll keep reading these. Bring on #3, Cosimano!

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano, 359 pages

Single mom and struggling author Finlay Donovan is doing her best to hold it together. But when a conversation with her editor about the complicated plot of her latest murder mystery is overheard at a cafe, Finlay finds herself being offered a job to kill a woman's husband. Normally, Finlay wouldn't consider the offer, but, well, she could really use the cash...

Yes, the premise of this novel is HIGHLY implausible, but wow, if it isn't a fantastic tale. Finlay's situation is fraught, her nanny is dark and devious and deliciously funny, and her ex-husband should be buried under the sod he farms. I absolutely loved this book, and can't wait to read more about Finlay!

Finlay Donovan is Killing It

 Finlay Donovan is Killing It / Elle Cosimano, read by Angela Dawe, 368 pgs.

Finlay is kind of a mess.  She is a single mom whose ex is engaged to her former real estate agent.  She is dealing with two young kids and trying to finish her next book.  When a discussion with her editor is overheard at Panera, she also gets a contract from a woman who wans Finlay to kill her husband.  Laughing off the idea of it, she decides to check the guy out.  Lots of unintended consequences later, she has a body to dispose of.  Luckily her nanny Vero is the type of person you would call in this situation and the two team up to get their lives back on track.  Highly entertaining but not all that likely.