You will love Finlay throughout the entire book. Yes, this is a mystery, and a very good one at that.

This is as much as I will go into the plot of the book, but what the author gave us a humorous story of this single mom, just trying to survive. Things go array very quickly, and you guess it, he winds up dead. When they meet at a bar, she realizes this is not a nice guy, and she drugs him and takes him back to her house, with no intention of actually killing him. Of course, Finlay does not want to do this, but is intrigued by this woman’s request, what could her husband of done that is worth dying for. After a chance encounter at a Panera Bread, Finlay is offered 50K to kill a man, for woman who she just met. She is a fledgling author, who is behind on due dates with her editor. She is behind on all her bills, he ex wants to file for custody of their kids. This is Elle Cosimano’s first novel written for adults and it’s funny, smart, and has a solid mystery.įinlay Donovan, is a divorced, mother of two. Review: This has been getting a lot of praise early on, and it is well deserved. Soon, Finlay discovers that crime in real life is a lot more difficult than its fictional counterpart, as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation.įast-paced, deliciously witty, and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness, hilarity, and heartfelt moments, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a brilliant new series from award-winning author Elle Cosimano. When Finlay is overheard discussing the plot of her new suspense novel with her agent over lunch, she’s mistaken for a contract killer, and inadvertently accepts an offer to dispose of a problem husband in order to make ends meet. She’s a stressed-out single-mom of two and struggling novelist, Finlay’s life is in chaos: the new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head after an incident with scissors. Book Description: “Getting the job done” for one single mom takes on a whole new meaning in Finlay Donovan is Killing It, a deliciously witty adult debut-the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano.įinlay Donovan is killing it.

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