Synopsis:
One of Suspense Magazine's "Best Thrillers of 2021"
One of New York Public Library's Best Books of 2021
Nominated for the Left Coast Crime 2022 Lefty Award for the Best Humorous Mystery
“Funny and smart, twisty and surprising.”—Megan Miranda
Finlay Donovan is killing it . . . except, she’s really not. 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.
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 . . . 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.
Fast-paced, deliciously witty, and wholeheartedly authentic in depicting the frustrations and triumphs of motherhood in all its messiness, hilarity, and heartfelt moment, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a brilliant new series from YA Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano.
REVIEW
Struggling single mom and novelist trying to figure out how she got wrapped up in a murder while her life around her is falling apart? Along with some comedy and dark humor.....Now that sounds like a good time! Sign me up!
Finlay Donovan, newly divorce author is just trying to make ends meet. We've all been there, right? How about being mistaken for a contract killer because someone overheard you plotting out our newest book to your agent?
Yeaaaa, I don't think too many of us have had that happen to us before..🤣
Imagining that whole scene play out was such a hilarious time in my mind! OMG, it seriously causes me to laugh out loud at the insanity that was laid out on the pages.
If you can enjoy a little dark humor, then I definitely recommend this book to you.
Find an accomplice to the real-life crime that she's suddenly in the middle of, Finlay turns to her freshly fired nanny to help her get out of this mess. I know you're thinking, "Uhh, her nanny just got fired. Why would she help her?" Chill out, her scum of an ex-husband fired her. Not Finlay.
Together, they go on a mission to clear their names and help solve this murder mystery.
Fast paced, witty and extremely hilarious, Finlay and nanny Vero were a force to be reckoned with their hilarious banter between each other and other characters was enough to make you want to flip through the pages faster and faster. The action scenes and drama were such a good
Who said chaos was a bad thing?
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