Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

By Elle Cosimano

Book Overview

In development to be a major TV series on Peacock, adapted by Tina Fey and Lang Fisher

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From New York Times bestseller Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun--the hilarious and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series.

"Fresh, heartfelt and witty, Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is a twisty page-turner, and its relatable heroine Finlay Donovan is irresistible " --Janet Evanovich
"I love Finlay Donovan so much I would 100% hide a dead body for her."--Jessie Q. Sutanto

Dating. Diapers. And dodging bullets. Who said single moms can't have fun?

Finlay Donovan has been in messes before--after all, she's an author and single mom who's a pro at getting out bloodstains for rather unexpected reasons--but none quite like this. She and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero accidentally destroyed a luxury car that they "borrowed" in the process of saving Finlay's ex-husband. The Russian mob handled her debt, but that means Finlay now owes them.

Still running the show from behind bars, mob boss Feliks has a task for Finlay: find a contract killer before the cops do. Problem is, the killer might be an officer. Luckily, hot cop Nick has started up a citizen's police academy, so Finlay has the perfect cover-up to sleuth out the real criminal as she does some "research" for her new novel. Nick is more than happy to get close to Finlay, but he's also getting dangerously close to the truth.

As Finlay and Vero dodge potential spies and juggle the daily trials of parenting, they can only hope they find the crooked cop before Feliks catches up with them--not to mention revealing Vero's mysterious past, Nick's growing interest in Finlay, and the threat of her looming book deadline.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125084603X
• ISBN13: 9781250846037
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Such a fun time!

I love jumping back into the Finlay Donovan series to see what my favorite characters are getting up to. This book was so much fun to read and got me out of a reading slump!

So fun!

While still very entertaining, not much progress seems to have been made in fixing Vero's issue of needing money to pay off the loan shark, and Finlay is stuck again with figuring out how to finish her second assassin book. But still much hilarious situations with people ending up dead and Finlay left trying to figure out how to dispose of them, all the while trying to figure out who Easy Clean is and how to get out from under Felik's thumb. At least it mixes up locations when Finlay and Vero sign up for police academy camp. Lots of hot cops in this one, including the wonderful Nick. He definitely is the better choice for Finlay, even if Julian is so sweet. Finlay is a very intriguing character and I do really like reading about her adventures though I definitely would not want to be her friend, since apparently she knows a lot of killers/criminals though she will do anything for her friends, even the occasional accidental murder!