Review: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I couldn't wait. As soon as I received my ARC, I dove right in (of course, I re-read the first two books before reading this one!) Now I know this book isn't going to be released until January 31st of next year, so I won't make this a very long review.

This book started off a tad slow, but when it took off when it was like an Olympic luge ride! I'm still checking to see if I wet myself.

I will let you know a couple of things-nothing too important:

This will be a continuing series. We are still going to be involved with the Russian Mafia. So look for another book, most likely in 2024. Darn, I wish Elle would write faster, but I guess she has a life to live while dealing with our petty fantasies, doesn't she?

Does Finlay finally get some nookie out of Nicky? (that's for me to know and you to find out when you buy this book!)

I put up a better review once I re-read this, and it gets closer to the release date, but for now, let me just say BUY THIS BOOK! IT"S WORTH IT!!!

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SYNOPSIS:From USA Today bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun—the highly anticipated, hilarious, and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series…

Author and single mom Finlay Donovan has been in messes before―after all, she's a pro at removing bloodstains for various unexpected reasons―but none quite like this. When Finlay and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero accidentally destroyed a luxury car that they had "borrowed" in the process of saving the life of Finlay's ex-husband, the Russian mob did her a favor and bought the car for her. And now Finlay owes them.

Mob boss Feliks is still running the show from behind bars, and he has a task for Finlay: find and identify a contract killer before the cops do. The problem is, the killer might be an officer themself.

Luckily, hot cop Nick has just been tasked with starting up a citizen's police academy, and combined pressure from Finlay's looming book deadline and Feliks is enough to convince Finlay and Vero to get involved. Through firearm training and forensic classes (and some hands-on research with a tempting detective), Finlay and Vero use their time in police academy to sleuth out the real contract killer to free themselves from the mob's clutches―all the while dodging spies, confronting Vero's past, and juggling the daily trials of parenthood.