Book #156 of 2024: Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #3) I think this is where I get off the Finlay Donovan train, unfortunately. This third volume feels like a significant step down for the series, which has never quite managed to grab me despite the fun overall premise of a …
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Book #145 of 2024: Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #2) I’m still not totally hooked on this comedy-thriller series about a Northern Virginia suburban writer who gets mistaken for a hitwoman and caught up in some increasingly-convoluted organized crime, but I think this sequel does a nice job of continuing …
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Book #134 of 2024: Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (Finlay Donovan #1) A fun suburban crime thriller that feels sort of like northern Virginia’s answer to the ‘zany Florida’ books of writers like Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, and Tim Dorsey. The premise here is just as wild: an author talking to her …
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