Elle Cosimano has crafted in heroine Finlay Donovan a flawed yet enormously lovable and sympathetic character. In the first book in the series, Finlay Donovan Is Killing It, the exhausted single mother of two and struggling suspense novelist was mistaken for a contract killer when she publicly discussed the plot of her work-in-progress novel over lunch at a Panera Bread café. This launched Finlay into madcap mayhem that involved the Russian mafia.
In her second misadventure, Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, Finlay is still struggling to raise her two young children, meet writing deadlines and juggle the romantic attentions of a handsome law student and a detective in Fairfax County, Va. Her life takes another unexpected detour when, by way of an online mothers' support group, Finlay accidentally learns that someone wants her cheating ex-husband--Steven Donovan, the father of her children--dead. With the help of her reliable nanny sidekick--accounting student Veronica Ruiz, aka Vero--Finlay devises a plan to save Steven's life and flush out who has it in for him. However, Finlay's blundering scheme backfires when she uses public Wi-Fi. She and her plan are outed, embroiling her, yet again, in escalating danger.
Cosimano's plucky heroine continues to shine in a fast-paced, suspenseful mystery with
stellar comic timing and wit. Playful snark and revealing secrets make for a
roller-coaster plot with so many absurdist twists and turns that readers will
be left winded from the excitement--and much laughter.
Finlay
Donovan Knocks ‘Em Dead: The Finlay Donovan Series – Book Two by Elle Cosimano
Minotaur (MacMillan Publishers), $26.99
hardcover, 9781250242181, 368 pages
Publication Date: February
2, 2022
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