Author: Elle Cosimano
Series: Finlay Donovan #5
Publisher: Minotaur
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Format: Audiobook
No. of Pages: 320
Date of Publication: March 4, 2025
My Rating: 4 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero have not always gotten along with Finlay’s elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody and president of the neighborhood watch. But when a simple call to a plumber turns into the discovery of a dead body in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs their help.
The police take Mrs. Haggerty in for questioning and, though she swears she’s innocent, it’s clear to everyone she’s keeping a secret . . . but whose? With her house now an active crime scene, she’s released from custody with nowhere to go. Her concerned grandson, Brendan, an aspiring politician, doesn’t have room in his one-bedroom apartment for her and appeals to Finlay to let her stay at her place until the investigation is over.
Finlay and Vero have no interest in getting involved in another murder case—or sacrificing either of their bedrooms so they’d have to share. After all, they’ve dealt with enough murders over the last four months to last a lifetime and they both would much rather share their beds with someone else. But when the focus of the investigation widens to include Mrs. Haggerty’s neighbors, Finn and Vero are left with little choice but to uncover the woman’s secrets before the police start digging up theirs.
Desperate to clear his grandmother’s name before his upcoming campaign for local office, Brendan Haggerty makes Finlay and Vero an offer that seems too tempting to give their grandmother a place to stay under their watchful eyes and he’ll help Finlay and Vero find a killer. But who will solve the mystery first? And will the name Brendan turns over to the police exonerate or implicate them?
Publisher: Minotaur
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Format: Audiobook
No. of Pages: 320
Date of Publication: March 4, 2025
My Rating: 4 Stars
DESCRIPTION:
Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero have not always gotten along with Finlay’s elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody and president of the neighborhood watch. But when a simple call to a plumber turns into the discovery of a dead body in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs their help.
The police take Mrs. Haggerty in for questioning and, though she swears she’s innocent, it’s clear to everyone she’s keeping a secret . . . but whose? With her house now an active crime scene, she’s released from custody with nowhere to go. Her concerned grandson, Brendan, an aspiring politician, doesn’t have room in his one-bedroom apartment for her and appeals to Finlay to let her stay at her place until the investigation is over.
Finlay and Vero have no interest in getting involved in another murder case—or sacrificing either of their bedrooms so they’d have to share. After all, they’ve dealt with enough murders over the last four months to last a lifetime and they both would much rather share their beds with someone else. But when the focus of the investigation widens to include Mrs. Haggerty’s neighbors, Finn and Vero are left with little choice but to uncover the woman’s secrets before the police start digging up theirs.
Desperate to clear his grandmother’s name before his upcoming campaign for local office, Brendan Haggerty makes Finlay and Vero an offer that seems too tempting to give their grandmother a place to stay under their watchful eyes and he’ll help Finlay and Vero find a killer. But who will solve the mystery first? And will the name Brendan turns over to the police exonerate or implicate them?
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MY THOUGHTS:
Oh boy! The drama and action never stops with Finlay Donovan. Her nanny/partner/roommate is Vero and the two have been incredibly busy. Finlay is an author, mother and reluctant contract killer. What has her life come to?
Her neighbor Mrs. Haggerty has run into some troubles, and the fact that her house has no heat (oh, and is an active crime scene!) now makes her Finlay’s houseguest. Finlay doesn’t like it one bit. Neither does Vero, but needs must.
Maybe Finlay doesn’t like Mrs. Haggerty at all. In fact, the two have had their run ins more than once. But, Mrs. Haggerty just might have a secret (or two), so the chase is on. By chase, I mean danger and action. For readers of the previous four books in this series, there is a familiarity with Mrs. Haggerty, and negative opinions about the older later just may have developed. Well, surprisingly, there is a lot happening in this book, and let’s just say, by the end I was rooting for Mrs. Haggerty.
As Finlay and Vero navigate the danger and action, Finlay is shocked when her ex-husband, David, is arrested and charged with murder. Now, Finlay must clear his name and help Mrs. Haggerty with her own troubles (while Mrs. Haggerty has her own way of helping Finlay).
This book was a real delight. It complements the previous books in the series and is a must-read for fans of the series. As a series fanatic and now a fan of Elle Cosimano, I am eagerly hoping for more books in this series.
Many thanks to Minotaur and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.
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