Finlay Donovan jumps the gun is the 3rd book in this hilarious series. You never know what Fin and her sidekick Vero are going to get themselves into. I love the quick humor and the mob boss vibe. Finlay and Vero join a police officer training camp to get ideas for Finlays book and to figure out who easyclean is what they find you will never guess.

Thank you netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this digital arc. All opinions are my own.

While before the silly low stakes bumbling would leave you smiling, this adventure just makes you sigh at all the impossible situations and resolutions. At least the love triangle seems to be at its conclusion.

I absolutely devoured the first two Finaly Donovan books in 2 days, and this one was no different. I for sure have regrets that I am just now (June 2024) reading this series because I have been loving it! These books are funny, with just enough mystery and suspense to keep you hooked.

In this book, Finaly and Vero end up at a police training camp, and I loved the forced proximity it brought, especially between Finlay and Nick. I will say, I did not have a good read on who the bad guy was in this one, even when I thought I did! 😂 Overall, if you like mystery that isn't too creepy or actually scary, this series is IT. I will absolutely read more of this series and keep rooting for Finaly and Vero!

Elle Cosimano does it again! The third book in this series was such a delight. I loved following along with Finley and crew. It was a quick, fun read and anyone who has read the previous two will surely enjoy it.

This book started out a little slow for me, but it had also been years since I immersed myself into the Finlay Donovan universe. I do wish there had been a little more of a refresher into what had taken place in the prior books. Luckily the charm and the hijinks drew me back in for this wild ride and made me remember why I enjoy this series so much. The friendship and banter between Finlay and Vero is unmatched, and I hope to see that continued through the next part of the series! The cliffhanger ending had me immediately pick up the next book.

Another hit for Finlay! Fun romp that has everything we loved about the previous books. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher

I love these Finlay Dononvan novels soo much! Each book closely follows the one before it and I feel immediately swept away in the story. This might be my favorite so far though because I absolutely love that there was progress between Finlay and Nick!! I can’t wait to read the next one!

3.5 stars rounded up to 4. When I started this installment, and once again Finlay ends up in the vicinity of a dead body that she needs to cover up, I wondered how many more times Finlay could be mistaken for a killer and get away with it...but by the end, I was fully invested in continuing! It feels like the characters are being allowed to grow and that the story is moving forward instead of staying in the same loop.

I was so happy that the love triangle is dead and buried, and that Finlay and Vero continue to have the playful banter and deep commitment to keeping each other's secrets. Steven (Finlay's terrible ex-husband) is even interesting to me now that he may have some secrets of his own....

Thank you so much @Minotaur_Books for giving me this ARC in exchange for my honest and unbiased review (Release Date | 31 January 2023)

SYNOPSIS | This story picks up exactly where Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead finishes off. Finlay is being pressured by her editor to change the ending of her book, whilst the local mob boss is pressuring her to find the name of a contract killer and Vero is also being pressured to pay off her debt to a loan shark.

WHAT I LIKED:
- the citizen's police academy was a really fun setting
- more depth into Vero's backstory
- no more love triangle!
- the banter between Finlay + Vero was hilarious as always

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
- a lot of new characters introduced to us (which my little brain struggled to keep straight)
- my least favourite of the series so far (Finlay's story is starting to feel too dragged out)

This is the third book in the Finlay series and Finlay and Vero are still up to their usual shenanigans. They are indebted to the mob and are tasked with finding a contract killer before the police do. Finlay and Vera attend a citizens police academy for a week and try to hunt down the contract killer that may be a police officer.

Like the rest of the series this book had me laughing; I absolutely love the relationship between Finlay and Vero! I found this one a little slower with the story line but I liked the idea of the citizens police academy. The set up for the fourth one really intrigues me and I can’t wait to read it! Thank you @netgalley and @minotaur_books for the ARC!

Definitely one of my favorite mystery series - it's always fun to see what ridiculousness FInlay and Vero are getting into! I can't wait for the next one now.

Just like the first two books, this was fun, quirky, entertaining, and an easy read! I still appreciate all of the relationships and unlikely situations Finlay finds herself in!

I loved this latest iteration in the Finlay Donovan series! If you are a fan of the series, it picks up where the last book left off and continues the same pacing as the first two books. Looking forward to reading the next one!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5

I think of all the Finlay Donovan books I have read so far, this one is my favorite!

For this series, I read book one and have now listened to both books two and three. I honestly feel that going the audiobook route has made reading this series so much more enjoyable. The narrator has a way of really driving up your adrenaline as the mystery in each story unfolds, keeping you at the edge of your seat. It is just so well done.

I’m a romance girlie at heart, so with the tension FINALLY breaking between Finlay and Nick, I was on cloud nine! If only Steven could take a hint. 😒 I continue to adore Vero and am now intrigued to see where her story goes in her novella, both with the uncovering of her backstory and the relationship blossoming with Javi!

I think this happens for me with a lot of audiobooks, but I sometimes find myself forgetting who is who, especially when there are a lot of characters in a particular story. I think this is where I struggle the most with this series. There are the mobsters, the cops, the casual friendships, the references to characters from past books - it gets to be a lot. If I were to go back, I think reading the books physically would help a lot, but I’d really miss out on the theatricality of the audio versions! Ugh! The dilemma!

Nonetheless, I can’t wait to see where this story goes next in Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice!

P.S. For those interested in picking up this series: you must read these in order! There is so much that happens in each book that is brought up again as the series progresses. I think you’d miss out on what makes this series so special.

Thank you to Elle Cosimano, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley, Elle Cosimano and St Martin’s Press for the free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Another Finlay novel that I binged in 24 hours! I can’t even explain why these books are just so perfect. They are thrilling but funny. They have the best characters in the weirdest situations while mostly still being believable! I just can’t get enough

I have received this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Finlay and Vero just have this friendship—no, this bond—that makes these books fly by. Seriously, I love these two so freaking much, and I'm always in awe at how easily they find themselves in and out of trouble. In this third book, they are going to a civilian police academy for a week. Maybe it's for research, or maybe it's a reason for Finlay to finally talk with Nick about their feelings. Either way, I was here for it all.

Danger follows these two quite easily, and I wasn't sure who would be the main suspect this time around. Sure, someone was completely obvious, but I had no idea who I should be paying attention to. So, it's safe to assume that I was quite pleased with how everything ended. I'm also really happy about her and Nick getting closer. Especially when things were heating up between them.

In the end, I'm very excited to see what the next adventure will be like. All we know is that they are heading to Atlantic City. I'm just hoping for more romance with Nick and for Steven to realize he just needs to step up to the kids and be a better father.

Recently divorced, single mother of two, and suspense romance author Finlay Donovan is quite busy. When she is not running after her toddler who likes to play hide-and-seek in public restrooms, Finlay is trying to write the ending of her latest novel that will satisfy her agent, she is figuring out her feelings for hot cop Nick, and she must return a favor to a Russian mafia boss by finding the identity of a contract killer who, she suspects, may be a cop. If that wasn’t enough, her babysitter/accountant/friend/partner-in-crime Vero owes lots of money to a dangerous loan shark. With a deadline on both the novel and the search for the contract killer, Finlay and Vero attend the citizen’s police academy organized by Nick in the hope of finding both inspiration for the novel and the contract killer. Between training and forensic classes, impromptu romantic dinners with Nick, and unwelcome guests, Finlay needs to uncover a dirty cop and find the money to pay the loan shark. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is the third book in this fantastic series. If you haven’t read the first two books of the series you won’t have problems following the plot, but I highly recommend reading them, as you can discover, among other things, why Finlay owns favors to the Russian mafia, why some people seem to think that she is a contract killer, and why there are often dead bodies (or parts of them) hidden in the boot of her car. The strong friendship between Finlay and Vero is one of my favorite things about this series. They make a fantastic hilarious pair, whether they are getting the children ready for school or digging bodies and climbing down buildings. They are both fierce, loyal, reliable, and witty and they trust each other, even though Vero is still hiding a secret from Finlay. The romance is also very good.

Slow-burn and flirty, the relationship between Finlay and Nick (who, by the way, is adorable) develops very well throughout this latest novel and even Vero gets her own taste of love. The writing is brilliant and addictive and the characters are engaging and authentic. Part romance and part suspense, this book (and this series) will appeal to readers who enjoy a cozy, thrilling and fun read. It is hilarious, gripping and with a surprising and suspenseful ending that makes me really look forward to the next book.

Never ever, I repeat, never ever, drink hot coffee while reading a Finlay Donovan installment - because there is a strong chance that you will be laughing so hard you will snort that coffee all over yourself and anything or anybody that is in close range.

“Javi blinked at us, red-faced and livid. One of Vero’s sweaty socks was stuck to his face and my hair dryer dangled between his butt cheeks.”

And it only gets funnier from there. How the team of Finlay Donovan and Vero, her Nanny/Accountant manage to get themselves in and out of so many hilarious predicaments is patently unbelievable. I don’t care about the naysayers - it is pure enjoyment from page one even when Finlay is being shot at and Vero is playing a con that she can’t win and Javi is being blind sided and decked yet again. What goes down in cop school with the dynamic duo is pure gold.

I have “Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice” on my shelf and as soon as I finish The Curse of Petro Houdini I am all over the next Finlay Donovan installment. Many, many thanks to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for a copy of Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun.

I enjoyed reading about Finlay and Vero again! Their characters always make me laugh.

Didn’t love this one as much as the first two. Even though I was thankful for a little refresher of what happened in the first books, I felt like a lot of this one was spent going over the plot of the previous books. Also a lot was spent talking about how Finlay needed to figure out the romance in her book. Didn’t feel like much action until the last 25%.

Hoping the next book will have more suspense and be a bit more of a page turner!

🔫 FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN by Elle Cosimano 🔫

★★★★★

📖 About: 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.

🍹 Drink Pairing: Something equally spicy and sweet - perfect for this series! (Avec Jalapeño and Blood Orange Spritz)

🌟 Review: Ok, if you know me - you know I love me some Finlay Donovan shenanigans! This series is such a comfort series to me - and I genuinely hope Elle Cosimano keeps it going for a very long time.

There’s always some crazy sh*t that goes down, and the characters are so crazy and lovable that you can’t help but smile while reading. I’m still patiently awaiting the TV series … *cough cough* Marlene King …

Thank you to my friends at St. Martin’s Press / Minotaur and Netgalley for my copy in exchange for an honest review!