The third installment of Finlay and Vero’s hijinks is just as much fun as the previous ones. I think I have used the word “hijinks” in each of my reviews for this series - but it’s just the perfect word to describe the slightly over-the-top situations that the two women fall into! The first book, Finlay Donovan is Killing It, is still my favorite of the series, but this one is a close second. If you haven’t checked this series out yet, I don’t know what you’re waiting for - unless you’re waiting for next Tuesday 1/31 when this one will be available! Thank you to Minotaur and NetGalley for the ARC - all opinions are my own.

This series goes farther into the camp-factor with each installment. I love the conceit of a romantic suspense author being trapped in a romantic suspense story, using her current circumstance to write her romantic suspense novel, and the ties between the side characters that becomes more absurd with each story. I'll keep coming back to see how Finlay is able to eventually get herself out of this mess, and how Vero's past indiscretions get resolved.

Finlay and Vero are back at it again. How these two find themselves in the situations they do is beyond me, but honestly I love it and I love the duo even more. They sure know how to make me laugh and keep me on my toes. Unfortunately, this was my least favorite of the series though, I still found it to be very entertaining. I mean that opening scene with a toddler and an occupied bathroom stall, freaking hilarious because if you're a mom like me I'm sure you've got a public bathroom story involving your toddler. My only qualm about the book is it felt repetitive, like we've been through it before, but again I didn't find myself bored at all. Just, felt like I almost knew what to expect. If you've read book two, you know about EasyClean, here in book three that person is back and Finlay and Vero are trying to determine who this person is but racing against the clock to do so. They think they may know, but Feliks, the Russian Mob Boss, aint playing. So to protect themselves, but also look for Easy Clean (who they think might be a cop) they join a civilian police academy, which happens to have been started by Nick (swoon). They gain all sorts of knowledge there that will come in handy eventually. What ensues is your typical Finlay and Vero shenanigans that we all know and love.

This is an easy read and based on the ending, I do believe we will be getting book four and because I am a fan of Finlay and Vero, I will be reading that one too.

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun is the third book in the Finlay Donovan series.

This time, Finlay and Vero are off to a community police academy for a week - Finlay to hopefully determine who the dirty cop is and Vero to hide from someone in her past.

While I didn’t like it as much as the first two, I did enjoy. This installment gets off to a slower start than the previous two, and when there finally is some action it all seems to come at once.

This book did leave you with a set up to a fourth book. I will say that you do need to read these books in order as the cases build on one another.

Thank you to the publisher and author for the advanced audio and ebook copies in exchange for my honest review. Once again, the audio is wonderful.

Finlay is back!

Elle Cosimano has my heart...as do all of these characters. It is refreshing seeing their trademark antics show up on the page. The characters are what sell me on all of these books. Of course, I relate to Finlay in a few ways, but her best friend, Vero will be my forever favorite in this series. For many years, I devoured the Stephanie Plum books, and these remind me of that series as well. There's humor and antics with heart and...a hot cop.

The third installment is such a great time and I'm looking forward to more from these characters!

This is one of those books where you are really sad it ended and already looking for the next book. I love the two main characters and the ridiculous situations they end up in. I love the humor in the book and the sass. The whole series is great. I also really enjoy listening to the audio version. The narrator does a fantastic job.

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Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
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Well, this series had a good run. I loved books one and two, but book three was not my favorite. It was way too heavy on the police presence for my liking. Also, the antics of Finlay and Vero just got a little old. This was still mildly entertaining, but probably would have been better if I had the first two books fresh in my mind.
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I think I would recommend waiting to start this series until all of the books are out. This one left off on a cliffhanger again, but I know I won't remember it by the time I read the next book. Since these books tend to pick up where the previous one started, I would recommend reading them together as one long book. I might read book four whenever it comes out, but I'm really not sure at this point.

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I do feel like the series might have been better served as just book 1, but it is still an enjoyable story and characters. I love the way the author uses humor in these stories. I’m normally not a fan of murder mystery type books but I do enjoy these. This one didn’t feel like it progressed the story as much as I had hoped and felt a little pointless to me. But I’m eager to see what book 4 is like.

This was the third book in the series and I just loved it! It's a fun cozy mystery with an added bonus of a romance mixed in. I read the first book in the series (back when it came out) but did not read the second and I'll admit I was confused a lot in the beginning. The author tries to fill in the blanks if it's been a while or you forgot but that made it slightly more confusing for me. So I'd recommend picking up the entire series to read - its such a fun series! - before you pick up book 3. I really enjoyed this one and the mystery, banter, romance, and humor. I can't wait for the 4th in the series and I plan on re-reading all the books when it comes out!

*Thank you to netgalley for an advanced copy. Opinions are my own.

Thank you to St. Martin's publishing crew! Elle Cosminano has done it again with the 3rd installment of the Finlay Donovan series. This is one of the most anticipated book for me for 2023. Fighting crime while taking care of kids....Finlay is a super mom! Finlay knows how to find the killer and do it with grace. With this book I can't count how many times I was laughing but also was so curious to find out how EasyClean was going to be captured. This book had me on the edge of my seat and was such an easy quick read! Loved it and would recommend it to anyone. :)

The dynamic duo is back! I was laughing so hard from chapter 1! I love how the author ties hunt and mystery and creates the best stories. Finlay gets into the most trickiest situations, but always finds a way out. I have been a fan since book 1 and this book was truly icing on the cake!

Just as fun and quirky as the last two books from Cosimano. Once you get started, it's hard to put them down. Flawed but loveable characters and a plot that doesn't let up. This is the perfect book to curl up with on a snow day and inhale with one gulp.

Finlay Donovan Jumps The Gun by Elle Cosimano is the third book in the Finlay Donovan series, and each one has improved upon the last! I’m really not sure where Cosimano's going to go from here, because how can she write the next one better than this one?

After finishing this book, I truly get the hype for this series! This will end up being a tetralogy of cozy mysteries, which I am finding very comforting, in a slightly odd and twisted way. These are the books I would take with me for a weekend away at a cabin in the mountains. They're just binge worthy, and the perfect real-world distraction.

I had the audio for the previous two books, and I really missed the narration with this one! I loved the narrator's voice, and the different voices she used really added an extra layer to the story. I'd highly recommend the audiobooks if they’re available to you.

The mystery at the center of this book was really intriguing, and I found myself trying to figure it out along with Finlay and Vero. I was actually really shocked by the ending! I mean, it's not a thriller twist, but this outcome came with its own surprises!

Finlay and Vero's friendship is second to none. This dynamic duo came to mind when I heard one of Kelsea Ballerini's new songs "If You Go Down (I'm Goin' Down Too)." I mean, if "Our bodies are buried and they're in the same ditch // So even if I wanted to, I can't snitch," doesn't sum up this ride-or-die relationship, I'm not sure what does!

Of course, every friendship can have its cracks, and in this book, Finlay is looking at Vero a bit differently, trying to figure her out. Finlay remembers something Vero had previously said (in Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead), and this aspect of Vero's character is slowly beginning to unfold. This small comment of Vero's has been bothering me since I read it, and honestly, I was beginning to think I had imagined it; I'm really glad this was mentioned again, and I'm looking forward to seeing what else we discover about Vero.

You can absolutely bet that I'll be adding this one to my shelf, and I'll be waiting as patiently as I can to read the fourth book in this series!

Thank you St. Martin's Press and Minotaur Books for the complimentary copy to read and review.

This is the third book in the Finlay Donovan series - it is just as charming as the first two. Finlay and her trusty sidekick Vero, of whom we keep learning more in each book, are hilarious. They are always getting into and out of ridiculous scrapes. This series is a great blend of comedy and mystery. The romance is there too! So glad this series continues and can't wait for the next one.

As always I couldn't put this down. I was sitting and waiting for this one too came out because of how the last one ended.

I mean Finlay and Vero's situation is wild and is just getting wilder. Finlay has to find out whose person is blackmailing a mob boss - meanwhile Vero's past has caught up with her.

Nick Finlay a new man who wants to be with her meanwhile she has so many secrets and is scared to move forward. Meanwhile, her second book needs to be completed and she is having issues with some of the characters and certain scenes

I love this series and I can; believe I am still interested but I can't wait for the new book

Cosimano is a successful American author of several YA novels and two previous novels in this mystery series. The books are light and humorous in the tradition of Janet Evanovich's 'Stephanie Plum' series, but the plots are also a little complicated and I highly recommend that customers start with the first in the series "Finlay Donovan Is Killing It". In this outing Finlay and her friend and nanny Vero are trying to find out the identity of a contract killer known as 'EasyClean'. They suspect he is a cop and so jump at the chance to spend a week at the police training academy doing a citizen's course. Finlay also hopes that she can finish the manuscript for her second mystery novel while there as her editor wants her to 'oomph' up the romance section and maybe the presence of Nick, the cop that she is attracted to will help. This is a fun read and a good recommendation for fans of light, zany mysteries.

This is the third book in the Finlay Donovan series and I think Finlay and Vero might be my favourite ever crime fighting/unintentionally criminal pair. I just adore their friendship and loyalty to one another and their witty banter makes me laugh a lot. Picking up one of the books in this series is always guaranteed to make me smile.

Now it is a bit of a miracle that they haven’t been arrested yet, after all the scrapes this pair inadvertently get themselves into (and especially since 90% of this one takes police at a police training academy) but I’m absolutely okay with that as these books are just so much fun. If you’re picking them up don’t overthink it, just go along for the (wild and hilarious) ride!

Fun, with a side of murder, the perfect book combo!

FINLAY DONOVAN JUMPS THE GUN is the third book in the Finlay Donovan series. It follows Finlay, a single mom of two and mystery writer who is recently divorced and desperate to make ends meet. After an overheard discussion, she’s accidentally mistaken for a contract killer which inadvertently lands her in the middle of a real-life murder investigation.

I am completely obsessed! I received this eARC a few months ago and took it as a sign that I needed to start this series, and I have no regrets. I binged the first two books both in two days and then this one in three days! The whole series is fun, a little whimsical, super action packed and hilarious. This book in particular had everything I enjoyed about the first time, plus the introduction of new characters and dynamics. I think the conflict overall is getting dragged out a bit, but I also think it makes sense in the grand scheme of things. Honestly, this is one of those series where you have to be down for the crazy ride and let yourself be taken by it. Highly recommend!

Always fun returning to the world of Finlay Donovan and I remain as invested as ever in seeing her and Vero live happily ever after. To that end, I was frustrated by this book because by the end of it, it felt like our duo weren’t any closer to resolving their overarching problems (namely, Zhirov and Vero’s legal/financial dilemma). To top it off, the mystery of this particular novel felt a bit lackluster and mostly provided some minimal character development. I need the next book in the series immediately, which is inconvenient because I read an ARC from NetGalley so this book hasn’t even come out, let alone its sequel. I’m just glad I waited to read it closer to its publication date. Had I read it when I received it MONTHS AGO I think the waiting would have been even worse. As it is, my main feelings around this book now are of frustration.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my copy of Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano in exchange for an honest review. It publishes January 31, 2023.
This is yet another fun book in the Finlay Donovan series. As always, the premise is so wacky, yet you cannot stop reading! You just have to know what happens next. I also loved that this is a continuation of the series, and that there are developments for all characters, the various relationships, and different aspects of the story. So it's fresh every time, and I keep wanting to come back to see what happens next!