First, thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book! Finlay and Vero are at it again on another adventure in this hilarious 3rd installment in this series. I enjoyed the first 2 books in this series and I really liked this one as well! The unique setting at the citizen’s police academy in this one was a fun change of pace where they are trying to look for a contract killer who could very well be a cop!

Fin and Vero are still getting themselves into messes and I just love their friendship. I also really enjoyed the introduction to new characters in this one. The chaos was there along with more of the tension and slowburn with Nick the cop and I love that each book leaves you with a cliffhanger for the next one. I’m curious to see how this series continues and I was definitely surprised how this one played out in the end! The twists were surprising and there were so many suspicious characters.

This one was full of adventure, crazy shenanigans, and is laugh-out-loud funny! Finlay is such a fun character and the humor is a breath of fresh air for the reading world! I really enjoyed reading it.

I love Finlay and Vero, and I am firmly invested in both of their adventures. Still mostly improbable and ridiculous at times, but fun and fast-paced. I loved the setting for most of the book and all my favorite characters were back. This book is the third in the series, and I"m not ready for it to end, so please keep giving us more Finlay. I still need many more answers, and much more resolution for Finlay's love life.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced reader's copy.

WOW! This is was such a fun read! I loved it as I do the entire series. The friendships are adorable, the love stories are relatable and romantic and the mystery will keep you on your toes. Just when you think you know what's going to happened, the plot twist, suspense and the unexpected pop up. This hilarious read was so funny and clever, I could not help but fall in love with this novel. Recommend 100%.

Just when you think this series can't get any better, Elle Cosimano proves you wrong!

If I ever found myself in a tricky situation there is truly no one l would trust more to handle it than Finlay and Vero. I find my stress levels over the possibility of the two of them getting caught rises more and more as their story progresses. I'm so excited to see where the rest of their story takes us! I've never laughed so hard reading a murder mystery before!

Can't wait for this book to come out so l can stop gatekeeping it from my mom who loves these books more than me... If that's possible.

The third in the Finlay Donovan series and it was quite enjoyable for a escape read. We have our same characters (and yes, Steven is still his annoying self) and their shenanigans- many of them unbelievable. However, this is meant to be a funny read with a bit of stooge type antics. This did not disappoint in both realms. Thanks to NetGalley for the advance read.

Another five star Finlay Donovan in my book! Elle Cosimano, you are a genius😍I absolutely love this series and devoured this book. Finlay Donovan is back again with another hilarious and wild adventure. This time, at a citizen’s police academy. Cannot wait for the next book!

Finlay and Vero take on another adventure and get caught up in crime, passion, and ridiculousness.

I really enjoyed the first two books in this series, and while I liked this one, it didn’t blow me away like the others. It was still a fun and enjoyable read, but was missing some of the kick that the first two brought – it was a bit slower paced and didn’t engage me quite as much. I suggest you read the first two in the series before this one, as you will miss some context if you read as a standalone.

Thanks to Minotaur Books and NetGalley for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Elle Cosimano does it again! I always think there’s no way Finlay can get herself into the same type of predicament and she does. And in a believable way too. These books are fun, hysterical, and gripping. I hope for more in this series in the future.

It was a cool concept Finlay and Vero at the police academy doing a training with the public but it just felt so drawn out and a little much. The plot just felt like it took forever to find out who “easyclean” was and felt dragged to me. There were some funny parts sprinkled in that made me laugh and the beginning before they both went into the academy training I enjoyed a lot. The book ended on a cliff hanger which definitely indicates they’ll be a fourth but this was probably my least favorite of the series! A fun mystery but just felt like it missed its mark a little.

Jumps the Gun is exactly what I would expect from a Finlay Donovan novel. It’s funny, cozy and quirky. The characters I’ve come to know and love are still around getting into trouble in the most ridiculous way but what kept this from being a five star read is that the characters felt stagnant. They’re there but they’re not developing and I thought the author could have gone further with them. The concept of the Citizens Academy was a little too easy but it got the job done. I really enjoyed the progress Finlay and Nick made and look forward to see how that progresses in the next book.

Overall I liked the book because I like the series and I am emotionally connected with the characters. If this is someone’s first Finlay novel I think there will be struggle.

The book left with a cliffhanger so I’ll definitely be looking for the fourth installment from Atlantic City!

Thank you to NetGalley, Minotaur Books & Macmillan Audio for access to both the physical and audiobook arcs!

Elle Cosimano does it again! I just love this series so much - she manages to make Finlay and Vero’s exploits continue to feel fresh, interesting and surprising even still at three books in. (And it was fun to watch the “cop” storyline - ahem - continue to progress in the background of this installment!) As always, the audio is spectacular, and it was just so fun to be back in this world. Five stars for pure enjoyment and how much I love this series.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for both an e-galley and an ALC to listen and review!

Oh. My. God. Cosimano has once again started my year off right with the third installment in my favorite cozy series. No matter what the year brings, I know if there’s a new Finlay book it’s going to be a good one. The pacing of this one was absolute fantastic, the characters were hilarious as always, and I loved the romance subplot starting to grow!

This is the third in the series and another winner. I wouldn’t have minded a little more chaos and steam. This series is a fun way to read suspenseful mystery. I loved that the author left it on a cliffhanger making the reader believe there will be a 4th book. I’m so happy I got the arc!

Finlay and Vero are back! This is a continuation of the 2nd book. Finlay has limited to find the Cleaner or a mob boss is going to end her. Vero is trying to figure out how to repay a massive debt. Both leads them to a police academy civilian retreat where Finlay tries to hold back her feelings for hot cop Nick, get research for her book, and try to find the dirty cop that is the Cleaner. Vero is along for the ride always having Finlays back and encouraging trouble to get answers. All while fighting her feelings for childhood friend Javi.
Read this to find out if they find the Cleaner! What kind of trouble do Finlay and Vero get into?

The heat is turned way up in this third installment following Finlay Donovan and her Nanny, Vero. The stakes are high and there's a lot more players.

Finlay and Vero's dynamic is more hilarious then ever and they find themselves in every possible worst case scenario. Spending a week away at a citizen's police academy, surrounded by cops who work with Finlay's sister, Georgia, the two of them are determined to find the contract killer and put as much distance between them and Mob boss Feliks, while juggling a rising problem from Vero's past. It's the perfect recipe for close calls, a racing pulse and hanging on the edge of your seat.

As if that weren't enough, Finlay's love life continues to be a rollercoaster of a ride, which I am fully invested in, the trials of motherhood are appreciable, and of course the struggle to finish her book in the middle of all the chaos.

I can't think of a single detail left unturned and I am thoroughly impressed at how everything continues to weave together. Saying I have enjoyed these books is an understatement - Finlay continues to wow me and I can't wait for more!

Thank you NetGalley and St .Martin's Press for an advanced reader's copy in exchange for my honest review.

I absolutely loved, loved loved this book! As a huge fan of the others books in this series, I was really worried this wouldn’t hold up to my expectations. But, it surpassed them!!! This is a book and a whole series I will be recommending to all patrons! It has humor, mystery, a smalllll little bit of suspense and just great characters!

I cannot get enough of Finlay and Vero. I could read 50 Finlay Donovan books and probably not get bored. In many ways these books deal with subject matter that is usually outside my preferred scope when it comes to murder mystery - violent crimes, mafia, assassins. And yet, the humor in this book is such that I don't mind at all that bodies are being chopped up and stashed in freezers or that the mob is paying people to kill other people. Through a comedy of errors Finlay and Vero end up at a citizen's police academy for the week while being tasked with finding out who the mole in the police force is by their mob boss nemesis. Delightful hijinks of course ensues with some major consequences for everyone involved. And fear not readers, this one ends on a frustrating cliffhanger too, so we can count on more Finlay fun to come.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an audio galley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for a Netgalley of this one!

After really enjoying book one and finding book 2 to be fine, I was worried this series was on the downhill for me. Definitely wrong about that one.

I definitely enjoyed the plot of this one more than book 2. I enjoy Finlay and Vero as characters and the secondary characters are well written. I loved the setup of a police training camp and that Mrs. Haggerty was there. This was just fun.

My only qualm is sometimes there are almost so many mini storylines happening it feels a bit like slog at times.

I just adored this third installment of this fun and entertaining series about a couple of amateur sleuths who just get in way over their heads, but always manage to land on their feet. If you haven’t dived into this laugh out loud series yet, you really should get it on your to do list.

Finlay and Vero are back and dealing with the russian mob, corrupt cops and loan sharks. They just can’t seem to get a break! Plus taking care of the kids and dealing with an ex-husband can certainly put a crimp in your love life. Finlay is also struggling with writer’s block, especially writing a steamy scene with a certain hot cop has her agent on her case as well. I just adore both of these women and how they stand by each other, even when things get tough.

The setting of the citizen’s police academy was an interesting one. At first I was pretty dubious about the reality of such a thing, but I checked and they really do exist. Even though Finlay had her doubts about it, I think it would be a great opportunity for a mystery writer to learn more about police procedures. But, besides that it certainly gave her time to spend with all of the suspects she has on her list for Easyclean, the contract killer the mob wants her to find, and to spend time with Nick.

I like Nick, and I even like the romance that is developing between him and Finlay, but not sure that is the best idea she has had. She has been involved with lots of things that could send her to jail and Nick just seems too straight to let those things slide. But we shall see. In the meantime, they are so cute together and I love their banter and their steamy love scene.

The plot was very fast paced and of course all of the witty banter and comments between the characters just made for a great time. The ending was pretty spectacular and I almost had the mystery solved, but for that twist at the end. And in case you are keeping count, Vero and Finlay are responsible for only one death in this book, accidental of course.

I was so glad that this isn’t the final installment of this series. Not sure how many more are planned, but I will keep reading them. I can’t wait for the next one!

Finley and Vero have a unique method of solving mysteries. They are both fun, silly, and willing to do the craziest things to figure out what’s goin on. I enjoy the humor, romance, and adventure in this series!

Another fun installment in the Finlay Donovan series. We get a bit of resolution in this one to some lingering questions from the first two books, but there’s definitely another one coming based on the cliffhanger ending!