This series is so fun! I always look forward to the next book!
This one had a lot of suspense and fun laughs! I loved every minute of it!

Elle Cosimano has done it again in book 3 of the Finley Donovan series. These books just keep getting better .I already can't wait for book 4. Yes! There will be a 4th book! In Finley Donovan Jumps the Gun the antics get wilder, the romance heats up, the characters become more defined, and the mystery keeps growing.
This one will make you laugh out loud once again at the unbelievable antics Finley and Vero get themselves into. It will also have you on the edge of your seat because the cliffhanger we're left with is a doozy. This is a must read for fun mystery lovers.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC and the opportunity to provide an honest review.

This book is great! Would definitely recommend. Thanks so much to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Finlay and Vero are back with another crazy adventure and I couldn’t have been more excited! If you loved the other two books in this series, you are sure to be entertained with the latest instalment… more absolutely absurd adventures, a whole lot of laughs and even more heart.

I enjoyed this book but not as much as the first and second ones. I loved being back with Finlay and Vero, reading about their next assignment. The relationship between Finlay and Nick was perfect. The suspense of all of them being in the police academy together while trying to complete their assignment it kept me wanting to read more.

I love these humorous fun romps with Finlay and Vero. This was another fun book of twists and turns from Elle Cosimano! The relationship between Finlay and Vero is the absolute best and the hijinks that they get into are laugh out loud hilarious. Their relationship is “friendship goals”. I love the sizzling will-they-or won’t-they tension between Finlay and Nick. Elle Cosimano does a really good job of keeping you in the loop with what happened in the previous books. I love Finlay and all her escapades. They are more outlandish in each book, but always fun! If you’re a Finlay Donovan fan, you’ll whip through this in no time and be ready for more. I'm already counting down the days until I can get my hands on a copy of the fourth book! She really knows how to end on a cliffhanger! Thanks to Elle Cosimano, Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an e-arc in exchange for my thoughts.

This is now the third book in the series so I’m going to assume you’re a fan like me. Finlay and Vero find themselves still involved with the Russian mob and multiple other sticky situations. They decide to take an offer to go to a special citizens police academy to find a contract killer. Nothing ever works out the way Finlay and Vero intend but hilarity always ensues. This was not the best of the series but it was fun and entertaining and I’m looking forward to more!! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC copy of the book for an honest review.

I literally cannot get enough of this series. The wit, the suspense, the twists make this series one of the first I recommend to friends. And the third book is no different than the first two. The only negative? They don’t come out fast enough! At first, it took me a while to remember all the details of the previous books, but Elle Cosimano is just such a brilliant storyteller.

Thank you Netgalley and Minotaur books for this ARC!

3.5 stars, rounded up
This is the third in the Finlay Donovan series and while definitely entertaining, it’s not as strong as the prior two.
The story takes up immediately from book two. Finally is in debt to Felicks, the Russian mob leader, after he bought the car she wrecked in FDK’ED. Felicks is in jail but still calling the shots. And he wants Finlay to find and kill a contract killer. A killer who may be a cop. Finlay and Vero decide to investigate while attending a Citizens Police Academy week. Comedy ensues, as the two women get in one scrap after another. If the written word can be called slapstick, that’s how I would characterize the plot here. There’s just enough romance without it being obtrusive.
This series needs to be read in order and I don’t recommend reading this as a stand-alone. I’m not a big fan of cliffhangers and this one ends with a doozy. Cosimano also leaves two big questions unanswered. But at least that means there will be a book four.
My thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for an advance copy of this book.

| About|

Finlay Donovan has been in messes before—after all, she's an author and single mom who's a pro at getting out bloodstains for rather unexpected reasons—but none quite like this. After she and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero accidentally destroyed a luxury car that they may have "borrowed" in the process of saving the life of Finlay's ex-husband, the Russian mob got her out of debt. But now Finlay owes them

Still running the show from behind bars, mob boss Feliks has a task for Finlay: find a contract killer before the cops do. Problem is, the killer might be an officer.

Luckily, hot cop Nick has started up a citizen's police academy, and combined pressure from Finlay's looming book deadline and Feliks is enough to convince Finlay and Vero to get involved. Through firearm training and forensic classes (and some hands-on research with the tempting detective), Finlay and Vero have the perfect cover-up to sleuth out the real criminal and free themselves from the mob's clutches—all the while dodging spies, confronting Vero's past, and juggling the daily trials of parenthood.

| Thoughts|

Another hilarious installment of an accidental hit woman and her band of merry friends. Super enjoyed the twist and turns of this one. Finlay is super fun to read and I feel this might be the best book yet. The citizens police academy added an extra layer of fun with all the different training exercises and surprises that are stacked within. I hope to see much more of Finlay because I am not throughly invested and addicted!

This series is so fun, and I think book 3 has been my favorite to read. Finlay and Vero are so funny together and their antics are ridiculous in the best way. I really liked the setting of this book and thought them being at the police academy was great. It brought something new and fresh to the series. Yes, a lot of what happens is not realistic, but that’s what makes the book fun. If you’ve enjoyed the first two books in the series definitely give this one a go.

Thank you to NetGalley and Minotaur Books for my eARC copy of this book.

Picking up right where we left off in Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead, Finlay and Vero are back! This time they need to avoid detection by both criminals and the cops while spending a week at the police academy.

This book was just as fun and outrageous as the first two in the series. I was happy to see more of Nick, who I've always preferred over Julian, At this point, it's hard to keep track of how many crimes Finlay and Vero have committed and the plot is getting a bit more complicated and confusing. While I really enjoyed this book, it is missing that freshness that the first book had for me. Maybe that just means the series will become a familiar comfort for me as more books come out, though. Already looking forward to #4!

Pub Date: January 31, 2023

This series keeps going strong! Finley and Vero continue to get in over their heads and creatively figure their way out. I’d recommend reading the earlier books first.

This book was just *okay* for me. I really liked the first Finlay Donovan book, but in my personal opinion, the other two books have not lived up to it. I enjoyed Finlay and Vero and their banter and antics. I didn't love the setting at the police academy. Overall, I think this would have made a better movie or tv show than a book.

Love This series! It takes talent to make a book both funny and suspenseful and cosimano nails it! I love following the crazy adventures of Finlay and Vero

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3.5 Stars rounded up!
Can I just have a friend like Vero please? Her comedic timing is impeccable.

We meet Finlay Donovan again as she searches for the online character known as <i> EasyClean </i> . When her and Vero follow their hunch that it's a cop, they enroll in a mock Police Academy camp where they are faced with tasks they're all too familiar with. More hilarity ensues when they are forced to constantly put out small fires to keep their transgressions a secret from the surrounding cops.

Okay. So I LOVED the first book in this series. Then I still really liked the second book. This one felt like it drug on just a little bit. There were still moments of absolutely comedy gold between Vero and Finlay, but it felt like they were few and far between in this book. The pace felt a little slower and I kept waiting for something to happen. I did enjoy the spoilers and Cosimano kept me guessing right until the very end.
I look forward to her next installment of this series, mainly because of Vero.

The biggest thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an eArc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Book 3 is just as entertaining as the first two. These ladies are always getting into something. Finlay and Vero are the duo of the year. Looking forward to book 4!
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I think this is a case of "it's not you, it's me." After three books into this series, the Finlay Donovan formula is tired. Struggling single-mom/writer/accidental hit woman and her wacky sidekick kill another person (accidentally!) while trying to wade through getting a book to the agent before deadline while also wading through single-mom love life. I've read it twice before—the previous two books in the series—and though the first one was a fresh take on the genre, by book three my ability to suspend my disbelief is worn out.

Let me tell you how excited I was that I got approved to read this book on NetGalley. I was SO EXCITED. I haven’t requested a book on NetGalley in awhile and this was the perfect book to get me going again. I have loved all of the Finlay Donovan books I’ve read and this one is no different.
Finlay and her sidekick (umm, nanny) Vero are back for another hilarious caper. I love these two. There is not a shortage of crazy predicament that these two don’t get into together. The situations these two get 🤦🏻‍♀️😅😂🤣😆 This book is non-stop action packed. There really wasn’t a dull moment in this book. If you haven’t read any Finlay Donovan books yet, I suggest you start with the first book in the series Finlay Donovan is Killing It and then read the second book Finlay Donovan Knocks ‘EM Dead. This will be your new favorite series. You won’t be disappointed.

Thank you to NetGalley St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books for the digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.

The Finlay Donovan series has been so much fun to read. The plot is fun yet relatable. I love how Cosimano combines mystery with the antics of navigating parenting, co parenting and romance. This whole series including Jumps the Gun has been evenly well written. Sometimes sequels are quite better or worse than other books in the series but Cosimano has kept the story steady throughout the three books. This final installment didn’t leave me wanting anymore.