What would you do if your nosy neighbor nemesis across the street suddenly showed up on your doorstep, assuming she could stay with you while her home is being repaired? If you’re Finlay Donovan, you give into the guilt and grudgingly accept your bossy new housemate. Except this is no everyday neighbor — it’s the neighborhood watch crank who has made your life miserable. In book five of Elle Cosimano’s fabulously funny mystery rom-com series, Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave, Mrs. Haggerty is released from prison after the body of a man who has been missing for five years is discovered buried under her roses!
The last thing Finlay and her live-in accountant/nanny/partner-in-crime Vero want after their crazy trip to Atlantic City is another mystery. “Hot Cop” Nick and Finlay are working on building their relationship. Vero and Javi are also working on things since their surprise drunken nuptials. Delia gets in trouble at preschool and Zach starts potty training, both adding so much fun (and heart!) to this installment. Ex-husband Steven is in even more trouble, and Finlay is the only one who believes him. Cam provides comic relief, technical support, and unexpected sweet moments.
If you haven’t read the other books in the series, go back and start at the beginning before jumping into book five. The Finlay Donovan series is perfect for those who need something fun to read. The mysteries are not totally predictable, and the characters’ antics supply much needed laughs. This book had me laughing out loud so many times. Of course it ends with another problem to be resolved in book six. Until that one is available, I may just have to re-read this entire series.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for ARC. All opinions are my own.
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