Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave

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Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano
Series: Finlay Donovan #5
Published by Minotaur Books on March 4, 2025
Genres: Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Pages: 319
Format: ARC
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From New York Times bestseller and Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave—the hugely anticipated next installment in the fan-favorite Finlay Donovan series.

Finlay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet . . . but at least there's not a body in her backyard.

Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime, Vero, have not always gotten along with Finlay’s elderly neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty, the community busybody and president of the neighborhood watch. But when a dead body is discovered in her backyard, Mrs. Haggerty needs their help. At first a suspect, Mrs. Haggerty is cleared by the police, but her house remains an active crime scene. She has nowhere to go . . . except Finlay’s house, right across the street.

Finlay and Vero have no interest in getting involved in another murder case—or sacrificing either of their bedrooms. After all, they’ve dealt with enough murders over the last four months to last a lifetime and they both would much rather share their beds with someone else.

When the focus of the investigation widens to include Finlay’s ex-husband, Steven, though, Finlay and Vero are left with little choice but to get closer to Mrs. Haggerty and uncover her secrets . . . before the police start digging up theirs. But who will solve the mystery first?

I had a fantastic time with this book! I have been a fan of this series since the beginning and couldn’t wait to see what Vero and Finlay would get themselves into this time around. After a body is found in Mrs. Haggerty’s yard, she ends up staying with Finlay once she is released from jail. It doesn’t take long for her to take over Finlay’s room and so much more. Finlay decides she needs to figure out who killed the man who was buried in Mrs. Haggerty’s yard so her life can go back to normal.

Shortly after Finlay starts investigating the murder, her ex-husband is taken by police for questioning. It seems his extracurricular activities have got him in trouble once again. Finlay doesn’t think that Steven did it (this time) and is determined to get to the bottom of things. Finlay and Vero find themselves in one bad situation after the next as they try to work things out. I also really enjoyed getting to see a few developments in the relationship between Finlay and Nick.

I would definitely recommend this book to others. I would recommend reading this series in order since the story often touches on things that have happened in previous installments. I cannot wait to read more of this entertaining series.

I received a review copy of this book from Minotaur Books.

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