Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave
A Novel
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4.4 • 51 Ratings
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Publisher Description
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?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Bestseller Cosimano provides an entertaining fifth investigation for mystery writer and divorced mom Finlay Donovan (after Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice). At the outset, the citizens of South Riding, Va., are eagerly gossiping about the discovery of a body in the rose garden of Finlay's nosy 81-year-old neighbor, Mrs. Haggerty. The dead man is Gilford Dupree, who went missing five years earlier, and South Riding's rumor mill quickly settles on Finlay's philandering ex-husband, Steven—who may have been having an affair with Mrs. Dupree—as the culprit. Unfortunately for Steven, detective Mike Tran latches onto the idea, forcing Finlay, as much as she resents it, to help keep the father of her children out of prison. To add to Finlay's problems, Mrs. Haggerty's son has dropped his abrasive mother off at Finlay's home while he skedaddles to Florida, because her house has been declared an active crime scene. Finlay and her nanny, Vero, handle the case alongside handsome detective Nicholas Anthony, untangling the amusing if easy to solve mystery with panache. Series fans will enjoy the opportunity to get to know recurring character Mrs. Haggerty in greater detail. This is good fun.
Customer Reviews
Another beauty!
I adore the Finley and Vero escapades and no matter how many books of the series the author always leaves me wanting more. Their relationship is full of absurd antics, closely tied loyalty and while they get themselves into more trouble than the original issue they make it all the worthwhile and hilarity is a guarantee