Come ti ammazzo il marito. Finlay Donovan Is Killing It

Treat yourself to a murder! FINLAY DONOVAN IS KILLING IT is @ellecosimano's adult debut mystery, and I could not put it down. Thanks @minotaur_books and @netgalley for the e-ARC. Out 2/2/21 in the U.S.

Let's set the stage: Finlay Donovan, struggling author and single mother, is late on her upcoming next book. Her advance has run dry, her bills are racking up, and now she has to meet with her agent over lunch to discuss her very overdue manuscript. But her conversation is overheard and misunderstood, and suddenly Finlay receives a job offer to “dispose” of a terrible man, as a contract killer. This offer would alleviate some of her financial woes, but she won't actually go through with it... or will she? And then shit happens.

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This book is Santa Clarita Diet (one of my favorite TV shows) meets murder mystery. There is less gore and no zombies, but the bodies are piling up left and right with humor galore. It feels fresher and more feminist than other mystery series that I could compare it to (such as the Stephanie Plum books).

Get your popcorn ready for this twisty, well-paced mystery. It's the kind of romp I love. The only problem now is waiting for book 2 to be announced